IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 353 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Youth Service Days. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2009 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. KILPATRICK of 
Michigan, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. MATSUI, 
Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. REYES, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. 
SESTAK, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 
Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MINNICK, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, 
Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. BOCCIERI) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Youth Service 
Days. 
Whereas Global Youth Service Days is an annual public 
awareness and education campaign that highlights the 
valuable contributions that young people make to their 
communities year-round; 
Whereas the goals of Global Youth Service Days are to— 
(1) mobilize the youth of the United States to iden-
tify and address the needs of their communities through 
community service and service-learning opportunities; 
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(2) support young people in embarking on a lifelong 
path of volunteer service and civic engagement; and 
(3) educate the public, the media, and policymakers 
about contributions made by young people as community 
leaders throughout the year; 
Whereas Global Youth Service Days, a program of Youth 
Service America, is the largest service event in the world 
and in 2009 is being observed for the 21st consecutive 
year in the United States and for the 10th year in more 
than 100 countries; 
Whereas young people in the United States and in many 
other countries are providing more volunteer service to 
their communities than in any other generation in his-
tory, thereby demonstrating that children and youth not 
only represent the future of the world, but are also lead-
ers and assets today; 
Whereas recent research shows that high quality, semester- 
long service-learning, when used as a teaching and learn-
ing strategy that integrates meaningful community serv-
ice with academic curriculum, increases students’ cog-
nitive engagement, motivation to learn, school attend-
ance, and academic achievement scores; 
Whereas a fundamental and conclusive correlation exists be-
tween youth service, character development, lifelong adult 
volunteering, philanthropy, and other forms of civic en-
gagement; 
Whereas community service and service-learning provide op-
portunities for youth to apply their knowledge, idealism, 
energy, creativity, and unique perspectives to improve 
local communities by addressing critical issues such as 
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poverty, hunger, illiteracy, education, natural disasters, 
climate change, and many others; 
Whereas a growing number of Global Youth Service Days 
projects involve youth working collaboratively across na-
tional boundaries to address global issues, to increase 
intercultural understanding, and to promote the sense 
that they are global citizens; 
Whereas Global Youth Service Day engages millions of young 
people worldwide with the support of 50 International 
Coordinating Committee member organizations, over 150 
U.S. National Partners, 75 local and statewide Global 
Youth Services Days lead agencies, and thousands of 
local organizers; and 
Whereas both young people and their communities will ben-
efit greatly from expanded opportunities for youth to en-
gage in volunteer community service and service-learning: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes and commends the significant 
contributions of youth of the United States and en-
courages the cultivation of a civic bond between 
young people dedicated to serving their neighbors, 
their communities, and the Nation; 
(2) supports the goals and ideals of Global 
Youth Services Days 2009; and 
(3) calls on the citizens of the United States 
to— 
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(A) observe the day by encouraging youth 
to participate community service and service- 
learning projects and by joining them in such 
projects; 
(B) recognize the volunteer efforts of the 
young people of the United States throughout 
the year; and 
(C) support the volunteer efforts of young 
people and engage them in meaningful commu-
nity service, service-learning, and decision-mak-
ing opportunities today as an investment in the 
future of the United States. 
Æ 
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