YouthCompass Communities
Want a place to have fun, laugh and belong, no matter who you are?
Living outside your home country or not sure where home is?
Looking for a chance to have open dialog on issues that really matter to you?
You need to check out YouthCompass.
Want your teens have responsible adult role models they can talk to?
Looking for an English-speaking teen environment where your son or daughter will be welcome as they are and encouraged to discover who they want to be?
Hoping your teen will find safe places to have fun while the family is on an international assignment?
You need to check out YouthCompass.
Seeking more opportunities for international students to engage in service and earn CAS hours?
Work with international teens that are feeling lonely and need someone who is there to talk and listen?
Looking for extracurricular opportunities for international students that don’t speak the local language?
You need to check out YouthCompass.
A YC Community is formed by a group of people in a particular city who recognize the unique needs of families living outside the parents’ home country and want to do something to help. Each community offers caring adult role models, fun activities and service opportunities for expatriate youth during their stay in that community. Adults screened by the board serve as staff, volunteers and local board members. Our staff and volunteers navigate life with students - loving them unconditionally, and modeling respect and trust.
YouthCompass also keeps in touch with our families after they move to offer opportunities to connect with other international teens / Third Culture Kids or participate in regional events in the next location. This on-going involvement helps provide continuity throughout the transition and is part of the reason that YouthCompass is dedicated to growing until every international community around the world has a YC Community or partner organization that is supporting international teens and their families. If you are interested in starting a YC Community in your city, please contact us: info@youthcompass.org.
