Youth Encouraged to Take Action

Youth from the Chattahoochee Valley are invited to reach out in their communities to make a difference during Students Care Day April 23-25. Part of the worldwide Global Youth Service Day, the campaign celebrates and encourages youth to make a positive impact in their community by volunteering.

"There are so many ways youth can make a difference in their community," said Scott Ferguson, president of the local United Way. "From organizing a group to clean up a park or playground, mowing an elderly neighbors' yard, or helping another child with their homework, no single effort is too large or small and should be celebrated."

As part of Students Care Day, six students from Brookstone School are painting two rooms at the Muscogee County Autism Support Group Friday, April 23. An additional 24 youth will pack food boxes for Feeding the Valley Food Bank Saturday, April 24.

Area youth are encouraged to be creative in developing service projects. Project planning tool kits, service-learning curriculum guides, and other resources are available at Youth Service America’s web site, www.YSA.org.

Additionally, youth 13 and older can volunteer for Saturday Tutorials from 9:30 a.m. - noon Saturday, April 24. Volunteers help students in grades 2-8 with their math and reading. To volunteer, youth must be registered with the United Way Volunteer Center. For more information or to register, please call (706) 327-3255, ext. 212 or visit www.unitedwayofthecv.org and click on the blue volunteer tab.

The United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley improves lives and builds a stronger community by bringing people and resources together. Your United Way has 26 partner agencies and funds 50 programs that serve residents of Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Russell, Stewart, Talbot and Taylor counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama.


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