- Area(s) of Focus: Community Health & Civic Life, Economy
- Key Indicator(s): Group Membership (% of adults 18 and over involved in social, civic, sports, and religious groups), Youth Not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24), Unemployment Rate (%)
- State(s): Alaska, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia
Lemonade Day is a free, fun, experiential learning program that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business – a lemonade stand. It began in Houston, Texas in 2007. Since then it has grown from 2,700 kids to 120,000 kids in 31 cities across America and Canada in 2011.