IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 210 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Youth Service Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2011 
Ms. 
DELAURO
(for 
herself, 
Mr. 
PRICE
of 
North 
Carolina, 
Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. STARK, Mr. CLARKE of 
Michigan, and Mr. FILNER) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Youth Service 
Day. 
Whereas Global Youth Service Day is an annual campaign 
that celebrates and mobilizes the millions of children and 
youth who improve their communities each day of the 
year through community service and service-learning; 
Whereas the goals of Global Youth Service Day are to— 
(1) mobilize and support youth to address the needs 
of their communities, their countries, and the world 
through community service and service-learning; 
(2) mobilize and support schools and organizations 
to provide meaningful opportunities for youth engage-
ment; 
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(3) educate the public, the media, and policy makers 
about the year-round contributions of young people as 
community leaders; 
(4) recognize and celebrate youth as community as-
sets, resources, leaders, and problem-solvers; and 
(5) inspire and sustain a lifelong commitment to 
service and civic engagement; 
Whereas Global Youth Service Day, a program of Youth 
Service America, is the largest service event in the world, 
and the only day of service dedicated to engaging youth 
ages 5 to 25; 
Whereas in 2011, Global Youth Service Day is being observed 
for the 23rd consecutive year in the United States and 
for the 12th year globally in more than 100 countries; 
Whereas Global Youth Service Day provides an opportunity 
for children and youth to position themselves as assets, 
resources, active citizens, and community leaders as they 
apply their knowledge, idealism, energy, creativity, and 
unique perspectives in order to improve their commu-
nities by addressing a myriad of critical issues, such as 
childhood obesity, illiteracy, hunger, environmental deg-
radation, public safety, and disaster preparedness; 
Whereas thousands of participants in schools and community- 
based organizations are planning Global Youth Service 
Day activities as part of a Semester of Service, an ex-
tended service-learning campaign launched on Martin Lu-
ther King, Jr., Day of Service, in which young people 
spend the semester addressing a meaningful community 
need connected to intentional learning goals and aca-
demic standards over the course of at least 70 hours; 
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Whereas Global Youth Service Day engages millions of young 
people worldwide with the support of Youth Service 
America’s Global Youth Service Network, including more 
than 200 National and Global Partners, 100 State and 
local Lead Agencies, and thousands of local schools, 
after-school programs, youth development organizations, 
community organizations, faith-based organizations, gov-
ernment agencies, businesses, neighborhood associations, 
and families; 
Whereas Youth Service 
America 
will 
distribute 
over 
$1,000,000 in grants to over 800 youth-led projects, in-
cluding State Farm Global Youth Service Day Lead 
Agency and Good Neighbor grants, UnitedHealth Heroes 
grants, Sodexo Youth and Lead Organizer grants, Disney 
Friends for Change grants, Learn and Serve America 
STEMester of Service grants, NEA Youth Leaders for 
Literacy grants, and MLK Semester of Service Lead Or-
ganizer Grants; 
Whereas high-quality community service and service-learning 
programs increase young people’s academic engagement 
and achievement, workforce readiness and 21st century 
skills, civic knowledge and engagement, intercultural un-
derstanding and global citizenship, and connectedness 
and commitment to their communities; and 
Whereas section 198(g) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653(g)) recognizes 
Global Youth Service Day as a national day of service 
and calls on the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service, other Federal agencies and departments, 
and the President of the United States to recognize and 
support youth-led activities on that day: Now, therefore, 
be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes and commends the significant 
contributions of youth of the United States and en-
courages the continued engagement and support of 
young people dedicated to serving their neighbors, 
their communities, and the Nation; 
(2) supports the goals and ideals of Global 
Youth Service Days; and 
(3) calls on the people of the United States to 
observe Global Youth Service Day by— 
(A) encouraging youth to participate in 
community service and service-learning projects 
and joining their peers in such projects; 
(B) recognizing the volunteer efforts of the 
young people of the United States throughout 
the year; and 
(C) supporting the volunteer efforts of 
young people and engaging them in meaningful 
community service, service-learning, and deci-
sionmaking opportunities, as an investment in 
the future of the United States. 
Æ 
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