Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17) is an annual campaign that celebrates and mobilizes the millions of children and youth who improve their communities each day of the year through service and service-learning. Established in 1988, Global Youth Service Day is the largest service event in the world, and the only day of service dedicated to children and youth. GYSD is celebrated each year in over 100 countries.
Each year, millions of children and youth around the world work together with schools, youth organizations, nonprofits, community and faith-based organizations, volunteer and national service programs, government agencies, faith communities, and other individuals to address the world’s most critical issues and change their communities on Global Youth Service Day.
GYSD Partners
Global Youth Service Day is organized by Youth Service America and its Global Youth Service Network, which includes:
Sponsors: State Farm, UnitedHealthcare, Disney, Sodexo, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and Learn and Serve America
International Partners: 50+ Global Partners, 10 Regional Partners, dozens of Country Partners, and hundreds of Local Organizers
U.S. Partners: 150+ National Partners, 75 GYSD Lead Agencies, 13 Semester of Service Organizers, and hundreds of YSA Grantees and Local Organizers
GYSD 2010 Highlights
During the weekend of April 23-25, 2010 millions of youth participated in thousands of service and service-learning initiatives in order to improve their communities.
- Volunteers participated on 6 continents.
- 3,091 projects registered on GYSD.org.
- 648 grants disbursed to youth, nonprofits and schools, totaling $716,000.
- Thousands of media placements with close to 2 billion media impressions.
- 1,165 local, state, and federal government officials with 35 state proclamations; 27 co-sponsors for the U.S. Senate resolution; 44 co-sponsors for the U.S. House resolution.
