Global Youth Service Day

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Global Youth Service Day
Where Do We Start? Planning for GYSD February 3,
2009 www.YSA.org/gysd
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Silvia B. Golombek, Ph.D. and Karen Daniel
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YSA improves communities by increasing the
number and the diversity of young people, ages
5-25, serving in substantive roles.
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Global Youth Service Day 2009

• A program of Youth Service America (YSA) with
  NYLC and the Global Youth Action Network (GYAN)
• Presenting Sponsor is the State Farm Companies
  Foundation
• The largest service event in the world

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Global Youth Service Day Highlights

• Strategic Service
• Working through Partnership
• 125 National Partners
• International Coordinating Committee
• 75 Lead Agencies
• 650 grant winners
• Increase Public Awareness
• 1.5 billion media impressions/year

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Semester of Service
Martin Luther King Day January A Day
On, Not a Day Off Global Youth Service Day
April The Largest Service Event in the
World Link these events by developing a
semester-long service-learning project.
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Global Youth Service Day Goals

• MOBILIZE youth to identify and address the needs
  of their communities through service
• SUPPORT youth on a life-long path of service,
  learning, and civic engagement
• EDUCATE the public, the media, and elected
  officials about the role of youth as community
  leaders.

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What do we want to do? START at the END
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WHAT DO WE WANT?! NUMBERS! DIVERSITY! IMPACT!
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GOALS(Your example here)
300 K-5 free lunch 500 H.S. students 120 Foster
Care
1,200 children and youth
Youth -Learn physical fitness skills -Stay
engaged in fitness education
Community Local council approves walking trail
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Its evaluation time! How many? 1,350! We
surpassed our goal! Who? 285 K-5 students
643 HS students 175 students in free lunch
programs 23 children with disabilities 12 youth
in foster care How did youth change? 85 now
understand BMI 72 agreed to help build new
walking trail 75 pledged to participate in
other community education programs How did the
community change? The Local Council approved the
Walking Trail area clearing to begin in May
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Tools and Resources

• Planning tools and resources
• Global Youth Service Grants
• Partners
• Outreach tools

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Selecting a Project

• Community needs
• Interest of youth
• Learning objectives

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Project Examples

• A science class tests water quality of a local
  river and reports the findings to city council
• A student government develops materials about
  nutrition and hosts a community education fair
• A soccer team mentors younger students regularly
  and showcases a special project on GYSD
• A Scout troop in the U.S. partners with a troop
  in another country to raise money to purchase bed
  nets to reduce malaria in Uganda.

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For More Information
Global Youth Service Day Planning
Toolkit Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 9 www.YSA.org/gysd
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Future Webinars
February 17 -- Bringing People on Board
Partnerships Volunteer Recruitment March 3 --
Fundraising Grant writing March 17 -- Public
Relations Media Web Communications March 31
-- Engaging Public Officials Civic Engagement
April 14 -- What's Next After Global Youth
Service Day
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Contact Us
Karen Daniel Vice President, Global Youth
Service Day Karen_at_ysa.org www.YSA.org
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