The American Red Cross Youth Corps are teenagers ranging from ages 13-19, who are committed to strengthening their self confidence & leadership skills, serving the needs of the community, and shaping America through these services.

What are our goals?

We would like to help meet needs in our community and experience the satisfaction that comes from serving others and building our Red Cross Organization. At the same time, we explore career opportunities, gain valuable work experience, and earn community service hours for school, college entrance, and scholarship requirements.

What services do we offer?

We have a number of Service Teams who work independently to fulfill these goals. A few of these include: The "Scrubby Bear" presentation team, who produce and perform a skit about disease control for preschoolers; The BAT (Basic Aid Training) Team, who present a Basic Aid Training class to elementary-age youth; The Disaster Youth Response Team (DYRT), who are trained to help the Red Cross respond to disasters such as floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes; The Historian Team, collect photos at Youth Corps events and maintains scrapbooks; The Newsletter Team, creates and produces the Youth Corps monthly newsletter which is sent out to all Youth Corps members; The Website Team develops and maintains the Youth Corps web pages graphics and content. Contact us for more information!

Who helps lead our group in reaching these goals?

To help keep the Red Cross Youth Corps on track to reach our goals, our officers provide valuable leadership skills. Some of the officer positions are

• CHAIRMAN - Preside at Youth Corps meetings; serve as an ex-officio member of the committees; be the principle officer and have general supervision of the Youth Corps affairs.
• VICE-CHAIRMAN- Preside in the absence of the President; perform other duties as assigned.
• RECORDING SECRETARY- Records and maintains the minutes of the Youth Corps meetings; records the attendance at meetings; performs other duties as assigned.
• CORRESPONDING SECRETARY- Handles all correspondence; produces the Youth Newsletter.
• TREASURER- Tracks and reports the funds that are collected and spent.
• HISTORIAN- Takes pictures of the activities and organizes the scrapbook.

How can I become involved?

The Manatee Red Cross Youth Corps is always looking for dedicated volunteers to join our organization. Click here for an application, or feel free to contact us!