Its mission is to educate and empower the children and youth in the spirit of Red Cross through constructive training and effective leadership, and provide opportunities for directing and harnessing their energy and idealism into worthwhile humanitarian activities.

JRC activities included the sewing of comfort articles and making surgical dressings for soldiers at war and planting vegetables in school gardens.

The decade of 1961–1970 recorded an increase in the JRC enrollment from 3 to 4 million members from 12,000 public and private elementary and secondary schools.

The adoption of the program for college students on January 28, 1969, solved the problem of young people who would want to continue serving through the Red Cross after graduation from high school.

The Congress elected Mr. Ruben C. Angeles of Zamboanga City as the 1st National Red Cross Youth Council President.

In February 2000, the board of governors approved the assignment of October of every year as the Red Cross Youth Month.

In June 2006, PNRC spearheaded the South East Asia National Youth Leaders' Summit (SEANYLS) electing then NYC president, Gov.

School authorities assist the Red Cross in the collection of membership fee in school, but proper coordination and series of meetings with DepEd officials, teachers and even the parents are to be done in order to the local Red Cross chapters to have opportunities to explain the components of the membership fee and where this goes.

And so, the need to reclassify the high school students and create activities that suits their age level was identified and addressed by the PRC.

The Red Cross Program for college students, whose age ranges from 16 to 25 years old, was approved by the board on January 28, 1969.

However, in a board meeting held on October 5, 1993, it was approved that there shall be a change in nomenclature: from Out-of-School to Community Red Cross Youth, whose age ranges from 7 to 30 years old.

[2] An institutionalized program with an exclusive set of training activities for Junior Red Cross members (elementary students) aims to develop or enhance the potentials of Junior Red Cross Youth members to become good leaders and train them on how to administer Basic First Aid.

A national biennial gathering of active and registered Chapter Youth Council Advisers from the Philippine Red Cross Chapters nationwide, where they share experiences and best practices among themselves and undertake, plan out strategies and methodologies to further improve the structure and performance of the Red Cross Youth Councils in the schools and in the communities.

The highest deliberative body of the Red Cross Youth, which is convened biennially with qualified chapter RCY officers and members (15–25 years old) in attendance from all over the country in order to discuss relevant strategies and plans to continually intensify quality leadership among RCY and develop youth programs for the future.

A special time celebrated yearly during the month of October to make the public more aware of the Red Cross Youth activities at the National Headquarters and in the chapters.

As designated also on the Ten Most Outstanding Red Cross Youth members from the chapters who excel in leadership and other fields of humanitarian services.

Also known as the SuperCamp Philippines, is a 5-day camping for Junior and Senior Red Cross Youth members (9 to 16 years old) to enjoy the wonders of nature and enrichment of teamwork experience through wholesome outdoor games and other environment-friendly competitions, leadership enhancement indoor sessions, and opinion-sharing over vital youth issues.

It aims to recognize the volunteers for their invaluable support and contributions to the PRC through the Red Cross Youth Programs.

A national recognition on how a Chapter Youth Council can make a difference by way of providing service to, advocating for, with the vulnerable people in the communities.