How Does The Oceanfront Jaycees
Provide Leadership Training?
The thrust of the leadership training within the Jaycee organization is achieved through running projects. The member can take on many roles within the projects--from project chairperson to project helper.

During the 80 plus years since the beginning of the Jaycee movement, the organization has gone through many changes, both in programs and in names. The Jaycees have become the greatest young people's leadership training organization in the world, and during this period, have developed a "concept" of what Jaycees should be for its members.
The “concept” is a process by which the "whole chapter" can offer its members a "total experience" -- personal growth, development of their managerial skills and effective service to their community. While the theory of the “concept” is the same throughout the Jaycee organization, the specific projects which chapters run, are defined by the interests of that chapters’ members.

All projects and programs run by a Jaycee chapter fall within one of five major programming Areas of Opportunity. These categories and sample projects within them are as follows:
Individual Area of Opportunity:
Embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed which states "Earth’s great treasure lies in human personality," this area provides an opportunity for individual members to realize their personal potential through training programs. Programming in this area would encompass all how-to programs, not related to Leadership, which falls in the Business Area of Opportunity.
Community Area of Opportunity:
Embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed which states "Service to humanity is the best work of life," this area develops the sensitivity of individual members to societal problems and community dynamics by providing experience in community problem solving. Programming in this area would encompass any project or program that either educates community members or improves the quality of life in a community.
Management Area of Opportunity:
Embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed which states "Government should be of laws rather than of men," this area develops the managerial skill of the individual member at all levels of the organization. Programming in this area would encompass any program or project that enhances a member’s management skills.
Business Area of Opportunity:
Embodying the line of the Jaycees Creed which states "Economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise," this area provides an opportunity for individual members to contribute to the development and enhancement of the economic infrastructure, prosperity, and well-being for all nations. Programming in the area would encompass any business-oriented training or other program that contributes to the economic prosperity for members and the community.
International Area of Opportunity:
Embodying the line of the Jaycee Creed, which states "The brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations," this area provides an opportunity for individual members to contribute to the development of goodwill, understanding, and cooperation among all peoples. Programming in this area would encompass all projects and programs that enhance a member’s knowledge of different cultures and countries around the world.