TEEN RECRUITMENT WHAT I’VE LEARNED HOW I DO IT NOW MY GOALS GOING FORWARD

HI! I’M BRANDON FROM ATSUGI MWR FROM 2004 CYP FROM 2005 TEEN PROGRAMS FROM 2011

CONGRATS! YOU ARE IN CHARGE! SURPRISE – WE NEED A YOUTH OF THE YEAR WHAT IS IT? HOW OLD? OH NO! LETS FIGURE THIS OUT HMMMMMMMM

NO MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL

CHALLENGES LATE ARRIVAL – TRAVEL TIME – SPORTS – BAND – CLUBS HARD TO IDENTIFY

2 WAY TO GET CANDIATES

THE FIRST WAY WITH YOUR BARE HANDS!

THE SECOND WAY VIA THE PARENTS

LOTS OF WAY TO REACH PARENTS TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING SOCIAL MEDIA WEB PAGES DIRECT S WORD OF MOUTH

CHALLENGES WITH PARENTS YOUTH FEEL “FORCED” HELICOPTER PARENTS OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES & PRIORITIES SIMPLY NOT REACHABLE

BEST APROACH TO PARENTS UNDERSTAND YOUR BOUNDARIES GAUGE YOUTH REACTIONS SET CLEAR EXPECTATIONS

THE BARE HANDS APROACH TALK DIRECTLY TO YOUTH GO DIRECTLY TO THEM BE WHERE THEY ARE, NOT WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO BE.

TARGET GOOD CANDIDATES YOUR ENDORSEMENT MEANS SOMETHING ENGAGED DIRECTLY, NOT PASSIVELY EARN A REPUTATION OF TRUST

POTENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE BUSY IT SOUNDS LIKE WORK DON’T UNDERSTAND BENEFITS DON’T BELIEVE THEY ARE GOOD CANDIDATES CHALLENGES

LIFE QUIZ IS IT HARD MOVING? HOW MANY PLACES HAVE YOU BEEN? – HOW MANY FRIENDS HAVE MOVED? IS MOM OR DAD DEPLOYED? HAVE YOU HAD SOME HARD TIMES?

FINAL THOUGHTS RELATIONSHIPS ARE KEY – YOUTH – TEACHERS – PARENTS – SLO FIND EVERY OPPORTUNITY – KEYSTONE – STUDENT TO STUDENT – YOUTH SPONSORSHIP – SCHOOL OUT DAYS