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Shelter Advocate Service Patch Program® from Youth Squad®

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Shelter Advocate Service Patch Program® from Youth Squad®

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Shelter Outreach

This patch and all program supplies are available from our partner site MakingFriends®.com.

Suggested Prerequisite

Volunteer for the Homeless Service Patch Program® from Youth Squad®
Volunteer for the Homeless Patch

Completing the Volunteer for the Homeless Patch Program® is a suggested prerequisite for earning your Shelter Advocate Patch. Your volunteer experience will help provide you with the knowledge needed to advocate for the homeless in your community. You can also opt to complete the Volunteer for the Homeless Patch Program® requirements during the time you earn this patch.

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Requirement 1: Research It!

Things to find out:

  • What is shelter homeless vs. unsheltered homeless. Helpful Link: Understanding the Different Types of Homelessness
  • What is the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act? Helpful Link: McKinney-Vento Act at a Glance
  • Who is eligible for McKinney-Vento services? Helpful Link: Determining Eligibility for Rights and Services Under the McKinney-Vento Act
  • How do find a McKinney-Vento Coordinator? Helpful Link: State Coordinators
  • Is it a crime to be homeless? Helpful Link: Criminalization of Homelessness

Find out how many homeless live in your state. and how many in your county.
  • What kind of homeless actions are considered crimes? Helpful Link: Why turning homelessness into a crime is cruel and costly
  • What is the Homeless Bill of Rights? Helpful Link: Homeless Bill of Rights

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Requirement 2: Do It!

Choose a shelter issue to advocate for. Some ideas:

  • Educate other students about homelessness.
  • Contact your McKinney-Vento Coordinator to make them aware of any violations in your school district.
  • Ask your neighbors to donate toys, books or clothes that you can take to the homeless shelters.
  • Get your local senior center involved by asking them to knit or crochet hats, gloves and scarfs. Ask if they are willing to teach others in the community.
Making Sandwiches for the Homeless
  • Get a group together to make and distribute sandwiches to the homeless.
  • Raise money for Habitat for Humanity. (Your organization may not allow you to raise funds, check first.)

Who do you want to reach? Some ideas:

  • Your Family
  • Neighbors
  • Politicians — Helpful link: How to Contact Your Elected Officials
  • Classmates
  • Your Fellow Worshipers
  • Other Groups or Organizations

How will you reach them? Helpful link: How to Advocate for Your Cause

Some Ideas:

  • Talk to them. Consider wearing a button as a conversation starter.
  • Hand out flyers. Consider setting up a booth to collect donations if allowed.
  • Hang tags on doors and mail boxes.
  • Make posters.
  • Reach out with social media such as Facebook.
  • Send a press release to your local newspaper or school newspaper. Helpful link: How to write a press release.

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Requirement 3: Review It!

Always remember to thank those who helped with your advocacy program.

Ways to say Thank You:

  • Personally thank individuals and businesses who helped. A hand written letter is always nice. Helpful Link: How to write a thank you letter.
  • Thank the community as a whole with posters.
  • Create a follow up press release and include the names of individuals and businesses who participated.
  • Thank the community as a whole on social media.
  • Give certificates of appreciation.
Youth Squad® Volunteer Thank You Certificate

Discuss Your Advocacy Project

  • Do you think your advocacy project helped to improve the lives of the homeless?
  • Will you continue?
  • What else can you do to further improve conditions for the homeless in your community?

Congratulations! You have earned the Shelter Advocate patch. It can be purchased at our partner site MakingFriends®.com.

Shelter Advocate Service Patch Program® from Youth Squad®

You can become an Outreach Welfare Advocate by earning all 5 outreach advocate level patches.

  • Nutrition Advocate Patch
  • Shelter Advocate Patch
  • Wellness Advocate Patch
  • Wellbeing Advocate Patch
  • Education Advocate Patch

Did completing this Patch Program® give you some ideas for becoming a Shelter Delegate?

See all our current Advocate level Patch Program®s:

Environmental
Conservation Advocate
Recycling Advocate
Clean Water Advocate
Clean Air Advocate
Clean Earth Advocate

Animal Welfare
Pet Advocate
Sea Life Advocate
Bird Advocate
Endangered Animal Advocate
Habitat Advocate

Outreach
Nutrition Advocate
Education Advocate
Shelter Advocate
Wellbeing Advocate
Wellness Advocate

Community
Advocate for Accessibility
Patriotism Advocate
Community Enrichment Advocate
Safety Advocate
Citizen Advocate

Related Fun Patch Ideas:

Advocate
Feeding the Hungry
Community Service

Soup Kitchen Volunteer
Food Pantry Volunteer

Note: Many of the links provided to assist with completing our Patch Program®s are external and do not imply an endorsement or recommendation. At the time of publication, external content was vetted to the best of our ability. Your views and ideas may vary and we do not intend for you to substitute our opinions for yours. Research the topic thoroughly before beginning a project. As always, make sure children access the internet only under safe-surfing conditions.

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