Green Bay Community Service Partners
Nearby Girl Scout properties: Green Bay Office (Green Bay)
Golden House
The Golden House of Green Bay’s mission is to provide safety and support for victims of domestic abuse while leading efforts to end domestic violence in our community. They provide a variety of volunteer opportunities from helping with yard work, making activities, making cards for residents, and more! The Golden House can also provide age-appropriate and interactive presentations about healthy relationships. This experience can satisfy a Citizenship Badge for all ages at the same time as helping your community!
1120 University Ave, Green Bay, WI 54302
jodi@goldenhousegb.org | 920.435.0100
Red Cross
Calling all Pint Size Heroes and Future Blood Donors! Invite the American Red Cross to introduce what blood is, what it is made of, why donating blood is important, and how to advocate for blood donation. Then, host your very own blood drive or help with a community blood drive. Set up an opportunity with your local Red Cross:
- Appleton, Neenah-Menasha, Chilton, Oshkosh, FDL, Waupaca, Shawano, New London | amanda.frank@redcross.org
- Green Bay, Howard, Suamico, Oconto, Oconto Falls, Pulaski, Gillett, Suring, Townsend, Mountain | kristina.reignier@redcross.org
- Ashwaubenon, De Pere, Wrightstown, Sturgeon Bay, Northern Door, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County | jessica.brabant@redcross.org
You Belong
You Belong is a non-profit organization that provides services and programs for families, individuals living with disabilities, and their caregivers. You Belong has a variety of opportunities for Girl Scouts to give back to the community. Meaningful community service projects for all ages including: Puppet Theatre Performances, Accessible Gardening Project, Respite Buddy Program, Family Class Child Watch, and Facility Service Projects!
Puppet Theatre Performances (J, CSA’s) – Volunteers will have the opportunity to perform puppet theatre to children ages (0-8). Using the special tree house puppet theatre at You Belong, volunteers will have the opportunity to create and perform their own puppet shows. Puppet theatre is meant to be engaging and educational for the children we serve. Badge connections: Cadettes -Public Speaker, Screenwriter Badge; Seniors – Troupe Performer Badge
Accessible Gardening Project (All levels) – Volunteers will help our organization and the people we serve care for our accessible garden beds. Our accessible gardening program helps support individuals living with disabilities have access to planting and growing their own vegetables and flowers.
Badge connections: Juniors – Gardener
Tasks can/will include:
- Preparing the soil
- Planting seeds/saplings
- Watering (watering can from rain barrel)
- Weeding
- Pruning
- Harvest
- Meal Preparation
Respite Care (B,J,C,S,A’s) – Volunteers will help You Belong staff care for children living with a disability during a Saturday day program. Volunteers will serve as buddies. The objective of a buddy is to be a friend for the day. The friend will get to participate in games, arts and crafts, activities, and much more. Furthermore, volunteers will receive training to help them understand what a disability is and how it may impact the way in which someone experiences the world around them. This training will include how to be a friend to someone who has different abilities. Badge connections: Brownies – Making Friends; Cadettes – Babysitter, Finding Common Ground
Family Class Child Watch (CSA’s) – Volunteers will help our Family Class staff care for children (ages 1-6) in areas of play, arts and crafts, storytelling, snacks, and adventure. Classes are 90 minutes long and this time will give volunteers a chance to learn fundamental skills for caring for and interacting with young children with a wide range or abilities. Badge connections: Cadettes – Babysitter, Finding Common Ground Badge
Service Work Hours (B, J, CSA’s) – Volunteers will help You Belong staff and volunteers with service projects around and within their facility. Projects will range from painting, cleaning, organizing, and special projects that help the people who receive services from You Belong. Service opportunities can be catered to each specific group of volunteers to help match the ability to the task.
Badge connections: Juniors- Bronze Award, Cadettes- Silver Award, Seniors & Ambassadors- Gold Award
You Belong also has field trip rates of $5 per child/youth to come and play, and a multipurpose room to rent for troop meetings.
2960 Allied St Suite 103 & 104, Green Bay, WI 54304
jodi@goldenhousegb.org | 920-425-3204
