Youth Service America

Youth Service America (YSA) is a resource center that partners with many other organizations who are committed to increasing the quantity and quality of volunteer opportunities for people that are currently between 5 and 25 years of age. Their aim is to serve both nationally and internationally.[1] The purpose of the YSA is to support and promote youth voice, youth service, and service-learning through advocacy and resource sharing activities. Steve Culbertson was appointed to the role of President and CEO in 1996.[2][3][4]

Youth Service America (YSA)
Formation1986
TypeYouth organization
Legal statusNon-profit organization
HeadquartersWashington, DC
Location
Membership
Young people ages 5-25
President & CEO
Steve Culbertson
WebsiteYSA.org

Programs

Programs include:

  • Technology: YSA.org to support the organization's outreach to partners; and GYSD.org to support Global Youth Service Day;
  • Microfinance grants that use a teaching application process to encourage hundreds of high quality, measurable, service-learning projects by young people around the world;
  • Government relations to encourage an ongoing Federal and State investment in national service programs such as AmeriCorps;
  • Youth Voice initiative to help young people influence adults and contribute to policies and problems that affect them;
  • Communications to spread the word to media about young people as assets and resources.

YSA has also been a long-time partner supporting the National Service Learning Conference, co-sponsored by the National Youth Leadership Council.

See also

References
  1. About Us YSA website
  2. "Youth Service America Mobilizes Young People". Volunteer Management Report. 20 (9): 6. September 2015. doi:10.1002/vmr.30194.
  3. "The Youth Service America Working Group on Youth Service Policy: Issue Papers". 1989-01-01. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/19/21/filipino-student-recognized-by-us-based-organization-for-leading-literacy-program
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