Civic Engagement

You can start a Kids Care Club with a school class, an after-school program or as a club within any youth organization. Each club chooses projects that fit their community needs and meets on a schedule that works for the club. Benefits include service projects, resources, club recognition and mini-grant opportunities.

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About Youth Volunteering At Kids Care Clubs, we believe that kids learn tolerance, cooperation, confidence and respect through serving others. Volunteering at a young age leads to a lifetime of strong values and service.

Civic Engagement and Volunteering Girls and boys participate in civic engagement activities and volunteering in different ways, venues, and times throughout their adolescence and young adulthood.

President Obama has always been a strong supporter of empowering ordinary people to do extraordinary things by improving their local communities through service. President Obama asks how we – through both existing organizations and individual action – can take an active role in America’s economic recovery and improve our fellow citizens’ lives through our service work.

Promote Sustained Civic Engagement President Obama believes that service consists of more than a "one-off" occasion. He believes that civic engagement and service should be a lifelong commitment whether at the school, community, city, state, or national level. This includes community service, government service, and military service. By empowering people at all stages of their lives and at all levels of society to stand up and help solve problems in their own communities, the federal government will encourage sustained civic engagement that will transform those serving, the communities they help, and the nation as a whole.

Measure Results President Obama believes in measuring the outcomes of service – not just the hours served or number of volunteers – to enhance what works and avoid using resources on ineffective programs. He will encourage planning, goal-setting, and execution by volunteers at the local level, so that volunteering is tied into a united and measured effort across the nation.

Civic responsibilities include paying taxes, voting, registering for military service, serving on a jury, and obeying the law. The power of the United States government comes from the people, so it is important for people to understand their civic duties and responsibilities.

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