YSA's Global Youth Service Network

The Global Youth Service Network, convened by YSA (Youth Service America), is a coalition of local, state, national, and global organizations committed to engaging children and youth to solve problems and lead communities through volunteering, community service, service-learning, national service, and civic engagement.

Who is a part of the Global Youth Service Network (GYSN)?

A GYSN member organization is any organization committed to increasing the number and diversity of young people serving in order to improve themselves and their communities in substantive ways.

Members include organizations:

• IN ANY SECTOR (education, youth development, volunteer & national service, nonprofit and community-based organizations, government, faith-based, business, etc.)
• ENGAGING ANY YOUNG PERSON (all ages, races, abilities, socio-economic levels, interests, etc.)
• IN ANY SETTING (K-12 school, higher education, youth development programs, out of school time, faith community, family opportunities, etc.)
• IN ANY FORM OF SERVICE (doing good/neighboring, volunteering, community service, service-learning, semester-long service-learning, full time national service, voting and civic engagement, etc.)
• ADDRESSING ANY ISSUE (health, environment, education, poverty and hunger, etc.)
• WITH ANY YOUTH OUTCOME (academic engagement and achievement, workforce readiness/21st century skills, positive youth development/SEB, civic engagement, etc.)

Are there any fees or other requirements to join?

There is no fee or monetary commitment to join the Global Youth Service Network.

Additionally, joining the Global Youth Service Network is not a commitment to add new work or programs or to fulfill new requirements. Rather, we ask only that you - and your chapters, affiliates, or members - use YSA as a resource and utilize our programs, grants, resources in order to strengthen your own programs.

The GYSN is an opportunity for your organization to participate - as your staff's time and interest allows - in learning from and finding opportunities for collaboration with YSA and other organizations who care about our common work of engaging young people and are also looking for new partners, ideas, and resources.