Did you know that there are more than 40 Youth Volunteer Corps affiliates across the US and Canada? What about the fact that each one looks a bit different— varying in size, hosts, programs, and types of projects?
Youth Central is lucky to have thousands of volunteers, dozens of projects each week, and an online database to track hours. We partner with our mayor to have a Mayor’s Youth Council, and even run a blogging programme that allows youth to write about local events and youth issues to earn volunteer hours. However, while these things are what make Youth Central unique, there’s also a commonality that is the same throughout all YVCs: the passion that inspires youth to come together to serve. It is this link that is also at the core of YVC Day.
Mark it on your calendar: on March 5th, 2016, hundreds of youth across the continent will be uniting for a day of service.
While it will look different for each affiliate, many youth are organising special projects and all of them are focused on the idea of “Project Happiness”. When Youth Central began what we call “Get Happy projects” a few years ago, we never would’ve thought that that would be taken to an international level.
YVC of Kansas City will be placing “Acts of Kindness” tickets on cars to spread positivity and encourage people to share on social media to win a gift card. Youth Central will be hosting a “Happiness Avenue” project— focusing on spreading happiness down a central walking street in Calgary. However, regardless of the way that youth will be spreading happiness this March, know that it’s not too late to get involved.
Join in on social media with the hashtag #YVCday, and make sure you follow Youth Volunteer Corps on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to get an exclusive look at YVC Day festivities across the US and Canada.
This blog post was adapted from a feature on Youth Volunteer Corps’ blog which I also wrote, and that can be found here
The Youth Volunteer Corps’ Official Page on YVC Day may be found here