Youth program

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Youth programs are particular activities designed to involve people between the ages of 10 and 25. Activities included are generally oriented towards youth development through recreation, social life, prevention, intervention, or education. During youth programs participants might be involved in sports, religion, community service, youth activism, youth service, outdoor education, and more. Topics covered include youth empowerment, consumer rights, youth-led media, youth rights, and more.

Youth program focuses and activities generally depend on the location, culture, class, education, and ideals of the individuals and organizations involved. These programs are offered by government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and businesses around the world.

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Elements	Evolving capacities Intergenerational equity Student voice Youth-adult partnership Youth mainstreaming Youth rights Youth voice

Types	Community youth development Anarchistic free school Positive youth development Student activism Student-centered learning Student rights Student voice Youth activism Youth council Youth court Youth engagement Youth leadership Youth-led media Youth movement Youth participation Youth philanthropy Youth service Youth suffrage Youth vote

Barriers	Adultcentrism Adultism Ageism Fear of youth (ephebiphobia) Fear of children (pediaphobia)

Related articles	Beatnik Beat Generation Counterculture of the 1960s Hippies Hungry generation International Youth Year UK Underground

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