Youth Programs lead to Rotary membership

Posted by Ed Markey 
on Oct 07, 2010
 
Some of Rotary's programs focused on young people in our community are: Youth Exchange, Rotaract, Interact, & RYLA.
 
Rotary Youth Exchange students may spend up to a year living with host families and attending school in a different country. Men and women ages 18 to 30 can help in their community through Rotaract, a Rotary-sponsored service club Interact is Rotary International's service club for young people ages 13-18.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is Rotary's leadership training program for young people. RYLA participants can be ages 14-30, but most clubs and districts choose to focus on a narrower age range, such as 14-18 or 19-30.

RYLA emphasizes leadership, citizenship, and personal growth, and aims to:
  1. Demonstrate Rotary's respect and concern for youth,
  2. Provide an effective training experience for selected youth and potential leaders,
  3. Encourage leadership of youth by youth, and
  4. Recognize publicly young people who are rendering service to their communities.