National Youth Leadership Council

TO CREATE A MORE JUST, SUSTAINABLE, AND PEACEFUL WORLD WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR SCHOOLS, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING.

DEVELOPING YOUNG LEADERS:NYLC SUPPORTS YOUNG LEADERS BY HELPING THEM TAP INTO THEIR PASSIONS TO ADDRESS REAL-WORLD ISSUES. WHETHER THEIR GOALS ARE TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES, PROMOTE TRAFFIC SAFETY, OR REFORM EDUCATION, NYLC PROGRAMMING TRAINS YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME LEADERS ON TOPICS THAT MATTER TO THEM. WE WORK FOR AND WITH YOUTHS TO TURN PASSIONS INTO SKILLS, AND TO BUILD AND RAISE THE PLATFORMS NECESSARY FOR TODAY'S YOUNG LEADERS TO FLOURISH. THIS YEAR, NYLC DIRECTLY TRAINED 1,369 YOUNG PEOPLE AS CHANGE-MAKERS.

SUPPORTING EDUCATORS: QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS AT THE HEART OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS. AS SCHOOLS FACE AN ARRAY OF NEW AND COMPLEX CHALLENGES FROM MEETING RIGOROUS ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND WORKING WITH INCREASINGLY DIVERSE STUDENTS, TO INTEGRATING NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM AND PRODUCING NEW MEASURES OF SUCCESS IN A RAPIDLY-GLOBALIZING WORLD NYLC HELPS EDUCATORS INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF SERVICE-LEARNING AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THIS YEAR, NYLC PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMNT TO 6,414 EDUCATORS INDIRECTLY IMPACTING MORE THAN 300,000 YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE U.S.

ADVANCING THE FIELD OF SERVICE-LEARNING:NYLC IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE WORLD WITH YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING. EACH YEAR WE CONVENE LEADERS, GROW NATIONAL VISIBILITY FOR SERVICE-LEARNING, REPORT ON CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, AND ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL SUPPORT, SO THAT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE CAN: SERVE. LEARN. CHANGE THE WORLD. NYLC REACHED MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, WEBSITE IMPRESSIONS, PUBLICATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ADVERSTISING.