Kiwanis Service Leadership
Programs
What
opportunities are there in my community for my whole
family to serve?
Kiwanians around the globe have one
common goal: To serve the children of the world. Kiwanis
advocates this vision every day by providing opportunities to
serve for every member of a community through Service
Leadership Programs.
Through these opportunities, youth and
young adults around the world become competent, capable, and
compassionate leaders.
CKI - for
college students
Circle K International (CKI) is the
premiere university service organization in the world
sponsored by Kiwanis International. With clubs on more than
550 campuses globally, programming is based upon the tenets of
service, leadership, and fellowship.
Key Leader -
for
youth leaders
Key Leader is a leadership experience for
today's youth leaders. It focuses on service leadership as the
first, most meaningful leadership development experience. A
Key Leader learns the most important lesson of
leadership—leadership comes from helping others
succeed.
Key Club -
for high school students
245,000 high school leaders from 24
countries unite every day to provide service in their homes,
schools, and communities, and complete more than 12 million
hours of service. Key Clubbers work to help eliminate HIV/AIDS
in Africa, stop premature birth, and battle for the rights of
children in their communities.
Builders Club - for middle school and
junior high students
Nearly 40, 000
middle and junior high students in 1,300 clubs in 18
nations contribute service to school and community while
developing leadership and people skills. Builders Club members
implement practical service-learning principles as they focus
on supporting organizations that focus on the needs of
children.
KKids - for
elemetary students
 K-Kids is a student-led
community service club for elementary students that teaches
members the value of helping others through participation in
community service projects and club activities.
Terrific Kids is a student recognition
program that promotes character development, self-esteem, and
perseverance. Students work with their classroom teacher
and establish goals to improve behavior, peer relationships,
attendance, or schoolwork. Thoughtful, Enthusiastic,
Respectful, Responsible, Inclusive, Friendly, Inquisitive,
Capable.
Bring Up Grades (BUG) is a program
designed to provide recognition to students who raise their
grades into an acceptable range, and maintain or continue to
raise them from one grading period to the
next.
Aktion Club
- for adults with
disabilities
Aktion Club members in more than 200
clubs in seven nations allow adults living with disabilities
to develop initiative and leadership skills through hands-on
service. These adults return to the community the benefits,
help, and caring they have received. Kiwanis
Junior - for young adults in Europe
 Kiwanis Junior clubs are recognized in
Europe and help to share the Kiwanis service experience with
younger adults, ages 18-35. Kiwanis Junior became an official
program in 1992 and now includes more than 50
clubs.
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