SERVICE YEAR REGISTRATION
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Priority Placement Deadline- September 15th Registration closes October 10th, 2025
Service Year Destinations
Service Year Volunteers
What Service Year role fits you?
Alum Leader
This position is ideal for Returning Student Volunteers (Ages 16-24) who want to take their Leadership to the next level.
Alum Leader Role:
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Serve Your Community
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Positive Role Model
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Cultural Awareness
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Team Unity
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Facilitate Reflections
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Support Committee Work
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Youthlinc Ambassador
Alum Leader Requirements:
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Returning Student Volunteer
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60 hours of Local Service
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Monthly Team Meetings
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Project Planning
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Impact Modules
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Service Year Recruiting
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Volunteer at Youthlinc tabling events
Program Details
Service Year Features
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9 months of program engagement and support
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2 Week Capstone International Trip
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Local Service Requirements
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Monthly Team meetings that included Team building exercises, Local Service, Impact reflections/discussions, International project planning, and Travel prep. You will have months to get to know the team you will be traveling with before you depart for your capstone international trip.
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Experienced and Trained Team Leaders
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Trained Medical Professionals on every trip
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International Non-profit partnerships
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Every participant has an active role in planning and executing projects.
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Youthlinc Online Impact Modules and Sustainability Training
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Qualifying organization for The President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA program paused by current presidential administration)
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Local Service Directory
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Youthlinc Participant Dashboard
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Trip Costs include: Domestic and International Airfare (from SLC), Accommodations, Food and Water, Travel Clinic fee, Emergency Insurance, and Excursions!
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Trip Cost is divided into monthly donation deadlines from December to April.
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Social Fundraising Platform: Easily share your personal fundraising page to raise donations towards your Trip Cost.
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Youthlinc is a 501c3, which makes all donations (in-kind or monetary) tax deductible.
Parents
Parents are a big ally in helping their students to successfully complete Youthlinc's nine-month long service leadership curriculum. We have high expectations and strive to hold students accountable to our proven program requirements. With accountability comes growth.
We know that as your household adjusts to support your student doing local service, and as they prepare to do meaningful international service, that you will feel the positive effects in many other aspects of your life at home. It will be work, but with all of the best things in life, you get out of it what you put into it.
This program will change your student's life. Real change takes time. We are not a two week trip like other service organizations. We are focused on growing new habits and perspectives that will last a lifetime.
Your student's health and safety is incredibly important to us. Here are some examples of measures that Youthlinc takes to keep our humanitarians safe:
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All teams are led by highly trained Youthlinc Team Leaders who have between five and 20 years of experience with the organization.
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All teams have a medical professional travel with the team to oversee pre-existing conditions and problem solve any illnesses or injuries that may arise while traveling.
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The adult to student ratio is 1:3.
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Youthlinc books emergency medical and evacuation insurance to ensure we have access to high-quality medical care and to protect families financially.
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All of our partners are reputable non-governmental organizations who we have worked with for between 5 to 25 years.
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Accommodation is vetted, secure, and clean.
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Meals and water are provided and are prepared in the highest quality way possible.
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All participants over 18 years old have a background check done, and all participants over 18 do a youth protection training.
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