Scouts at Safety Town
Scouting programs offered are listed below. Adobe reader is required to view the forms.

"First Aid" for Junior Girl Scouts & Webelo Patrols
Offered: January 11, 2012 - 3-4:30pm; 5-6:30pm
Offered: January 18, 2012 - 3-4:30pm; 5-6:30pm
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.

"First Aid" for Scouts Registration Form

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

Summer Sessions at Safety Town

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2011 Summer Sessions!

If you have any questions about our summer program, please view the FAQs below. Any further questions can be emailed to safetytown@napervillejuniors.org.

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.

A Special Thank You to Safety Town Participants
On behalf of Families Helping Families I would like to thank all the children that attended Safety Town this summer for the money that was donated to Families Helping Families.

The Naperville Junior Woman's Club that runs Safety Town asked the children attending to bring in loose change to donate to Families Helping Families. The money is converted into quarters that the moms in the program use to do their laundry.

Families Helping Families is a transitional housing program in DuPage County that provides housing to homeless families while they reclaim their lives. These families are on a tight budget and quarters for their laundry helps to free up funds for other necessities.

The children of Naperville raided their piggy banks and did chores around the house to raise money to donate. Thank you to each of you and your parents for participating in collecting over $1,700 dollars during the summer of 2010 at Safety Town.

Families Helping Families is very grateful for so many great friends who care enough to help take care of those in need. Naperville is truly a caring and generous community. On behalf of Families Helping Families, thank you NJWC and the children of Safety Town. Way to go kids!!

Jill Holman
Families Helping Families
Naperville

Scouting Programs at Safety Town
Dates for the 2011-2012 Cub, Wolf, and Brownie Scouts programs will be released in September 2011. 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.