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The American Red Cross provides the premier environment for youth and young adults to learn, practice and exemplify humanitarian values.
American Red Cross Youth clubs are school-based service groups that help the Red Cross fulfill its humanitarian mission; to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters. Working closely with the local chapter of the American Red Cross, club members participate in Red Cross service projects that impact their community and the world. They offer student members many new opportunities for self-development and the ability to choose activities that will address the community’s greatest needs.
Community Education Trainers (COMETS)
Youth volunteers are trained to teach life-saving Red Cross skills to young children through fun songs and dancing puppets, skits and more. Presentations educate children on how to stay safe in potential dangerous situations such as being home alone, lost in a store, playing in the water, preventing germ spread or preparing for disasters. Youth volunteers present at schools, public libraries and children’s museums throughout Florida's West Coast Region..
Summer Camps I Learn More
Do you want to become a certified babysitter? Would you like to learn how to help in a shelter during a disaster? Are you interested in leadership skills and tools and information to help you make good decisions, be a good role model, and become a peer counselor? Maybe you would like to become a
lifeguard or first responder? These summer camps are an exciting way for youth to learn about preparedness and leadership.
Youth Corps I Manatee I Southwest Florida
As a member of the American Red Cross Youth Corps, you can develop your leadership qualities and potential. You will be invited to try new things and challenge yourself in self-discovery. We offer training in teamwork, problem solving, decision making, leadership skills, and communication skills. You can help further the mission of the Red Cross by teaching safety skills and first aid skills to children, representing the Red Cross at community functions and events, assisting with office work and helping to serve Red Cross clients affected by local disasters. Youth Corps meetings are usually held once a month at the participating chapter.
For more information and other youth volunteer opportunities, please contact your local chapter.
Community Service Hours Policy
Volunteers are vital to the American Red Cross. Therefore, we keep track of all volunteer hours. Typically, the volunteer work that youth volunteers do for the American Red Cross fulfills most academic community service requirements. However, requirements vary from program to program and from year to year. It is the responsibility of the youth volunteer to verify in advance whether the volunteer work he/she is doing for the American Red Cross fulfills the requirements for his/her academic programs.
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