Girl Scout troop for kids without homes sells nearly 20,000 boxes of cookies
This year, the group has sold nearly 20,000 boxes of cookies in all 50 states - a feat for a troop of about six girls confronting unstable living situations in the middle of a pandemic.
By Lateshia BeachumWashington Post
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After reading about New York City’s Girl Scout Troop 6000 – which launched in 2016 to serve young girls in housing-insecure situations – Jaymes Sime was inspired to offer the program at the emergency shelter he runs in Iowa.
Sime, executive director of MICAH House in Council Bluffs, reached out to Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, which was on board with replicating the plan. Together, the two established Troop 64224 in February 2018 – a year in which more than 2,700 Iowans experienced homelessness, with 91% of them seeking shelter services, according to data from the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
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