Global Youth Service Day

Global Youth Service Day is the largest international celebration of youth volunteerism in the world. Every April, millions of young people from more than 120 countries - with the help of mentors, parents, teachers, volunteers and voluntary organizations - mobilize to celebrate and promote the potential and power of the youth volunteer movement.

From April 15-17, millions of young people from more than 120 countries – with the help of mentors, parents, teachers, volunteers and voluntary organizations – mobilize to celebrate and promote the potential and power of the youth volunteer movement.

Here is what you can do for GYSD and how we can help you achieve it!

• Book time during your school’s announcements or at school events.
• Download our free key speaking points and use as a guideline for your script.
• Start a Volunteering Club on campus and launch the recruitment drive during Global Youth Service Day.

Looking for ideas for volunteering activities?

• Click here for a list of ways you can start your own volunteering efforts in your community.
• Create a Facebook network to help mobilize people to participate in a volunteering activity.
• Post flyers throughout your school.
• Spread the word and contact your local media outlets. Announce your volunteering event in the community news paper.

There is so much you can do through volunteering to make this world better, to make your communities better. Global Youth Service Day is an opportunity to address the issues you care about and believe in. Think about what matters to you – get out and volunteer.

Global Youth Service Day is a program of Youth Service America (YSA) with the National Youth Leadership Council and PARADE magazine.