Partnership with Girl Scouts

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS PATCH PROGRAM

Tacky Box® and Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas have joined forces! Together, we’re dedicated to equipping all kids with the mental health tools they need to foster healthy relationships and promote kindness through the “Healthy Relationships” patch program.

By implementing the Healthy Relationships Patch Program, schools create an environment where students not only choose kindness but also become advocates for positive change, transforming the fabric of their communities.

This transformative initiative empowers students and schools to:

Ignite Kindness

Foster a culture where kindness becomes a conscious choice, creating positive ripples of change within the school community.

Empower Students

Equip students with essential tools for social and emotional growth, promoting emotional resilience, empathy, and positive communication.

Healthy Relationships

Centered on the “Ripple Maker” patch, the program encourages students to actively engage in activities that build healthy relationships and contribute to a respectful environment.

Choice and Accountability

Through daily “Tacky Box Time,” students learn the power of choice, distinguishing between kind and tacky words/actions, fostering a deliberate pattern of respectful behavior.

Leadership Development

Encourage children to embrace the role of a “Ripple Maker,” championing kindness, empathy, and Tacky Box principles within their schools and broader communities.

What Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Says About Our Partnership

The synergy between GSNETX and Tacky Box is profound. Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas is building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. As we give access and opportunity to every girl, a partnership with Tacky Box gives us even more tools to support their social and emotional growth at a time when we’re seeing alarming rates of anxiety, sadness and underdeveloped emotional intelligence. The focus on kindness supports and accentuates the character development that every girl needs and our world requires. We look forward to introducing new girls and families to the power of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience through this interactive and engaging partnership!

Jennifer Bartkowski, CEO

As adults, it is our job to model kind and thoughtful interactions for children. That is easier said than done. Tacky Box offers comprehensive and engaging tools to help adults, help kids. We have offered Tacky Box to our Girl Scouts and have found that they felt empowered to take the lead and make choices about how they would like to be treated and how they would like to treat others. It is a powerful tool for reflection that helps children increase self-awareness and make wise decisions. Girl Scouts weren’t expected to say the perfect thing at all times. Instead, they learned how to become more empathetic and repair relationships. These are skills our Girl Scouts need now more than ever.

Brittany Kelly, Manager, Mental Health and Wellness GSNETX

To handle the ever-increasing societal challenges such as depression, anxiety, bullying and so much more, our children need access to the benefits of social and emotional learning more than ever. Tacky box has proven tools, methodologies and support designed to help children be supportive and kind to themselves and one another. GSNETX has a long history of building girls of courage, confidence and character using proven tools, methodologies, concepts etc., but we must continually seek ways to enhance our offerings. What a synergistic partnership! Together, we will achieve greater impact to our communities.

Donna Epps, Board Chair GSNETX

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