Thank You Youth Workers!
Today and everyday we are thankful for so many who give their time, energy, and talent to making a positive impact in the lives of youth and children. To youth workers around the globe: THANK YOU!
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Thank a Youth Worker Day is a joint effort of community partners, youth work organizations, youth and child care workers, and individuals who have signed on to declare an international day of celebrating youth workers. May 3, 2012 will be marked by local celebrations of youth work and public relations efforts to encourage people to thank youth workers who make a difference in the lives of young people in their communities. Who is a youth worker? A youth worker is anyone, staff or volunteer, who works with or for the development of children and youth by working directly for or on behalf...
read moreWhy the new date?
Why the new date and new time of year, you may be asking? The reason: An exciting new partnership! With new partners CYC-Net, an international network of child and youth care workers, and the ACYCP (The Association for Child & Youth Care Practice, Inc.), the day of thanks is being moved to line up with CYC-Net’s week of recognizing the field of child and youth care work all around the world. We firmly believe youth work organizations should be working together and wanted to model this effort by moving to the first Thursday in May as part of this international movement to raise...
read moreWho is a Youth Worker?
Youth Worker: n. An individual who works with or on behalf of children and/or youth to facilitate their personal, social, and educational development and enable them to gain a voice, influence, and place in society as they make the transition from dependence to independence. (Definition from the National Collaboration for Youth.) Does your organization use a different term? Youth care worker…Child care worker…youth minister…etc. If so, please take the materials and adapt it to say thank you in your culture and your...
read more- Thank a Youth Worker Day! Take time and #saythanks to someone who works with youth and/or children in your community. http://t.co/bwM7LGyn
- An invitation to #gc2012. Call/email/tweet a thank you 2 the children's and youth ministry workers at your church. http://t.co/9nUvPeYf
- Thank a Youth Worker Day! Take time and #saythanks to someone who works with youth and/or children in your community. http://t.co/wNyzHd8B
- Thank a Youth Worker Day! Take time and #saythanks to someone who works with youth and/or children in your community. http://t.co/fMhsdxH3
- Wondering what to do as an individual for Thank a Youth Worker Day? Here is how you can #saythanks... http://t.co/rwl3HZEy
- Still looking for ideas for Thank a Youth Worker Day? Find them here: http://t.co/CqGWiNb1