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A Partner with the United Way

Since the founding of the Junior Red Cross in 1917, young

 people and the Red Cross have been partners. Today, this partnership is more important than ever. Providing young people with comprehensive paths for education and training and volunteer/community service opportunities throughout their lives is a major thrust of the Red Cross National Youth Agenda. Youth are rising to the challenge -- young people up to 25 comprise 38 percent of Red Cross volunteers.

   

We offer many different opportunities for schools, volunteers, and youth. These include First Aid Workshops, Basic Aid Training, and Safety Saturday.

 

if you are interested in knowing more about Youth Programs and Services, contact us:

American Red Cross-Mower County Chapter:  (507) 437-4589 or email us at mowerarc@charter.net

Messenger eNewsletter - Feb. 2006
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Op-Ed: Building Our Youth for the Future
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Youth Volunteers Support the
Measles Initiative
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Presidential Internship with the
Red Cross: A Dream Come True
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Annie Cho, Making a Difference
in Her World
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Eighth Grade Volunteer Raises Funds for Hurricane Relief
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Red Cross National Convention
Youth Scholarships
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Navin Narayan College Scholarships
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America's Fund for Afghan Children

Disaster Services
Young people are trained to become involved in many areas of Red Cross Disaster Services, including community disaster education, disaster preparation in their local community, and disaster response through Red Cross disaster action teams and youth disaster corps.

International Services
Young people learn about other cultures by assembling Red Cross school chests and by learning about international humanitarian law and its implications worldwide.

Health and Safety Services
In Red Cross HIV/AIDS education, first aid, CPR, aquatics, and water safety classes, young people are being educated about leading healthier, safer lives as well as being trained to serve as instructors, lifeguards, and peer educators.

Armed Forces Emergency Services
Young people provide volunteer service to the Armed Forces community in clinics, hospitals, and medical centers on military installations around the world, and at VA hospitals.

Biomedical Services
Young adults ages 17 and older, donate blood. Red Cross youth volunteers help with blood drives by recruiting donors, arranging appointments, acting as escorts, and serving refreshments. Young people also assist with tissue and organ donor recruitment.

Other Youth Opportunities
Young people are involved in other areas of the American Red Cross. There are opportunities that are related to school and college and Internships, as well as openings in Leadership Development and Community Services.

  • School-Related Activities
    Fund raising, organizing blood drives, providing international assistance, and learning about such things as disaster preparedness and HIV/AIDS prevention and education.
  • Leadership Development
    Participating in clubs, councils, and local boards as well as in leadership development camps or centers and on national Red Cross advisory and policy-making groups.

Community Services
Community activities can include cleaning up streets, planting trees, and organizing food drives. Young people also serve as mentors to peers and younger youth on substance abuse prevention, teen pregnancy prevention, environmental awareness, violence prevention, and other major youth issues.