Community Impact & Advocacy
Bettering Your Community and Your World
JCI USA members play a vital role in community development by creating impact projects tailored to the specific needs of their local areas. These projects give members the opportunity to lead while developing long-term, sustainable solutions to address community challenges. Through hands-on experience, you can learn project management, advocacy, and civic engagement skills that can be applied in both your personal and professional lives.
Our Programs & Initiatives:
NEW! JCI USA is excited to be piloting an Advocacy program in 2026, providing tools and resources for members to become more civically engaged and take action on local and national issues. Joining the Advocacy Taskforce, supporting a local initiative, or championing an issue you care about can deepen your impact and your leadership journey. Advocacy isn’t about being loud — it’s about being intentional. And when young leaders choose to advocate, communities are stronger for it.
We are looking forward to hosting training and workshops throughout the year that inspire members to speak up and get involved. You can find dates and registration info on the JCI USA Training Calendar. If you’d like to catch up on previous training sessions, recordings are posted here in the Young Leader Lab.
You can also take a quick survey to share your thoughts and be entered to win a $25 JCI USA Store gift card! As we launch this program, we want to hear from our members on what issues matter most, future program engagement, and any previous experience with advocacy work.
JCI USA has also been a long-standing partner of United to Beat Malaria: the world’s largest grassroots campaign working together to save lives by bringing together UN partners, advocates, and organizations, to raise awareness, funds, and voices to protect vulnerable families from malaria.
Across the country, local chapters of JCI USA are taking on community impact projects that cover a wide variety of issue areas – including those included in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Chapters are encouraged to conduct community needs assessments to deepen relationships and build projects around the root causes of issues where Jaycees can have the greatest impact.
Members have access to a variety of tools and resources when developing projects, including the PMGenie: Project Management Guides (PMGs) are used by JCI USA chapters to plan and implement projects, events, and collaborative processes. Once created, it will be approved by the chapter board and members to appropriate funds. The PMGenie is an online tool that will set your PMG process up for success, from establishing the project’s goals all the way to evaluation and reflection.
Have an idea but not sure where to start? Check out our Leadership Development & Member Support page for more resources to guide you along your JCI journey!