Community Service Partner Guide

Logistics

Evaluation Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri requires all Community Service Partners to complete an evaluation/data report for the Girl Scout service opportunities your business/organization offers. The information provided in the evaluation will provide feedback about the wonderful impact Girl Scouts are having in their local communities.

Important information on Safety, Media and Insurance

Photography and Video or Audio Recordings If you would like to take photographs or make video or audio recordings of Girl Scouts at your events, you need to have their parents or guardians sign a media release form for your organization. Although parents or guardians sign a media release form when girls are registered with GSUSA, it does NOT include other businesses/organizations that work with Girl Scouts. Plan ahead to provide a media release form to the Girl Scout parent or volunteer prior to the day of the service opportunity and have them bring it with them. Safety All Community Service Partner opportunities must meet or exceed the Girl Scout guidelines for safety as outlined in the Safety Activity Checkpoints and Girl Scout Safety Guidelines. Safety Activity Checkpoints and other Safety Guidelines can be found at girlscoutsem.org/safetyactivitycheckpoints by selecting “Safety” from the categories. Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri has published COVID-19 Response Guidelines. All members and partner organizations are expected to adhere to the current precautions and guidelines. Any relevant updates made to the guidelines will be communicated to all Community Service Partners. Girl Scouts are required to meet an adult-to-girl ratio that varies according to the age level of the girls but always require a minimum of two registered, background checked, unrelated adults. Troops/groups are expected to follow the standards at events they attend. If girls are attending individually, a parent/guardian is required to attend with them. If your organization is offering community clean ups, it is important to read and understand the guidelines on community clean ups in Safety Activity Checkpoints . Activity permission for our different Girl Scout levels is based on the type of project. For example, all levels are permitted to clean up a park, but only Cadettes and older are permitted to do highway cleanup.

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