Safety Town Trick or Treat - October 23, 2010 - 11am-3pm
Treat your kids to a fun and safe alternative to Trick or Treating! Kids will have a brief safety lesson before going around Safety Town to show off their costumes and collect their goodies. Admission is $1 per child and a non-perishable food donation for Loaves & Fishes.

If you are interested in sponsoring give aways for the kids or are interested in being a teen volunteer, please email safetytown@napervillejuniors.org.

Summer Session at Safety Town
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2010 Summer Sessions!! Also, thank you for the generous Coins for Kids donations... we were able to give approximately $1,600 to Families Helping Families!

If your child will be entering Kindergarten or First grade for the 2011-2012 school year and you are interested in registering for a 2011 Summer Session, please check back for online registration dates in March 2011.

For other Frequently Asked Questions, please click on the links below.

Our Summer Program
The Safety Town Summer Program is a weeklong, 90-minute per day program for children entering kindergarten or 1st grade. Throughout the week, stories, games, songs, and videos reinforce the skills being taught. By using a "hands-on" approach, children absorb important information and have fun at the same time. The Naperville Police and Fire Departments, I-SEARCH, Burling Northern, Naperville Electric, Animal Control, Naperville Junior Woman's Club volunteers, and other community groups help teach safety awareness and prevention.

The nationwide Safety Town program was brought to Naperville in 1978, and in June of 1996 the Naperville Safety Campus opened at 1320 Aurora Ave in Naperville. Our program started out small, but has become mighty and we serve over 1,700 students in our summer program each year. The program introduces pedestrian, bike, fire, railroad, bus, animal, water, and personal safety. During the week, the children have the opportunity to make real-time 911 calls, participate in a fire evacuation drill and practice pedestrian safety and traffic hand signals as they ride special Safety Town vehicles on the streets of Safety Town.

Scouting Programs at Safety Town
Dates for the 2010-2011 Cub, Wolf, and Brownie Scouts programs will be released in September 2010. Please check back then for info and registration forms. Scouting programs offered are listed below...

"First Aid" for Junior Girl Scouts & Webelo Patrols
The program will consist of First Aid Badge requirements 2-5 for Junior Girl Scouts & Readyman Badge requirements 3-8 for Webelos. Please see the following registration flyer for specific information about the program and requirements that will be covered.

"CSI - Cub Scouts Investigate" for Bear Scouts
The program will concentrate on crime awareness and prevention. Please see the following registration flyer for specific information about the program and requirements that will be covered.

"Scouts Play it Safe" for Brownie and Wolf Scouts
The program will provide an overview of pedestrian, bicycle and fire safety, how and when to call 911, and how to handle strangers. Please see the following registration flyer for specific information about the program and requirements that will be covered. Adobe Reader is required to view the form.

Please direct any questions via email to scouts@napervillejuniors.org

A bit of history...
In 1978, the Naperville Junior Woman’s Club (NJWC) introduced Naperville to a nationwide program called Safety Town. Thereafter, NJWC coordinated, supervised, and staffed this beneficial program at temporary locations. In 1993, the Naperville Safety Town Commission was formed to provide a permanent location for Safety Town programs. The Safety Town Commission, made up of members of NJWC and other community leaders, brought Naperville together to build Safety Town. Located at the corner of River and Aurora Roads, Safety Town includes a classroom building and a kid-sized town complete with buildings, streets, a fire safety house, railroad crossing and traffic signs and signals. The Safety Town facility was opened in June of 1996.