Youth programs are offered in 500 youth centers and 300 locations worldwide. Traditionally, these programs have been focused on youth sports, recreation, classes, and social activities.
Military life imposes unique demands on families.
Military assignments often require families to be relocated far from family support networks and frequently require remote or temporary assignments. Relocation impacts all aspects of family life, spouse employment, family finances, a sense of belonging, and security. On average, military families move twice as often as civilian families. During the adolescent years, relocating requires youth to re-establish peer support systems and friends at a very difficult stage of development. Youth Sponsorship Programs have not been uniformly implemented.