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Youth organizations in the United States are of many different types. The largest is the government run 4-H program, followed by the federally chartered but private Scouting movement groups: the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA). Another somewhat smaller but co-ed Scouting derived group is Camp Fire.
The following is a list of youth organizations. A youth organization is a type of organization with a focus upon providing activities and socialization for minors . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In this list, most organizations are international unless noted otherwise.
Youth ministry, also commonly referred to as youth group, is an age-specific religious ministry of faith groups or other religious organizations, usually from ages 12 to 30, whose mission is to involve and engage with young people who attend their places of worship, or who live in their community.
American military youth groups (2 C, 16 P) American youth orchestras (73 P) Political youth organizations in the United States (2 C, 19 P)
Youth group meetings generally feature the same types of activities as a Sunday morning church service; modified to reflect the culture of the age groups involved. Services may include a time for worship , drama , games or other activities as well as fellowship through conversation and/or food, and prayer .
Contact work: meeting and befriending teens where they are; Club: weekly large-group meetings; Campaigners: weekly small group "bible studies" for teens wanting to grow in their faith; Camp: overnight weeklong (or weekend) camps at one of Young Life's 26 camps; Committee: parents and community members who oversee and guide Young Life in local areas
Kliment Voroshilov at a meeting with Komsomol members (1935) Komsomol membership card, (1983) Komsomol direction. Document in the USSR youth guarantee compulsory employment (1980) 20 Congress Komsomol, (1987) 21 Congress Komsomol, (1990) Not only was the ideal Communist youth an asset to his or her organization, but (s)he also "lived correctly".
DeMolay International is a youth leadership organization with Masonic origins for young men ages 12 to 21. There is in select areas a "Squire" program for those younger than 12. It was founded in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1919 and named for Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar.