Empower the next generation of changemakers. Volunteers work with youth in communities on projects that promote engagement and active citizenship, including gender awareness, employability, health and HIV/AIDS education, environmental awareness, sporting programs, and info technology.
If you choose Youth in Development, take three courses from one of the following areas:
- Business and Nonprofit Management
- Environmental Sustainability
- Human Development and Social Relations
- Peace and Global Studies
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Theatre Arts
- Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Suggested courses (courses in any of majors listed above can count for PC Prep work in the Youth in Development sector):
- CCCE 101 Public Health: Introduction to Public Health
- ENSU 141 Environment, Society and Sustainability
- ENSU 343 Economics of the Environment
- ENSU 370 Psychology of Sustainability
- HDSR 239 Persons and Systems
- HDSR 479 Ethics and Social Justice
- MGMT 334 Strategic Analysis and Action
- MGMT 342 Leadership and Dealing with Differences
- MGMT 361 Social Media and Marketing
- PAGS 333 Medical Anthropology and Global Health
- PAGS 374 Methods of Peacemaking
- PAGS 343 Conflict Resolution
- PSYC 116 Behavior, Health Care and Society
- PSYC 230 Human Development
- PSYC 352 Friends and Enemies: Research Methods in Peer Relationships
- PSYC 364 Psychology of Women
- PSYC 372 Psychology of Sports
- PSYC 373 Moral Education
- PSYC 376 Health Psychology
- PSYC 379 Community Psychology
- THEA 387 Theatre for Social Change
- THEA 250 Introduction to Theatre: Collaboration, Analysis and Expression
- WGSS 365 Women, Gender and Sexuality
- WGSS 375 Feminist Theories
- WGSS 440 Feminist/Womanist Theology
And build 50 hours of related field experience through an activity such as:
- Teaching or counseling in at-risk youth programs.
- Activities that involve planning, organizing, assessing community needs, counseling and leadership, in areas such as education, youth development, health and HIV/AIDS, the environment, and/or business. Photo courtesy of Peace Corps
Examples include, but are not limited to the following Earlham facilitated volunteer opportunities:
- Achieva Resources
- Aseracare Hospice
- Cope Environmental Center
- Future Achievers
- Grassroots Action Resource Center
- Natco Community Empowerment Center
- Rotary Club
- Urban Enterprise Association of Richmond
- Wayne County Health Clinic