Mentorship program, character building, scholarships, youth services, and more!

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The Young Marines is a national non-profit 501c (3) youth education and service program for boys and girls, ages eight through high school graduation. The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral and physical development of its members.

The Young Marines strengthens the lives of America’s youth by teaching the importance of self-confidence, academic achievement, honoring our veterans, good citizenship, community service, and living a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral, and physical development of its members. The program focuses on character building and leadership and promotes a lifestyle that is conducive to being productive members of society.

Address: 3450 Corporate Dr. Tyler, Tx

Phone number: (903) 253-6624

Services/Resources offered at the Young Marines

• Youth services
• Coaching and Mentoring program
• Career focused education programs
• Environment and Nature preservation education program for teens
• Scholarships
• Veteran services
• Support groups
• After Recruit training the Rose City Young Marines meet every other Saturday for normal meetings. Plus we participate in community service events, camping trips, hikes, parades, color guards, veteran appreciation & more.
• During the summer months, Young Marines can attend the Young Marines National Summer Programs including Adventures, Challenges, Encampments, and Schools (SPACES). Some of the exciting SPACES events include Junior Leadership School, Senior Leadership School, Advanced Leadership School, the Great American History Adventure, Space Camp, National Flight Academy, Drill and Ceremonies School, Orienteering, Sailing, Cowboy Experience, National Outdoor Leadership School, SCUBA and Master SCUBA Diver Schools, and the National Encampment.

There is a one-time joining fee with yearly registration for those who desire to earn the title Young Marine. All other services provided to the community are free.

Eligibility Requirements: Boys and girls ages 10-18 are welcome to join.

Areas we serve: 19 counties in East Texas - Smith, Gregg, Wood, Henderson, Van Zandt, Upshur, Camp, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Anderson, Henderson, Rains, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, Morris, Bowie, & Red river counties.

Contact: Amber Leach – Executive Officer / email: RoseCity@youngmarines.org

We currently need:

• Monetary donations to purchase cargo trailer to store and transport camping gear. ($5,000)
• Monetary Donations to keep the costs of camping trips and challenges to a minimum.
• Monetary donation to assist with purchasing uniforms, camping gear, and other stuff the kids need to be successful in the program. ($5,00)

Click here to make a donation to our program!.

Mission: The mission of the Young Marines is to positively impact America’s future by providing quality youth development programs for boys and girls that nurtures and develops its members into responsible citizens who enjoy and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

Upon joining a local Young Marine unit, youth undergo a 40-hour orientation program. Meetings are hosted on Saturday, every week, for 7 weeks. This orientation is called Recruit Training. . The youth learn general subjects such as history, customs and courtesies, close order drill, physical fitness, and military rank structure, land navigation, public speaking, and more. At the end of recruit training, we hold a weekend-long campout for the recruits to apply the skills they learned during recruit training and celebrate with a graduation and awards ceremony.

After graduating from Young Marine Recruit Training, the youth have the opportunity to learn even more new skills, earn rank, wear the Young Marine uniform, and work toward earning ribbons and other awards.

Website: For more detailed information about our organization please visit us at https://youngmarines.org/public/page

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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RoseCityYoungMarin

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