Y's Youth Clubs are volunteer organizations for people ages 15-30 affiliated with Y's Men International and local YMCAs. They provide opportunities for youth to serve their communities, learn skills like leadership and teamwork, and facilitate the transition to full Y's Men Club membership for those interested. There are currently over 60 chartered Y's Youth Clubs across 19 countries with more than 1,400 members total. The clubs offer a variety of programs both within countries and through international exchanges focused on community service, leadership development, and supporting the work of YMCAs worldwide.

1. Y’s Youth Clubs
Y’s Men International

2. What to expect
• Y’s Youth?
• Y’s Men?
• Our partner, the YMCA
• How does it work?
• Why form a Y’s Youth Club?
• So many possibilities (programmes, Youth Intern and Fundraising)
• Youth global project
• How to start
• International Youth Convocation

3. What are Y’s Youth Clubs?
• Open to young people between 15 - 30 years of age.
• Youth do not pay any dues (Regional, Area or International).
• They provide a safe place for youth to grow was individuals and as teams.
• It is an approach to teach, by active participation, that fulfilment is part of volunteer
service.
• They are a platform for youth who have a devoted passion to serve their
communities and to support local and international YMCAs.
• Intended to facilitate the transition of young people to Y's Men's Clubs.

4. Why become a Y’s Youth?
• Make positive change!
• Meet new people and be a part of the unique and global family.
• BE tomorrow's leader.
• Learn new skills (communication and teamwork).
• Brainstorm, plan and facilitate events.
• Feel Comfortable!
• Partner with the YMCA.
• Opportunities to help others.
• Be a part of YMCA and Y’s Youth and Y’s men activities.

5. Korea, 4 Clubs
Canada & Caribbean, 1 Club
Asia, 8 Clubs
Latin America, 0 Club
Europe, 2 Clubs
India, 11 Clubs
USA, 1 Club
Africa, 31Clubs
South Pacific, 2 Clubs
The Stats
 Join one of the 60
Chartered Youth
Clubs around 19
countries adding up
to more then 1400
members

6. Y’s Men International
• The objective is to help the community.
• Fellowship.
• Y’s men is a group of people from different religions working together
according to the teachings of Jesus Christ.
• Why do we bring Y’s Men international up? Because we need to know where
we started, and we need to acknowledge that together the Y’s Men and Y’s
Youth working together would bring us closer to our goals and visions.

7. What are the Y’s Men?
• The aim is to together serve the people.
• Motto “To acknowledge the duty that accompanies every right”.
• Vision 2022 “To be a recognised, globally oriented, voluntary service organisation
with a strong and committed membership that strives to enhance human values,
with special focus on youth development, while upholding our motto “To
Acknowledge the Duty that Accompanies every Right” and working in active
service and close partnership with the YMCA, the United Nations and other worthy
organisations to build a better world in which to live.”
• Did you know Y’S YOUTH had a HUGE part in creating Vision 2022!

8. Our History
• Founded in USA in 1922 to support a local YMCA
• Oriented to serving the worldwide YMCA, the largest non-governmental
youth organisation, and through it the
communities in which it is present throughout the world.
• Today women can be full members of our movement
• Family participation is encouraged!
• Today Y's Men International has almost 1,500 clubs with
around 28,000 members in 72 countries on all continents. Judge Paul William Alexander,
YMI Founder

9. Our partner The YMCA
• The YMCA works to bring social justice and peace to young people and their
communities, regardless of religion, race, gender or culture.
• Advocates globally on issues affecting young people in collaboration with, and on
behalf of YMCAs.
• Develops programmes to promote youth leadership.
• Coordinates YMCA emergency response efforts.
• Y's Men Clubs is a service club that raises funds to support the work of YMCAs.
• World YMCA has observer status on our International Council.

10. How does it work?
SUCCESS!
These can be SMALL because those small ideas
create big change!
These can be BIG – its okay if they scare you!
Remember: Tough issues need unique ideas
and a simple idea does not mean small idea.
This is the ACT that leads to
EXTRAORDINARY moments!
Help and support the YMCA
This creates
POSITIVE change!
This is our purpose!
A service organisation
to the YMCA

11. Hey You!
• Leadership is a choice.
• We make leadership.
• Have no doubt!
• We have to let ourselves celebrate.
• Say Thank you!
• You can be an agent of change!

12. The possibilities
Community service:
•Found raising for disaster relief
•Soup run for homeless people
•Supporting YMCAs
•Visiting orphanages
•Fundraising
•Visiting nursery homes
•Distribute soup for homeless people
Fun activities:
• Fun Day to get to know each members
•Meeting with other clubs
•Picnics
•Assisting to Y’s Men gathering
•Assisting to festivals
•Sports day
•Support YMCAs

13. Programmes
STEP
• The Short term Exchange
Programme (STEP) is an
exchange programme offering a
3-11 week stay with a host
family in another country or
region of your own country.
YEEP
• The Youth Educational
Exchange Programme (YEEP)
is a 12-month educational
student exchange programme.
Experience the culture,
customs and language of the
people of another country.
LINC
• LINCS stands for Local &
International Network
Communication System and is
meant to be a platform for clubs
all over the world to support one
another with friendship,
cooperation, cultural exchange
and mutual support.

14. Youth Intern
• Open to youth ages 22-27 in a Y’s Youth Club, a Y’s
Men Club, or in the YMCA for a minimum of 2 years
• This opportunity will provide you with:
 a cross-cultural learning experience,
 an increased knowledge of Y's Men and YMCA
structures and functions
 an independent living experience
• Areas of involvement include:
 Preparation of the 2016 International Youth
Convocation in Taipei, Taiwan,
 Publication of "Youth World"
 Preparing youth materials and support,
assistance,
 Coordination and facilitation of the
International Youth Committee in regards to
growth and personal development planning.

15. Fundraisers
YOUTH TIME
OF FAST
GLOBAL PROJECT FUND
YOUTH
GLOBAL
PROJECT
• More
information
to come
ROLL BACK
MALARIA

16. Youth Global Project

17. How to start a Y’s Youth Club?
• Basics:
• Minimum of 15 members
• Age, from 15 to 30 years old
• Y’s Men Club has to sponsor the club.
• Contact your Area Youth Representative (AYR) or the Youth Intern (YI) at
intern@ysmen.org

18. International Youth Convocation
• Can you imagine 84 participants from 26 different countries representing all
9 YMI Areas? Well, it happened!
• For one week youth participated in various sessions and excursions and
enjoyed Indian food, while making many new lifelong friends along the way!
• Every year there is an Area Convocation
• Every two years there is an International Youth Convocation
• Next International Youth Convocation: Taiwan 2016

19. Denmark 2008

20. Japan 2010

21. Norway 2012

22. India 2014

23. Coming up
• Taiwan 2016!
• How to be a part of it
• What to look forward to