49% OF MIDDLETOWN YOUTH REPORT THAT THEY PLACE HIGH VALUE ON HELPING OTHER PEOPLE
WHAT IS CARING?
Caring about others includes caring for a lot of different people: those in your family, neighborhood, school, community, state, country, and world. It can include caring for animals and the environment, too.
Caring for others can take place in two ways: through direct caring (which involves human interaction) and indirect caring (when we do things for people but don’t see them). It’s important for young people to be involved in both direct and indirect caring.
SOME SMALL THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MODEL CARING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Compliment at least one person every day.
Smile at others when you see them
Hold the door for others and say thank you when they do the same for you
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO FOSTER CARING WITHIN THE CHILDREN YOU WORK WITH?
In 1990, Debbie Spaide and a group of children got together to rake a lawn for an elderly neighbor in New Canaan, CT. A few weeks later, the same kids made 150 bag lunches for a soup kitchen. During these experiences, they learned how great it feels to help others. They told their friends and in just a few weeks the group had grown to over 50 enthusiastic young people. That was the beginning of Kids Care Clubs.
Kids Care Clubs are groups of young people who work together to help others in their communities and around the world. Clubs are formed in schools, churches, synagogues, Volunteer Centers, and other community-based organizations. Today there are more than 1,800 registered clubs and close to 100,000 kids in the United States and countries including Australia, Canada, China, and Nepal.
Each month, Kids Care Clubs posts different service projects, which include step-by-step instructions, compassion and issues education information, meeting activities, additional resources and information on possible service partners. In addition, Kids Care Clubs can download a Start Up Handbook. They will receive monthly e-newsletters, and are eligible for in-kind product donations and mini-grants.
mailto:kidscare@handsonnetwork.org OR visit their website at http://www.kidscare.org/
The true measure of an individual is how she/he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.”—Ann Landers
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