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Sample One-Year Project Calendars
Planning your year? Youth in Kentucky and Ohio put together four sample activity calendars (PDF 243 kB). Print them out and share them at your next planning meeting.
Kentucky and Ohio
Day of Youth Service (Aberdeen Tiger Pride) » read all about it
National Youth Service Day takes place over three days in April, and the youth in Aberdeen, Idaho, use it as an opportunity to thank local businesses and the community for their continued support of Aberdeen’s school programs. These youth get together and sweep the downtown sidewalks, wash the windows of businesses, and clean up areas around the community. There is also an on-going community park project which the youth helped to develop in connection with a local church. » read all about it
Aberdeen, Idaho
Make a Community Park » read all about it
In an exemplary service project that returns remarkable results for the nearby community, youth work together to clean up an unkempt, littered area. They then take their idea even further by transforming the site into a community park. This gives the youth the chance to create something positive and allows them to claim the area. » read all about it
Jacksonville, Florida
Visit a Veterans Hospital » read all about it
Sgt. Tyrone White, ROTC Instructor and Youth Crime Watch Advisor at Wetumpka High School in Alabama, began an inspiring service project with his YCW group about two years ago. The project, in which youth visit the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Montgomery on Valentine’s Day and Veteran’s Day, has become an annual event. » read all about it
Wetumpka, Alabama
Food Drive » read all about it
Twelve-year-old A.J. Goode accompanied YCW of Chillicothe Advisor Bill Stansberry on a United Way briefing at United Parcel Service (UPS). During the presentation, one of the audience asked A.J. what kinds of projects he liked. A.J. responded that he likes to collect food for the needy. UPS staff said, "Cool, how can we help?" Partnering with UPS and other community agencies, the group collected approximately 60 shopping carts full of food for the local Food Bank. » read all about it
Chillicothe, Ohio
Holiday Cards to Nursing Homes » read all about it
Youth activists in San Antonio are part of a very special service project that has a broad and lasting influence. Currently, three school sites and one community-based site participate in this project, which involves Youth Crime Watchers creating cards for the holidays and then distributing them to a nearby nursing home. Before Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, a large group of young people gather to make the cards. A smaller group then delivers the cards to the residents. They also spend time with the residents, many of whom have little to no family close by to visit. In addition, some of the youth who play musical instruments bring them along and perform for the residents. The project is an enjoyable experience for both the residents and their young neighbors. » read all about it
San Antonio, Texas
