American Red Cross
Start a youth Red Cross Chapter at your school and launch projects to help promote health and wellness in your community.
“Imagine hanging out with your closest friends and helping your community at the same time – you’ll be able to do just that when you start a Red Cross Club! A Red Cross Club is an extension of a local Red Cross region or Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) Station where you’ll be able to serve the community with your friends. Along with training and leadership development opportunities, you can choose mission-related activities in your community, while delivering lifesaving services of the Red Cross. You’ll plan and implement projects that can save hundreds of lives from blood drives to disaster preparedness education.”
How do I get started? Click here.
How do I expand this narrative arc? If you’re interested in science and public health this is a great entree into community-based advocacy.
Expand on your relationship with the Red Cross when you host a CPR training program in your community.
Partner with an adult expert on your advocacy issue and arrange to have him or her speak at your school, or to a group of engaged peers.
Become a Concussion Epidemiologist as you help implement a concussion baseline testing program in your school.
Help your school create or refine its concussion protocol through a Heads Up program.