6/30/2023 0 Comments Troop 6000 by Nikita StewartHeidi Schmidt, Director of Girl Scouts of Greater New York Troop 6000, presented during the 2020 ICPH Beyond Housing Conference along with girls from the troop. The goal is to unite girls across all four HFH family residences to join this network, including more field trips and community service involvement as things move forward. The meetings were held virtually in the spring, and have begun in-person every other Thursday at Allie’s Place Family Residence. Girls living at the HFH family residences located in the Bronx have been involved with Troop 6000 since April 2021. Troop 6000 gives girls experiencing homelessness an opportunity to join a strong network of girls and women across the country. The Girl Scouts of Greater New York launched Troop 6000 in 2017 as a troop specifically designed to be a space where young girls in the New York City shelter system can join a community that builds girls of courage, confidence, and character. Many children experiencing homelessness miss out on the chance to participate in programs like Girl Scouts due to a variety of complex circumstances. Girl Scouts give young girls the tools they need to be the most confident and courageous versions of themselves.
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