Youth Volunteer Corps
What is Youth Volunteer Corps?
Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) is a program which works to create and increase
volunteer opportunities to enrich America’s youth, address community
needs, and develop a lifetime commitment to service.
What does the Youth Volunteer Corps do?
YVC participants engage in service projects throughout the year that are
challenging, rewarding, educational, and serve unmet needs of the community.
The YVC program also promotes a greater understanding and appreciation for
the diversity of the community.
Fundamental Components:
First launched in 1986, the cost-effective YVC model has since been established
in communities nationwide. Programs are sponsored by such diverse community-based
organizations as Volunteer Centers, the YMCA, United Way, school districts,
and municipalities. While each local community’s YVC program is tailored
to meet unique community needs, the program consists of two fundamental components:
1. Summer Component
In the summer, young people volunteer on teams supervised by trained Team
Leaders, who are generally of college age. Volunteers work on their projects
full time Monday through Friday. The intensive design of the summer component
reinforces teamwork skills, appreciation for diversity and civic responsibility.
2. School-Year Component
During the school year, YVC Program Directors and staff work closely with
teachers to design and implement age-appropriate service projects that tie
school curriculum to community service. In addition, young people from throughout
the community work together on service projects after school, on weekends
and during school breaks.
Types of Projects
Tutoring elementary students, serving meals to homeless, assisting at child
care programs and summer camps, trail construction and restoration, leading
activities with seniors, removing graffiti and painting murals, researching
and writing youth service guides, creating web pages on the internet for
non-profit agencies, guiding children with disabilities on horseback rides,
cleaning up parks and neighborhoods, and many, many more!
We are currently recruiting YVC interns. Click here for more information.
Click
here for a Youth Volunteer
Corps volunteer registration form in PDF format. PDF 
Contact the Volunteer Center for applications or interest at (806) 747-0551 or gcaballero@volunteerlubbock.org.
1.) Mail form to:
Volunteer Center of Lubbock
1706 23rd St., Suite 101
Lubbock, Texas 79411
2.) Fax form to:
(806) 747-8640