Service Year Exchange Inc

WE WORK TO MAKE A SERVICE YEAR A COMMON EXPECTATION & OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL YOUNG AMERICANS.

PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS: THE PROGRAMS TEAM CREATES AND CONVENES LEARNING COHORTS OF SERVICE YEAR PROGRAMS, STATE SERVICE COMMISSIONS, IMPACT COMMUNITIES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO PILOT, LEARN, AND DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS TO UNBLOCK SHARED CHALLENGES, DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES OR EXPLORE NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO DEPLOY SERVICE. IN 2021 THIS BODY OF WORK FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A CLIMATE LEARNING COHORT THAT WILL CONVENE, SUPPORT, AND THEN DISSEMINATE LEARNINGS FROM A GROUP OF PROGRAMS TO UNDERSTAND THE MODELS, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN UTILIZING NATIONAL SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF THE CLIMATE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FIELDS & A POSTSECONDARY PATHWAYS COHORT TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SERVICE YEAR EXPERIENCE AFTER GRADUATING HIGHSCHOOL. THE PARTNERSHIPS TEAM SUPPORTS A DIVERSE NETWORK OF SERVICE YEAR IMPACT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO LEARN AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO BRING UNIVERSAL NATIONAL SERVICE TO LIFE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2021 WE GREW THE NETWORK FROM 11 TO 13 COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS TEAM ALSO SUPPORTS THE SERVICE YEAR ALUMS NETWORK (INCLUSIVE OF AMERICORPS ALUMS, RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS, YOUTHBUILD ALUMS, AND ALUMS FROM VARIOUS OTHER SERVICE PROGRAMS) BY ESTABLISHING THE PEER-LED ALUMNI CHAPTER STEERING COMMITTEE AND BY CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO CONNECT ALUMS IN THE DATABASE WITH RELEVANT LOCAL EVENTS, RESOURCES, AND OTHER CAREER, NETWORKING, AND PERSON AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

SERVICE YEAR EXCHANGE: BUILD A STATE-OF-THE-ART ONLINE MARKETPLACE AND RESOURCE HUB, TO MATCH YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN SERVICE WITH SERVICE YEAR OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDE SERVING CORPS MEMBERS WITH A VIRTUAL COMPANION TO THEIR SERVICE, AND CONNECT ALUMS TO EACH OTHER AS PART OF A LIFELONG ALUMNI NETWORK. IN 2021, WE ADDED 9,300 NEW USERS AND EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF HOST ORGANIZATIONS RECRUITING ON THE PLATFORM.

POLICY: THE POLICY TEAM LEADS THE SERVE AMERICA TOGETHER CAMPAIGN TO MAKE SERVICE PART OF GROWING UP IN AMERICA. THE CAMPAIGN ENGAGES A DIVERSE COALITION OF STAKEHOLDERS AND MOBILIZES LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ELEVATE SERVICE YEARS AS AN EXPERIENCE THAT TRANSFORMS LIVES, STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES, AND FUELS CIVIC RENEWAL, AS WELL AS ADVANCE POLICY PROPOSALS TO WORK TOWARD THE DAY WHERE SERVICE IS AT SCALE, ADDRESSING AMERICA'S UNMET NEEDS, BRIDGING DIVIDES AND FUELING CIVIC RENEWAL, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL, AND BUILDING PATHWAYS TO LONG-TERM SUCCESS FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE.

COMMUNICATIONS: THE COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED ON AMPLIFYING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE POLICY, PARTNERSHIPS, AND PROGRAMS TEAM AT SYA VIA OP-EDS, MEDIA OUTREACH, AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS PARTNERSHIPS.