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The National Youth Leadership Council and Youth Service America are committed to helping youth change the world. In preparation for 2014, we have joined forces to bring you one spectacular event — the 25th Annual National Service-Learning Conference and the 26th Annual Global Youth Service Day. more »

This winter, middle school students at Minnetonka Middle School East in Minnetonka, Minn., wowed a large group of judges at the World Savvy Challenge at their school. While most of us are at a loss when discussing solutions to issues like global hunger and water scarcity, seventh-grade students in Ms. Nelson’s social studies class tackled them head-on by conducting research and crafting local, national, and global solutions. more »

What a joy and rewarding experience it has been for me to be a part of the National Youth Leadership Council. Our country is facing big issues like providing access to economic opportunity and education for all. The challenges can seem insurmountable at times. That’s what makes NYLC and its active engagement and leadership of youth, working to build and create a more just community so important. I recall the Freedom Schools of the Civil Rights Movement that educated ordinary citizens to organize and change their communities. NYLC continues that tradition. more »

Each year the National Youth Leadership Council convenes the National Service-Learning Conference, bringing together youth and adults from across the country and around the world for three and a half days of learning, inspiration, and connection.

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AmeriCorps is helping, building, connecting, growing, inspiring, encouraging, empowering, achieving, serving, learning.  It is the ultimate year-long service learning experience. Our nonprofits and communities become the perfect classroom, and our cohort of service members becomes the perfect class to discuss things like the roots of social inequality, educational achievement gaps, and strategies for alleviating poverty. We use our service experience to come together to reflect, brainstorm, strategize, and learn. more »

The morning of the third day of Without Limits began with the option to attend networking roundtables or the NYLT breakfast, which included a small program featuring alumni speakers and NYLC Youth Advisory Council members.
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Without Limits attendees hit the ground running on Day 2 with the breakfast networking roundtables, a chance to discuss a wide range of education topics and to connect with other attendees from around the world.

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The 24th Annual National Service-Learning Conference kicked off in Denver, Colorado with the opening plenary session, followed by entertainment and a buffet in the Exhibit Hall during the Mile High Celebration.

NYLC CEO Kelita Bak and Wendy Spencer both spoke to the need for the service-learning field to find creative solutions to collaborate toward common goals. “I believe in service-learning, not for its own sake, but for what it can achieve,” said Bak. more »

I am always jazzed when given the opportunity to discuss theories of social inequality – why our society is the way it is, the history of how our systems and policies came to be, and the root causes of social injustices – but what I’m most interested in is action. The “What now?” question. Putting mindful theory into practical action. And this is what led me to become an AmeriCorps VISTA member – where I get to fight poverty through education by building the capacity of local organizations to better serve our communities. more »

The NYLC team was excited to visit the site that this summer’s National Youth Leadership Training will call home for two weeks – The Presidio, San Francisco, California. more »