Each year, Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England selects a local organization to be the recipient of our annual Cookie Program Community Service Project. As part of the Cookie Program, Girl Scouts can learn about the work that these great organizations do and they are given the opportunity to support this organization by volunteering their time. Girl Scouts can also choose to donate a portion of their cookie proceeds to support the Community Service Project organization. It is a great opportunity to learn about the importance of giving back to their communities!
2026 Cookie Program Community Service Project
The 2026 service project recipient will be the Glimmer of Hope Foundation. Glimmer of Hope Foundation is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization that shows girls and boys their strength and beauty through the donation of bald dolls and provides HOPE to families battling childhood cancer.
- To make the world a less scary place for children battling cancer, they sponsor and donate dolls and bald dolls to better help children feel represented and confident during their journey.
- A magical day for a group of girls battling cancer. The Best Day Ever features: hair and makeup services, a gift basket, a catered lunch, crafts, a princess dress and a doll in a matching princess dress, followed by a professional photoshoot at a magical location!
- To help heal a broken heart, Glimmer of Hope creates bereavement boxes for families they have served after their child has passed. They partner with Spencer Welch Studios to send watercolor portraits of each child as part of each box.
This year, we will be accepting donations online—the donation form will be avaialble later in the cookie season. Any troop that donates $50 or more will receive the service project patch for all Girl Scouts in the troop that sold cookies (while supplies last).
Past Cookie Program Community Service Project Recipients
2025 
In 2025 Girl Scout troops donated $2,940 to Youth Pride, Inc.
(YPI). Youth Pride, Inc.’s mission is to meet the unique, ongoing needs
of LGBTQ+ youth and young adults through direct service, support,
advocacy, and education. YPI’s values focus on leadership, affirmation,
community, and policy/advocacy work for the LGBTQ+ community.
2024
In 2024, Girl Scout troops donated $2,132 to Wildlife
Clinic of Rhode Island
. Dedicated to the care of injured and orphaned wildlife in Rhode
Island, the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island and Wildlife Rehabilitators
Association of Rhode Island (WRARI) have been providing direct, hands-on
medical and rehabilitative care to ALL species of injured or orphaned
wildlife in the state since 1993. This organization assists more than
6000 wild patients annually, with the goal of releasing them back into
the environment.
2023
In 2023, Girl Scout troops donated $2,343 to House of Hope
. House of Hope affirms that safe, stable housing is a basic human
right. They address the trauma of homelessness by empowering
constituents, delivering high impact innovative services, diversifying
housing options, and advocating for policies to counter structural inequalities.
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