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.