Youth
Thousands of Kiwanis clubs support Young Children: Priority One —a continuing service program focusing on the needs of children, prenatal through age five, with projects in pediatric trauma, safety, child care, and early development.
The Worldwide Service Project —a Kiwanis-family initiative in partnership with UNICEF—aims to virtually eliminate the world’s leading cause of preventable mental retardation, iodine deficiency disorders.
Worldwide, Kiwanis clubs assist children, young adults, the aging, and the needy, improve communities and encourage international understanding.
Kiwanis Youth Organizations
Kiwanis clubs also sponsor Kiwanis-family organizations for young people and adults: K-Kids clubs in elementary schools, Builders Clubs in middle school and junior highs, Key Clubs in high schools, Circle K clubs at the collegiate level, Kiwanis Junior clubs for young adults in Europe, and Aktion clubs for adults living with disabilities. These clubs teach future world leaders the importance of helping others.
Salem Kiwanis Club Supports Local Youth Many of the community service projects and fundraising activities of the Salem Kiwanis Club directly support local children. Our activities significantly contribute to the support of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Salem-Keizer public schools, homeless and disadvantaged children.
The Salem Kiwanis Club currently provides the following direct services to support local youth;
Sponsors Oregon Connections Academy Key Club
Sponsors Richmond Elementary School BUG (Bringing Up Grades) Program
Sponsors Grant Elementary School BUG (Bringing Up Grades) Program
Provides Mentoring at Richmond Elementary School
Provides attendance prizes at Richmond Elementary School
Provides attendance prizes at Grant Elementary School
