Formation 1986 Membership Young people ages 5-25 Website YSA.org Leader Steve Culbertson Legal status Nonprofit organization | Location United States President & CEO Steve Culbertson Founded 1986 Type of business Youth organization | |
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CEO Steve Culbertson (16 May 1996–) Headquarters Washington, D.C., United States Similar National Youth Leadersh, Campus Compact, Young Scientists of Australia, AmeriCorps, Hands on Network Profiles | ||
Youth service america
Youth Service America, or YSA, is a resource center that partners with thousands of organizations committed to increasing the quality and quantity of volunteer opportunities for young people, ages 5-25, to serve locally, nationally, and globally." YSA has a reputation for supporting and promoting youth voice, youth service, and service-learning through advocacy, resource sharing, and handing out over $1 million in grants. Steve Culbertson was appointed the President & CEO in 1996.
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History
Founded in 1986 with support from the Ford Foundation, YSA’s mission is to expand the impact of the youth service movement with families, communities, schools, corporations, and governments. Founded and led by Roger Landrum and Frank Slobig for its first 10 years, YSA organized the youth service movement that led to the National and Community Service Acts of 1990 and 1993. YSA pioneered National Youth Service Day, New Generation Training Program, Working Group on National Youth Service Policy, National Service Leadership Seminar, Prudential Youth Leadership Institute, Fund for Social Entrepreneurs, and National Service SuperConference.
Programs
Programs include:
YSA has also been a long-time partner supporting the National Service Learning Conference, co-sponsored by the National Youth Leadership Council.