Council-Wide Community Service

As Girl Scouts we promise to “help people at all times” and “make the world a better place”. What better way to demonstrate our commitment to Girl Scouting than providing community service! Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida provides opportunities for everyone to come together year-round to participate in council-wide community service projects.

Earth Defenders

October 1 - 31, 2022

Thank you to everyone who participated this year! During October 2022 we had 681 participants from 71 different troops participate from Broward, Palm Beach, Martin and St Lucie counties. Projects ranged from beach cleanups to recycling to removing invasive plants to protecting wildlife like pollinators and dolphins. Check out photos on our Flickr page!

We asked Girl Scouts from across our council to become planetary superheros by choosing an environmental issue they are passionate about to support during their project. We loved seeing your creativity shine as you helped protect the planet. Projects ranged from recycling efforts to hosting clean ups to planting native plants and/or removing harmful, invasive plants - the possibilities were endless!

Earn the free patch by completing a service project on your own or as a troop that protects the planet between October 1 - 31, 2022. Take photos of your hardwork and submit the online completion form by November 6, 2022 in order to be counted in this years total. Only the first 800 Girl Scouts will recieve the free patch, so get to planning!

Learn more about Earth Defenders 2022 on the flyer >>

There is nothing Girl Scouts cannot do when they put their mind to it!

In the past, troops have teamed up with other organizations to complete their projects including the Loggerhead Marinelife Center, the River Center, and Hugh Taylor Birch State Park. Other connections have been made with organizations like Terracycle, which is a company that provides a recycling service for a variety of different products like crayons, ink cartridges, and juice pouches. Read more about some last year projects on our blog >>

Feeding Florida Together

Information about 2023 TBA

Thank you to all the troops you participated in April 2022! We had 1,007 Girl Scout participants from 97 troops across our council donate a whopping 10,787 pounds of food! 39 different organizations benefited from this year’s food drive.

Every spring, Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida work together to organize food drives and feed our communities as part of our council-wide community service project. We ask that troops or families gather together to start their food drive during the month of April. You can donate to any organization you would like and we have some suggested recipient sites below.

In order to receive the FREE Feeding Florida Together 2022 patches, your troop must complete the online donation form by May 5, 2022. The first 1500 GSSEF Girl Scout participants will receive a patch.

Learn more on the Feeding Florida Together 2022 flyer >>

Suggested Recipient Sites

BROWARD COUNTY

Salvation Army (Broward County) - 954-712-2624
Food for the Poor - 954-427-2222
Broward Outreach Center - 954-620-4039
Feeding South Florida - 954-518-1818
The Pantry of Broward - 954-358-1481

PALM BEACH COUNTY

CROS Ministries Office - 561-233-9009
- CROS Ministries - Central Palm Pantry
- CROS Ministries - Delray Food Pantry
- CROS Ministries - Indiantown Food Pantry
- CROS Ministries - Jupiter Food Pantry
- CROS Ministries - Lake Worth Food Pantry
- CROS Ministries - Lighthouse Food Pantry
- CROS Ministries - West Palm Beach Food Pantry
Ruth's Pantry at Palms West Presbyterian Church - 561-795-6292
Feeding South Florida - 954-518-1818
Boca Helping Hands - 561-417-0913
Palm Beach County Food Bank - 561-670-2518
Salvation Army of Lake Worth - 561-968-8189

MARTIN COUNTY

House of Hope - 772-286-4673
Salvation Army (Martin County) - 772-288-1471
Safe Space - 772-223-2399
4KIDS Treasure Coast - 772-419-8831

ST. LUCIE COUNTY

Salvation Army (St. Lucie County) - 772-288-1471
Mustard Seed Ministry
- Port St. Lucie 772-340-1406
- Fort Pierce 772-595-1599
Safe Space - 772-223-2399

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Hibiscus Children's Center - 772-299-6011 ext. 334
Safe Space - 772-223-2399
Pregnancy Care Center/Brookline Lifeline Catholic Charities - 772-489-9702
Caring Center for Women - 772-257-5390
Carenet of Indian River County - Baby Boutique - 772-925-1270
Buggy Bunch - 772-226-0066

OKEECHOBEE COUNTY

Salvation Army (Okeechobee County) - 772-288-1471
Big Lakes Missions - 863-763-5725

Summer Infant Supply Drive

June 1 - August 31, 2022

Thank you to all the troops you participated in this summer!

We asked Girl Scouts to help local families and babies by uniting our efforts for a council-wide infant supply drive! From June 1 to August 31, service units, troops, and individual girls collected new or like-new items, or purchased new items with proceeds from their troop treasury. Learn more on the Infant Supply Drive Flyer.

Recommended Recipient Sites

Broward Healthy Start Coalition, Inc.	4620 N State Rd. 7, Ste. 102, Bldg H, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319	Broward	754-206-2543
Sheridan House Ministries	1700 S Flamingo Rd, Davie, FL 33325	Broward	954-583-1552
Healthy Mother, Healthy Babies of Palm Beach County	4601 Lake Worth Road, Greenacres, FL 33463	Palm Beach	561-665-4515
Opportunity Early Childhood Education and Family Center	4171 Westgate Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33409	Palm Beach	561-712-9221
Caridad Center	8645 W Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach, FL 33472	Palm Beach	561-737-6336 x133
Florence Fuller Child Development Centers	200 NE 14th Street, Boca Raton, FL 33432	Palm Beach	561-391-7274 x127
Hannah’s Home of South Florida	4390 S. County Line Road, Tequesta 33469	Palm Beach	561-277-9823
The Guatemalan-Maya Center	430 North G. Street, Lake Worth, FL 33460	Palm Beach	786-473-6369
The Caring Place	3553 NW 50th Street, Miami, FL 33142	Dade County	954-620-4039
Treasure Coast Food Bank	401 Angle Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34947	St. Lucie County	772-446-1756