Profile of a Successful Youth
Program

Youth Program Must-Haves

1. Where is your youth
involvement?

2. Build the Case for Youth
Involvement
• Have a thorough understanding of the chapter’s
strengths in service delivery
• Consult the chapter's strategic plan and highlight the
added value youth and young adult involvement will bring
• Have a team of dedicated youth volunteers that will take
on the challenge of forming a youth council
• Build a business case for youth involvement
• Have access to key decision makers in the chapter’s
leadership team and board of directors and secure their
support
• Document and tell the success stories

3. Have a Permanent Youth Programs
Staff Member
Ensure continuity in building your youth
program by having a permanent contact –
paid or volunteer staff

Youth Program Models

volunteers at chapter
youth
youth
chapter
youth
youth

youth group at chapter, no
clubs
chapter
youth
council

clubs at schools, no youth
leadership at chapter
club
club
club
chapter
club
club

chapter with clubs and youth
council
chapter
youth council
clubs

youth council
a youth leadership group at a Red Cross unit that
engages local youth in mission-related lines of service

types of youth council
structures

members, director-led
ys director
member member member

coordinators, director-led
ys director
disaster
international preparedness response

coordinators, youth-led
youth chair(s) ys director
disaster
international preparedness response

committees
youth chair(s) ys director
international disaster
preparedness
coordinator response
youth youth shelter
measles
instructors team
committee

Tentative Activities
• Preparedness & • Leadership training
Response (LDC)
• International Services • Webmaster
• Service to Armed Forces • Red Cross clubs
• Blood Services • Volunteer Recruitment /
Volunteer Management
• Health and Safety
• Retention / Recognition
• Marketing &
Communication
• Fundraising

Empowering Youth to Deliver the Red Cross Mission
Develop a network of
school clubs

Empowering Youth to Deliver the Red Cross Mission
Plan and deliver mission-
related service projects

Empowering Youth to Deliver the Red Cross Mission
Build partnerships with other
local organizations