About | Youth United Mason

Youth United is a program of the United Way of Mason County that encourages teens to volunteer in their community.

Awards and Rewards

Receive an award at the annual Youth United Awards Ceremony (75 volunteer hours)
Letter in Community Service at your High School (150 volunteer hours)
Meet new people
Give back to your community
Develop job skills
Gain experience to add to applications for jobs and college entrance

All volunteer work must be completed between May 1, 2018 and March 30, 2019

Youth United is available to those in grades 6-12 and is open to homeschooled teens.
All volunteer work must be tracked and verified (see Hours Verification Tracker)
At least 50 hours must be a non-school related activity.
For those earning a Letter in Community Service, at least one activity must be school related.
Court ordered community service hours are not eligible for this award.
Someone other than a parent, relative, or friend must verify service hours.
Work completed for a business does not apply except on a few occasions. Prior approval with Youth United is required.

School Related Hours

Service may benefit your own school, school clubs, athletics, events, and activities.
Service, such as fundraisers for a group of which you are a part, must benefit the entire group.
You can count hours spent organizing and implementing a service project, provided you won't be receiving a grade or extra credit for it.
All meeting hours may be counted for clubs geared towards service.

Non-school Related Hours

Service may not benefit your own school (clubs, athletics, activities).
Service may be counted if it was organized through the school but benefits another organization, event, or cause.