The Case for Youth Involvement Youth involvement Everyone
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The Case for Youth Involvement
Youth involvement Everyone should have a voice in the Red Cross Find Research The Case Documentation Identify Your Audience Identify The Input Red Issues And Cross Story Facts
Youth Involvement: History • In 1884, six children put on a play that raised over 50 dollars that they donated to the American Red Cross. The money was used to aid a family victimized by the severe Midwestern flood. The young volunteers were dubbed the “Little Six. ” Find Research The Case Documentation Identify Your Audience Identify The Input Red Issues And Cross Story Facts
What is youth involvement? • Involving youth and young adults in all aspects of the Red Cross (service delivery, leadership, governance) • Youth and young adults = age 24 and younger – Youth: 18 and under – Young Adult: 19 -24 • Young people under age 25 make up 29% of all Red Cross volunteers! Find Research The Case Documentation Identify Your Audience Identify The Input Red Issues And Cross Story Facts
What is youth involvement? • Youth involvement does not mean an expensive, separate youth program • Youth involvement is not just for chapters who already do everything very well • We can build our chapter through youth involvement! Find Research The Case Documentation Identify Your Audience Identify The Input Red Issues And Cross Story Facts
Diversity • People choosing the “some other race” category to describe themselves have the youngest median age (24. 6). Approximately 97 percent of people choosing “some other race” were Hispanic. • Other groups – Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (27. 5) – American Indian and Alaska Native alone (28. 0) – Black or African American alone (30. 2) – Asian alone (32. 7) – White alone (37. 7) Find Research The Case Documentation Identify Your Audience Identify The Input Red Issues And Cross Story Facts
Facts: • Young people require some degree of special recruitment and treatment as volunteers – Liability – Opportunities to socialize – Accommodations for school schedules Find Research The Case Documentation Identify Your Audience Identify The Input Red Issues And Cross Story Facts
What can young people do in the Red Cross? • Disaster Services – Participate in disaster drills. • Health & Safety Services – Teach first aid and CPR. • International Services – Raise money for the Measles Initiative. • Blood Services – Make reminder calls. • AFES – Write to troops. Find Research The Case Documentation Identify Your Audience Identify The Input Red Issues And Cross Story Facts
Business case • Two-thirds of adult volunteers began volunteering when they were young. • Adults who began volunteering as youth are twice as likely to volunteer as those who did not volunteer when they were younger. • In every income and age group, those who volunteered as youth gave and volunteered Identify more than those not. Researchwho did Find The Case Documentation Your Audience Identify The Input Red Issues And Cross Story Facts
Business case • About 55% of young people volunteer, almost twice the rate of adults. Find Research The Case Documentation Identify Your Audience Identify The Input Red Issues And Cross Story Facts
My American Red Cross Story Find Research The Case Documentation Identify Your Audience Identify The Input Red Issues And Cross Story Facts
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