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The one-week youth leadership training program of Boy Scouts of America expands onteam-building and ethical decision-making skills learned in National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) and was created for young men and women aged 14 through 20. [11] [12] As of 2018, the program is based at two of the four Boy Scout High Adventure bases: [13]
Founded in 1958 by American actor Hugh O'Brian, the first youth leadership seminar was held in Los Angeles, California, and was held once a year until 1967. Since then, the HOBY program has spread to over 70 locations in all fifty U.S. states, and 19 countries and regions. [citation needed]
Young Life also operates two "discipleship focus" camps, a ten week long work/study program for college students. [14] The largest of Young Life camp is the Washington Family Ranch (and accompanying Big Muddy Ranch Airport) in Antelope, Oregon. The ranch was formerly the site of an commune in the Rajneesh movement. [15] [16]
During NAYC, attendees may also participate in a program known as SERVE Day (formerly Project 22:39 [4]) where students help serve the nearby communities. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] SERVE is held as a collaboration between UPCI Youth Ministries and Reach Out America, the disaster relief arm of the United Pentecostal Church International. [ 11 ]
The one-week youth leadership training program of Boy Scouts of America expands onteam-building and ethical decision-making skills learned in National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) and was created for young men and women aged 14 through 20. [2] [3] As of 2018, the program is based at two of the four Boy Scout High Adventure bases: [4]
It trains youth staff members for council level NYLT courses. This training program is one of several programs available within the youth leadership training program. The program has now graduated out of the pilot phase and is now a fully national program. In the process, the name of the course was updated to the current NYLT Leadership Academy.
Youth For Christ (YFC) is a worldwide Christian movement working with young people, whose main purpose is evangelism among teenagers. It began informally in New York City in 1940, when Jack Wyrtzen held evangelical Protestant rallies for teenagers. [1]
Youth leadership is the practice of teens exercising authority over themselves or others. [ 1 ] Youth leadership has been elaborated upon as a theory of youth development in which young people gain skills and knowledge necessary to lead civic engagement , education reform and community organizing activities.