Overview
Overview:
A service year is a paid opportunity to develop real-world skills through hands-on service. Whether you’re figuring out what’s next after high school or college, searching for an opportunity to find a new path, looking to gain skills and experience for a job, or wanting a career change — a service year may be just what you’re looking for.
It’s an extraordinary year that transforms your life and your community. It’s not your typical path; it’s an experience for A Better You. A Greater Us.
Service years are available through a variety of service year programs in a wide array of issue areas, including: education, the environment, disaster relief, healthcare, and many more.
You’ve probably heard about some of the most popular service year programs — AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, Teach for America, Habitat for Humanity, YouthBuild, and City Year to name a few. There are hundreds of additional programs as well that host service year opportunities and are looking for diverse talent to help their organizations achieve their missions.
When you serve a year, you have the opportunity to work alongside people from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, and perspectives and develop relationships that will last a lifetime. No matter where you are in your education or career, a service year is an incredible opportunity that allows you to shape your future and your community for years to come.
If you’re ready to find a service year opportunity, take a few minutes to sign up and complete your profile at their site! Your profile will be used to generate a list of service year positions that match your interests and preferences. You can then sort through them and express interest in as many of the service year positions as you’d like.
Spud’s Thoughts:
This is amazing!!! I just stumbled across it thanks to a colleague at Penn State. It’s an enormous list of service year opportunities (yep, I have awesome list envy a tad). They must have done a ton of work to curate all of these groups and it makes it so easy to find opportunities that fit perfectly for your interests if you are looking to take a year of paid service.
