Youth movement - Definition and Overview

A Youth organization is a formal organization aimed at children and adolescents for education and socialization.

Most organizations have certain ideals and values that they aim to pass on to their members.

List of youth organizations

Organizations are international unless noted as associated with a specific country

• 4-H
• Big Brothers (US)
• Big Sisters (US)
• Bnei Akiva
• Boys and Girls Clubs of America (US)
• Boys' Brigade
• Campfire USA (US)
• CISV
• Crusaders
• Future Farmers of America (US)
• Degree of Anona (US)
• Degree of Hiawatha (US)
• International Order of the Rainbow for Girls
• Jewish Community Center
• Junior Achievement [1] (http://www.ja.org/)
• Junior Order Knights of Pythias (US)
• Princes of Syracuse (US)
• Methodist Association of Youth Clubs (UK)
• haNoar haOver vehaLomed(The Working and Learning Youth) (Israel)
• PDMU (Mx)
• Pioneer movement
• Royal Canadian Army Cadets
• Royal Rangers
• Scouting
  • Girl Guides/Girl Scouts
  • Brownies
  • Boy Scouts
  • Cub Scouts
  • Venture Scouts
• Sierra Student Coalition (US)
• Trips for Kids Metro DC (US)
• UK Youth (UK)
• World Esperanto Youth Organisation (TEJO)
• The Woodcraft Folk
• YMCA
• Youth Action Network (UK)
• YWCA
• World Youth Alliance

Disbanded youth organizations

• Hitler Youth (Nazi Germany)
• Flechas and Pelayos (Spanish Falange).
• Balilla and Arditi (Fascist Italy)
• Croatian Eagles

College and young-adult organizations

• Youth Hostels Association
• National Association of College and University Residence Halls (US, Canada, Mexico)
• National Union of Students of the United Kingdom

See also

• List of organizations
• Youth work