Since the founding of the Junior Red Cross in 1917, youth and the American
Red Cross have been partners. Today, the involvement of young
people with the Red Cross is more important than ever. Our goal
is to provide young people with meaningful opportunities for education,
training, and volunteer/community service so that they remain
a part of the Red Cross family throughout their lives. Across
the country youth and young adults up to age 25 make up 40 percent
of all Red Cross volunteers. In the Knoxville area, youth are
a very important part of our work as well.
For more youth volunteer opportunities, log onto www.knoxteensource.com
today!
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Education Programs
The American Red Cross has been teaching health and safety courses in the Knoxville area for more than eighty years. American Red Cross courses are not only educational and informative, but are also fun! Volunteers at schools, churches, and other community organizations teach these courses in the community. We hope you will take advantage of our resources and teach an American Red Cross course at your school, church, or community organization!
Special Programs for Schools and Teachers
The American Red Cross offers a variety of resources for local schools and
teachers. Many schools in our area take advantage
of our free in-service training on a variety of
Health and Safety topics. Many PTAs and PTOs utilize
our training and teaching materials to empower
parents to provide special programs in the schools.
Local teachers enjoy using our nationally developed
standards based lesson plans and borrowing our
manikins, videos, and posters.
For more information on these programs or to
become an instructor, call (865) 584-2999 or email
youth@knoxarc.org.
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Volunteer and Community Service Opportunities
Special Events
Various special events require additional volunteers.
Youth have been very active in Safety City, the
Veterans' Day Parade, and even served on the United
Way Youth Allocations Committee. You never know
what opportunities you may have with Special Events.
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Youth Office Workers
On school holidays, kids can volunteer in our
offices doing everything from clerical work such
as copying, typing, and folding, to designing
layouts, checking in manikins, setting up classrooms,
washing disaster vehicles, and sorting bandages.
There is always plenty to do and kids can come
and learn about several career paths through working
side-by-side with our staff.
Youth Council
Volunteers who have exhibited both excellent leadership potential and a strong commitment to the American Red Cross and its fundamental principles may be chosen to serve on the Youth Council. This group of youth meets regularly to select and implement project ideas, which will help local youth to become more involved in the mission of the Red Cross. Youth Council members also represent our chapter publicly as needed and are given the opportunity to attend National Convention.
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The Knoxville Area Chapter provides a number of ways
for youth ages 13-18 to get involved in helping others.
There are many areas of service in which you can use your
unique talents. At the American Red Cross, volunteers
lead the organization and provide the services. Our youth
volunteers give their time to established programs and
develop new ideas. Find out what you can do through the
American Red Cross. For more information on our youth
program, call (865) 584-2999 or email youth@knoxarc.org.
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