Global Youth Service Day

Global Youth Service Day
April 15-17, 2011
 

Global Youth Service Day is an annual campaign that celebrates and mobilizes the millions of children and youth who improve their communities each day of the year through service and service-learning. Established in 1988, Global Youth Service Day is the largest service event in the world, and the only day of service dedicated to children and youth. GYSD is celebrated each year in over 100 countries. This year, Global Youth Service Day will be April 15-17. Learn more at www.GYSD.org

More than 325,000 youth volunteers have already committed to improving their communities through service and service-learning on Global Youth Service Day. (90 GYSD Lead Agencies and Semester of Service Lead Organizers will engage at least 121,321 youth volunteers; 125 State Farm Good Neighbor and 333 UnitedHealth HEROES grantees will engage at least 103,688 volunteers; and GYSD Regional Partners will engage at least 100,000 youth volunteers.)

On Global Youth Service Day 2010, YSA grantees engaged 472,853 youth volunteers, in addition to the hundreds of thousands of young people engaged in self-organized projects around the world. For a state-by-state report of who participated and what happened on GYSD 2010, visit www.YSA.org/GYSD/2010/report/us   For a country-by-country report of who participated and what happened on GYSD 2010, visit www.YSA.org/GYSD/2010/report/global

YSA is also excited to announce our newest grant program, the Sodexo Lead Organizer grants, supporting organizations that engage youth volunteers to address the issue of childhood hunger in their communities, starting on Global Youth Service Day. See more information in the Grants & Awards section below.

The first YSA Webinar of 2011 - Choosing a GYSD Project - will be presented on February 1 and 8. More information in the Tools & Resources section below.