2024 CAMPER REGISTRATION NOW closeD.
VOLUNTEER applications now closed.
Please note that filling out a registration form indicates your application to volunteer and does not guarantee a spot. A member of the Safety Town team will contact you shortly after registration ends to confirm your volunteer status.
For any questions, please email bjwcsafetytown@gmail.com
What is Safety Town?
CO CHAIRS: kimberly swarbricK and Megan Gehrisch
Safety Town is traditionally a weeklong educational summer program for children sponsored by the Barrington Junior Women's Club. Safety Town participants learn vital safety lessons through activities and demonstrations. A miniature town gives children hands-on experience using safety skills while riding trikes and acting as pedestrians. Speakers, movies, songs, poems and art projects reinforce safety skills and are completed in an indoor classroom setting. A field trip to the Barrington Public Safety Building and a local park are included. The Safety Town permanent site, located at The Orchard Evangelical Free Church of Barrington (located at 1301 S. Grove Ave.), was built in 1997 through community support and is an integral part of the program. Children who will be five years old by 9/01/24, are entering kindergarten or first grade, and who have never participated in Safety Town before are eligible to register.
Safety town 2024
Four (4) Safety Town sessions are offered for 2024
Session One: June 10-14, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Session Two: June 24-28, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Session Three (SOLD OUT): July 8-12, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Session Four (SOLD OUT): July 22-26, 9:00am - 1:00pm
““My children learned many valuable lessons and loved every minute of Safety Town. The songs and games are a great learning tool, but their absolute favorite was riding the trikes in the mini town. With the small buildings, traffic lights and functioning train crossing, the town is truly exceptional. “
— Safety Town parent”
Celebrating 20 years of Safety Town!
Sunshine and clear blue skies greeted guests of all ages at the 20th birthday celebration for Safety Town on Saturday, August 26, 2017.
Guests were excited to see new additions and renovations to the Safety Town site including a full size railroad crossing gate, built and donated by Union Pacific Railroad, and a flagpole. Union Pacific also honored the little town by designating it an official “Train Town USA”.