Advocates for Children

PROGRAM PRINCIPLES
The GFWC Juniors’ Special Project: Advocates for Children is designed to enable Juniorette, Junior, and General clubs to educate, advocate, and engage in projects concerning the well-being of children via health, social, and safety programs. GFWC Junior members have designed a special project, Advocates for Children, which encourages GFWC members to become active advocates for children by working to:
Protect children from harmful situations,
Encourage healthy lifestyles,
Support and provide best practices for emergency care, and
Prevent substance abuse and youth suicide.

Click here for the Junior's Special Project, GFWC Advocates for Children, from the GFWC Club Manual.

Our club hosted the January 2008 Mid-Winter Conference where 14 members attended and donated over 100 items for Birthday Wishes for children in shelters.

We provided pajamas and books for the Pajama Program at the 2008 Annual Conference in Springfield.

Members worked at the Boys and Girls Club of Metro West during the 2008 Fall Conference painting and making centerpieces as well as donating shelving, beanbag chairs, a lego table, and books.

Members worked at the Mercy Center in Worcester by putting together boxes and teaching materials for the center as well as donating over 100 books at the 2009 Fall Conference.

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