Service Year Alliance Four Year Strategic Plan: Progress Report and Call to Action
Service Year Alliance Four Year Strategic Plan: Progress Report and Call to Action 1 Our Vision Every year, one million young Americans engaged in a service year, solving important problems while transforming their own lives. Service Year Alliance is working to make a year of paid, full-time service — a service year — a common expectation and opportunity for all young Americans. A service year before, during, or after college — or as a way to find your path — gives young people the chance to transform their lives, make an impact in their community, and become the active citizens and leaders our nation needs. Expanding service years has the power to revitalize cities, uplift and educate children at risk, and empower communities struggling with poverty. It can unite the most diverse nation in history, binding people of different backgrounds through common cause. We’re asking nonprofits, higher education institutions, cities and states, companies and foundations, policymakers of both parties, and people of all ages to join the movement. Here is our plan, progress, and partners to date. Why Service Years Why Now Service years have the power to: America is facing a variety of challenges that service years • Unleash the idealism and talent of can address, including: young Americans to help tackle our greatest community challenges in • Significant social challenges that education, health, poverty, and more require human capital • Increase higher education access and • Racial, economic, religious, and completion political divisions, with trust
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