About Serving

What is a Service Year?

Types of Service Years

How it Works

Find Opportunities

Find actively recruiting service year opportunities that match your goals.

Host Organizations

Learn about the organizations where you can serve.

Corps Members

Connect with the people who are serving or are interested in a service year.

About Hosting

Hosting a Service Year

Host Organizations

Learn about the organizations that host service year opportunities.

Network Organizations

Explore groups of host organizations working towards a common mission.

Corps Members

Find people who are actively searching for a service year.

A Better You.
A Greater Us.

A service year is a paid opportunity to develop real-world skills through hands-on service.

Join Now
How it works

How it works

Discover more about how a service year can work for you, whether you've just finished high school or college or you're looking to find your path

TELL US

TELL US

Tell us a little bit about your interests.

MATCH

MATCH

We match you with service year opportunities.

CONNECT

CONNECT

Tell organizations you are interested and connect with them to apply.

Join Now Learn More

Explore Opportunities by Category

Find what is important to you. Browse service years based on an area of focus.

Aging Animals Arts & Culture Community & Nonprofit Development Disability Disaster Economic Security Education & Youth Environment Health & Nutrition Homelessness & Housing Legal Assistance Public Safety Veterans & Military Families
View All Opportunities

Service Year Stories

Learn what it’s like to complete a service year from actual corps members.

Brie Gamer
Corey Benjamin
Taylor Dawn Hicks
Katrina Bitanga
Stephen Wheadon

Brie Gamer

Community HealthCorps

“I would definitely encourage my friends to do a service year. I think that it's a great opportunity to take what you've learned in school and apply to real world experience.”

Corey Benjamin

Public Allies

“Service empowered me to realize that I--we--can make a real, large, and tangible difference. We have the ability to be change agents in the world.”

Taylor Dawn Hicks

Reading Partners

“I am doing a service year because I wanted to positively impact someone in the community.”

Katrina Bitanga

City Year

“It is a great honor to serve and give back to the larger DC community. I am a firm believer that no one individual can make it through life without being inherently tied to others.”

Stephen Wheadon

City Year

“This experience has changed my life in ways I could have never imagined and I am forever grateful to have done a service year.”

I served in an under-resourced middle school to help get students on track to graduation.The service year experience was challenging, but knowing that I was making an impact on the lives of others made it so empowering.

Service Year Alliance Initiatives

Find out how we're teaming up with advocates, communities, higher education, companies, and more to make a service year a common expectation and opportunity for all young Americans.

Join The Movement

Passionate about service years? Join supporters across the country and take action to spread the word.

Service Year + Higher Ed

Find ways that higher education institutions can attract students, enliven education, and put grads on career pathways through service years.

Service Year + Companies

Companies are helping young adults to serve in a rich variety of ways. Find out how.

Service Year + Places

Address local needs by expanding service year opportunities for young people in your community.

Service Year Alliance is a Project of

Our Lead Funders

Our Partners