Youth Service America

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Official Information

Full Name:	Youth Service America
EIN:	52-1500870
Tax Status:	501(c)(3)
Website:	http://www.ysa.org
Address:	1101 15th St Nw Ste 200 Washington, DC 20005

About this Nonprofit

Mission:	Founded in 1986, YSA's mission is to expand the impact of the youth service movement with communities, schools, corporations, and governments.
Description:	We work toward that mission through four core strategies: ORGANIZING PUBLIC POLICY AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS encourage and mobilize the energy, commitment, idealism, and experience of young people while highlighting their community contributions. We work through public education events, the media, and with policy-makers to heighten awareness of the positive role of young people in our society. Our three programs in this area include: GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY, the largest service event in the world; YOUTH VOICE, a national initiative to increase the quality and quantity of opportunities for young people to serve as decision-makers in organizations and communities, establishing a culture where youth engagement is a universal community principle; and NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ADVOCACY, which calls for government partnership in creating opportunities for young people to serve locally, nationally, and globally. CONVENING THE FIELD facilitates the exchange of information and learning among participants and organizations in the youth service and service-learning field. Our programs in this area include: YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA'S PARTNER and MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM includes more than 10,000 organizations, representing over 60 million young people; NATIONAL SERVICE-LEARNING CONFERENCE, a program of the National Youth Leadership Council in association with Youth Service America, is the largest annual gathering of service-learning professionals, policymakers, and young people; and the WORKING GROUP ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, which provides a cohesive voice for the youth service, service-learning, and civic engagement field. OFFERING INCENTIVES AND RECOGNITION rewards and encourages more young people, schools, and organizations to contribute to their communities through service and service-learning. GRANTS AND AWARDS are available to motivate and help youth, teachers, and youth organizations, plan and carry out Global Youth Service Day projects and ongoing service throughout the year. Grants include the State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Award and the NEA-YSA Youth Leaders for Literacy Awards. The Harris Wofford Awards recognize young people and institutions that help make service and service-learning the common expectation and common experience of all young people in America. PROVIDING INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES strengthens the capacity of youth organizations and individuals to increase the quality and quantity of their youth service and service-learning projects. The programs in this area include: THE NATIONAL SERVICE BRIEFING has the highest circulation of any newsletter in the service and service-learning field; SERVENET.ORG is YSA's award-winning website and the most comprehensive site on the Internet dedicated to service and volunteering; TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ranges from one-on-one phone consultations to working groups, conference seminars, and workshops (based on a fee structure) on such issues as youth in decision-making, youth voice and civic engagement, international aspects of volunteer service, media training, and employee volunteer management; CURRICULUM GUIDES AND TOOL KITS help teachers, community leaders, and young people plan quality service projects, recruit volunteers, identify costs, raise funds, generate media attention, and incorporate service-learning practices into their community service projects; PROJECT PLAN-IT! is YSA's online project planning tool to help young people develop a custom plan for their service project using the Internet; and TIP SHEETS assist organizations and individuals on various topics.

Mission:

Founded in 1986, YSA's mission is to expand the impact of the youth service movement with communities, schools, corporations, and governments.

Description:

We work toward that mission through four core strategies:

ORGANIZING PUBLIC POLICY AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS encourage and mobilize the energy, commitment, idealism, and experience of young people while highlighting their community contributions. We work through public education events, the media, and with policy-makers to heighten awareness of the positive role of young people in our society. Our three programs in this area include: GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY, the largest service event in the world; YOUTH VOICE, a national initiative to increase the quality and quantity of opportunities for young people to serve as decision-makers in organizations and communities, establishing a culture where youth engagement is a universal community principle; and NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ADVOCACY, which calls for government partnership in creating opportunities for young people to serve locally, nationally, and globally.

CONVENING THE FIELD facilitates the exchange of information and learning among participants and organizations in the youth service and service-learning field. Our programs in this area include: YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA'S PARTNER and MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM includes more than 10,000 organizations, representing over 60 million young people; NATIONAL SERVICE-LEARNING CONFERENCE, a program of the National Youth Leadership Council in association with Youth Service America, is the largest annual gathering of service-learning professionals, policymakers, and young people; and the WORKING GROUP ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, which provides a cohesive voice for the youth service, service-learning, and civic engagement field.

OFFERING INCENTIVES AND RECOGNITION rewards and encourages more young people, schools, and organizations to contribute to their communities through service and service-learning. GRANTS AND AWARDS are available to motivate and help youth, teachers, and youth organizations, plan and carry out Global Youth Service Day projects and ongoing service throughout the year. Grants include the State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Award and the NEA-YSA Youth Leaders for Literacy Awards. The Harris Wofford Awards recognize young people and institutions that help make service and service-learning the common expectation and common experience of all young people in America.

PROVIDING INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES strengthens the capacity of youth organizations and individuals to increase the quality and quantity of their youth service and service-learning projects. The programs in this area include: THE NATIONAL SERVICE BRIEFING has the highest circulation of any newsletter in the service and service-learning field; SERVENET.ORG is YSA's award-winning website and the most comprehensive site on the Internet dedicated to service and volunteering; TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ranges from one-on-one phone consultations to working groups, conference seminars, and workshops (based on a fee structure) on such issues as youth in decision-making, youth voice and civic engagement, international aspects of volunteer service, media training, and employee volunteer management; CURRICULUM GUIDES AND TOOL KITS help teachers, community leaders, and young people plan quality service projects, recruit volunteers, identify costs, raise funds, generate media attention, and incorporate service-learning practices into their community service projects; PROJECT PLAN-IT! is YSA's online project planning tool to help young people develop a custom plan for their service project using the Internet; and TIP SHEETS assist organizations and individuals on various topics.

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2 causes
421 members
$700 donated
41 donors

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