Programs
YTA's online website hosts two main programs which are completely Internet based - thus not require very little effort and time from to participate in.
The Share & Care Club encourages teenagers to forgo a soda or a pack of gum every month, in essence, save just one dollar from his/her pocket money every month. A group of five participants would effectively raise $60 at the end of a year. Though it may not seem like a large amount, participants can forward funds to YTA select organizations that can make a huge impact. For example, each year 350,000 kids go blind due to lack of Vitamin A. Just one dollar can provide enough supplement capsules to protect 4 children from developing blindness.
The Birthday Club promotes kids to donate just 1 present on their birthday - make their special day, a special day for many others as well. Birthday kids can set up their parties through the YTA website and invite/request invitiees to participate in the program. Only the first 'x' invitees that opt to donate online, in lieu of bringing a present, will receive a special certificate that they can bring to the party. In the end, the birthday person gets to forward the funds raised to a cause and country of his/her choice.
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Famous quotes containing the word programs:
“Whether in the field of health, education or welfare, I have put my emphasis on preventive rather than curative programs and tried to influence our elaborate, costly and ill- co-ordinated welfare organizations in that direction. Unfortunately the momentum of social work is still directed toward compensating the victims of our society for its injustices rather than eliminating those injustices.”
—Agnes E. Meyer (1887–1970)
“Although good early childhood programs can benefit all children, they are not a quick fix for all of society’s ills—from crime in the streets to adolescent pregnancy, from school failure to unemployment. We must emphasize that good quality early childhood programs can help change the social and educational outcomes for many children, but they are not a panacea; they cannot ameliorate the effects of all harmful social and psychological environments.”
—Barbara Bowman (20th century)
“Will TV kill the theater? If the programs I have seen, save for “Kukla, Fran and Ollie,” the ball games and the fights, are any criterion, the theater need not wake up in a cold sweat.”
—Tallulah Bankhead (1903–1968)