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| Founded | 2003 |
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| Founder | Guatam Jain |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Headquarters | California |
| Website | www.youthtakingaction.org (defunct) |
Youth Taking Action (YTA) was a California registered non-profit organization that promoted youth involvement in philanthropy. YTA was managed by a group of student representatives from the United States, Canada, and India. Guatam Jain, at the time a middle school student in California, was inspired to create a philanthropic organization after reading Craig Kielburger's book Free the Children in the summer of 2003. The organization ceased activities in 2013, and it was de-registered in California in 2015.
YTA has received seed funding from Youth Venture, a non-profit organization launched by the Ashoka Foundation in 1996.
Programs
YTA hosted two programs intended to spread awareness about social issues affecting children.
The Share & Care Club encouraged teenagers to forgo a soda or a pack of chewing gum every month in favor of forwarding the funds to YTA select organizations.
The Birthday Club encouraged children to donate to charities on their birthdays.
References
- "Teens Take Charge to Make an Impact!". Ode Magazine. 2007-07-13. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- "History & Accomplishments". Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation Certificate of Dissolution - Youth Taking Action (Report). July 14, 2015 – via Search Department of Justice Registry Search Tool rct.doj.ca.gov/verification/web/Search.aspx?facility=N for "Youth Taking Action".
- "Share & Care Club". Archived from the original on 2007-08-26.
External links
- "Official website". Archived from the original on 2012-01-06.