Campus Compact

Educating citizens • building communities

Home > Program Models > Program Models Care… > Youth Engaged in…

about-campus-compact.jpg

Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Ambassador Program

Various - Vari

The YES program places community-minded young people between the ages of 18-25 with statewide partner organizations for one year to provide technical assistance, training , advocacy, and program development around youth service, service learning, and youth leadership.

Through this unique program, the Points of Light Foundation seeks to enhance the national and community service field by developing young leaders. The Foundation provides a salary with benefits, a travel and professional development budget, and extensive national training for each YES ambassador. The YES ambassador develops an action plan that indicates how they will work at the local, state and national level to build the capacity of organizations to create service and leaderhisp opportunities for you and mobilize more young people to become community problem solvers.

Thanks to Campus Compact for all that you have done over the years to nurture the campus service and service-learning movement. When we started at St. A's 15 years ago there was a feeling among some campuses that we were seeing higher education's latest 'flash in the pan.' Instead it was the beginning of a revolution of ideas and relationships, and you guys have been fueling us all the way."

-Daniel Forbes, Director, Meelia Center for Community Service, Saint Anselm College

Navigation