YSLP
Youth Service Leadership Program (YSLP)
The purpose of the program is to provide personal, educational and professional growth for Kiwanis Junior Club members through community service, leadership development and fellowship activities.
Other Youth Service Leadership Programs
Circle K International
Circle
K is a service club for collegians and has nearly 13,000 members on more than 500 university and college campuses in
13 nations. Circle K was started in Pullman, Washington, and was formally organized as a service organization in 1947. Its
members are committed to leadership, service, and fellowship.
Key Club International
The oldest
Kiwanis youth program is Key Club. Seventeen boys in Sacramento, California, made up the first Key Club in 1925, and today the organization
is active in 20 nations and includes 4,711 clubs and 234,528 members. More than 2 million youth have enlisted in Key
Club since its inception, including many who are now top government and business leaders
Builders Club
When middle
school and junior high students began to show an interest in organizing to serve their schools and communities, the Builders Club program
was launched in 1975. With support from Kiwanis clubs, Key Clubs, and Circle K clubs, the Builders Club network has grown to include
more than 1,500 clubs and 44,000 members in 13 nations.
K-Kids
This organization for
elementary school-age students began in 1990 when the first club was formed in North Lauderdale, Florida, and formally adopted as a service leadership programs by Kiwanis in 1998. Today 16,164 K-Kids in 500 clubs and 11 nations are actively creating
opportunities for community service, leadership development, and citizenship education.
Aktion Clubs
In October 2000,
Kiwanis extended service opportunities to adult citizens living with developmental disabilities through the formation of Aktion Clubs.
These clubs provide members with opportunities to develop initiative and leadership, to serve their communities, to be integrated into
society, and to demonstrate the dignity and value of citizens living with developmental disabilities.