Youth for Change

1) First off, join Youth for Change International, a youth movement for change, where you can write about your volunteer experiences, represent your country, write articles about any world topics, and talk with people around the world. You can also get involved with any of our own online and grassroots projects, or check out our partners.

2) Volunteer in your community with your church or local non-profit group. Some of our favorites include Habitat for Humanity, the United Way, and various food banks. You can find places to volunteer by going to VolunteerMatch.com.

3) Donate to your favorite cause, from animal shelters to international relief charities. Some of our favorites include Heifer International, UNICEF, and World Wildlife Fund. To find a Charity, go to NetworkforGood.org, or review charities at CharityNavigator.org.

4) Save the earth, through environmentally friendly actions. From recycling, to reusing, to simply taking shorter showers, find out our list at our Green Dream project, go there.

5) Get some friends, and start your own fundraiser for a nonprofit you appreciate.

6) If you can, vote. If you are not old enough to do so, choose a candidate that you admire most, and decide who would make the best president. When you decide, you can get involved with the campaign by volunteering, and spreading the word about it.

7) Use social networking websites like MySpace, Facebook, Change.org, Orkut, and other places to help connect your group to other people. You will help inspire people to act.

8) Write your representatives letters about topics that concern you. Almost 99.9% of the time, they will write you back and respond with their input on the problem.

9) Decide now whether you want to pursuit money or happiness in life. It can help shape it, and will help you focus on others, instead of yourself.

10) Get your friends to join you in your effort to change the world!

[Coming Soon] Request a FREE* copy of a YFCI "Make a Change" toolkit with steps for action, a commitment card, tips to start your idea, and information on other reasources that can help you.

*Note: We, as an international youth community, ask that after you recieve your materials,  you please send us a check or cash that covers the cost of shipping the letter. This will help us greatly because the cost of shipping is bought by the teenagers.  We really appreciate even $1 that will help us cover all of our costs. At this time, it will only  be availible at this time to people that live in the United States (as of postage costs).

 It's time: Time to Make a Difference. On this page, you'll be able to virtually jump on the YFCI Peace Train, while pledging to make a difference in your grassroots community, and around the world.

Ready to make change? Commit yourself!  

Now Playing: "Peace Train", by Cat Stevens. Turn up your speakers!

I __________ (put your name there), promise to do my hardest to make a change in the world. I will try my hardest to change the world, through doing great things in my community. I will also do my best to get others involved, too. My issue that I will focus on is  ___________ (put one issue of interest here), and commit myself to do something about it. I believe I can make a change, if I believe I can.

If you agree to the above statement, and commit yourself to action, scroll down to "jump" on our Peace Train.

Write a brief responce to what you are going to do to change your community and the world, and then, Click "Post Comment". This responce could be republished later to inspire other youth to do so too. No Spam, please.

The comments above should only be responces to how you are going to make a difference. Any other comments and suggestions can be left in the Guestbook.

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