Profile: Youth Service America
Year Founded
1986
Type
Non-profit
Last on Think
Updated on: 02/17/2009 11:58
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Mission Statement

YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA seeks to improve communities by increasing the number and the diversity of young people, ages 5-25, serving in important roles.

 

Founded in 1986, YSA is an international nonprofit resource center that partners with thousands of organizations in more than 100 countries to expand the impact of the youth service movement with families, communities, schools, corporations, and governments.

 

YSA organizes Public Mobilization Campaigns, offers Incentives and Awards, and provides Tools, Information, and Training to support the engagement of young people, ages 5-25, in solving the world's most intractable problems.

 

Location
1101 15th Street, NW Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
United States
Phone
202-296-2992
Fax
202-296-4030
Website
www.YSA.org
Email
info@ysa.org
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An Ordinary Miracle
Rusty Poer is a regular guy. Or one would think. But upon getting to know Rusty, one would find out that he's more than just a regular guy. He is, in fact, an ordinary...
Tags: discrimination   Wyoming   Street Team '08   sarah palin   Mental Disability...
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by  NickWyoming on october 08, 2008
 
   
 
Climate Change- It's In Our Future
The president of the Heinz Center, Tom Lovejoy came to the University of Kentucky to talk with students about the seriousness of climate change.
Tags: environment   climate change   Energy   Choose Or Lose   Street Team 08   Kentucky...
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by  blueinthebluegrass on october 08, 2008
 
   
 
Feed The Homeless & Unfortunate People Free Meals On The Days Before The Holidays - In Your Home Town.
Join us To Feed The Homeless & Unfortunate People on The day before the Holidays for A FREE MEALS. We can have these events at your home town, I know how. ...
Tags: music   hunger   god   Love   hope   art   care   Easter   thanksgiving   povetry...
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by  guitarelements.com & ... on september 15, 2008
 
   
 
News: Barack Obama, John McCain Agree On Importance Of Community Service At Columbia University Forum
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain drew a crowd of thousands to Columbia University for a televised forum on community service.
Tags: volunteer   Barack Obama   Election 2008   John McCain   service   ServiceForum
Views 204
by  MTVNews on september 12, 2008
 
   
 
Stopping Youth Violence
Chef Jeff Henderson brings his life story, cooking skills, and star power to Little Rock, Arkansas, in order to encourage at-risk youth to stop committing acts...
Tags: Crime   gang violence   at-risk youth   Chef Jeff Henderson   community action
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by  malcolmglover1 on september 11, 2008
 
   
 
Blog post: Are we really blind to people's needs??Are we really robots with no hearts?

 

 

''The third world'''- what an expression...like we're talking about some other planet.How can we do this??how can we close our eyes, turn our backs and keep quiet??is it because we don't care or because we're afraid??I don't know which would be worse...or maybe it's both...My mind cannot understand how we can do this, or better yet...

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Posted by lexlaurent on september 11, 2008 at 5:53 am
 
   
 
Kids can Make a Difference
An 8 year old Filipino boy has volunteered to help treat wounds and distribute medicines at an outreach medical mission in the slum areas in the Philippines.
Tags: volunteer   children   Kid   child
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by  embagual on july 29, 2008
 
   
 
Pushcart of Hygiene stuff, books and free snacks
Teaching how to brush your teeth, wash hands properly, bathe and treating wounds while giving out free snacks. No place to learn ABC, to count 123, to color, to...
Tags: Commitment   Volunteers   food   Teamwork   Learn   Teach
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by  dynamicteens on july 05, 2008
 
   
 
Blog post: Global Youth Service Day: April 25-27 2008
Global Youth Service Day 2008
April 25-27

Twentieth Anniversary Marked With Projects In More Than 100 Countries

State Farm Returned for Seventh Year as U.S. Sponsor

 

Global Youth Service Day (GYSD)...

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Posted by Youth Service America on april 28, 2008 at 2:51 pm
 
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