Youth Empowerment
Young people are the present, not just the future.
Young people have incredible potential, creativity, and insight. Youth empowerment means listening to young voices, supporting their growth, and creating opportunities for them to lead. These cards celebrate mentorship, encouragement, and the power of believing in someone.
🃏 Featured Youth Empowerment Cards
Action cards that embody this theme:
Tell a young person 'I believe in you because...' with one concrete example. Name what you see.
Tell a teen what you wish someone had told you at their age. With consent. Heal backward, help forward.
Ask kids to co-create family screen rules. Rules land better when shared. Household democracy.
Ask a child to design one kindness mission. Follow their plan exactly. Empowerment starts with 'you decide.'
Ask a kid how they'd fix one world problem. Take notes like they're running the show.
Pair kids so each teaches the other one skill or game. Peer teaching is power sharing.
Help a kid record a 'message to future me.' Save it. Children are future historians.
Write a kid a note about one strength you see. Hide it in a book. Kids remember what we mirror.
🌐 Get Involved
Organizations and resources making a difference:
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Youth mentoring programs
Visit →Boys & Girls Clubs
After-school programs for youth
Visit →MENTOR
Resources for mentors and mentoring programs
Visit →4-H
Youth development through hands-on learning
Visit →YouthBuild
Education and job training for opportunity youth
Visit →✨ Words of Wisdom
Inspiration from the Action cards in this theme:
"What we see depends mainly on what we look for."— John Lubbock
"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing."— Henry Ford
"The best way to make children good is to make them happy."— Oscar Wilde
"Children are great imitators so give them something great to imitate."— Anonymous
"Children are not things to be molded but are people to be unfolded."— Jess Lair
"Tell me and I forget teach me and I remember involve me and I learn."— Benjamin Franklin
✅ Actions You Can Take Today
- Name the potential you see in a young person
- Share your skills and experiences with youth
- Listen to young people's ideas without dismissing them
- Support youth-led initiatives and organizations
- Be a consistent, reliable presence in a young person's life
🌟 Thanks for Being Human Enough
Every small act of youth empowerment creates ripples of positive change. Pick one action from this page and do it today. Then come back and try another!