User:YVCA/Youth Volunteer Corps of America

Youth Volunteer Corps of America; also known as Youth Volunteer Corps, YVC, and YVCA; is an American non-profit organization whose mission is "To create and increase volunteer opportunities to enrich America’s youth, address community needs and develop a lifetime commitment to service".

Fundamental Components

The YVC consists of two main components--the Summer Component and the School Year Component

"Summer Component In the summer, youth volunteer on teams supervised by trained Team Leaders and work on extended projects, days or weeks long, that allow them to see larger outcomes accomplished. The intensive design of the summer component reinforces teamwork, appreciation for diversity and civic responsibility. School-Year Component During the school year, YVC Program Directors, AmeriCorps members and staff work closely with teachers to design and implement age-appropriate service projects that tie school curriculum to community service. In addition, young people from throughout the community work together on service projects after school, on weekends and during school breaks."

Other programs YVC works with

Hands On Boys & Girls Clubs of America YMCA