By Grace Liu, NYLC Youth Advisory Council Mentor The spotlight was blinding, the stage like a sauna. My hands, sticky with sweat, trembled ever so slightly as I gulped before

By Feven Tesfaye, NYLC Youth Advisory Council Member I remember as clear as day the first time I heard the words “service-learning.” I was confused. Is this a class-required volunteering

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO Service-learning has emerged as one of the most promising pedagogical approaches in modern education, combining academic learning with meaningful community service. When implemented effectively, it

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO Last week, I had the profound honor of attending the 2025 Shinnyo-en Lantern Floating Ceremony at Ala Moana Beach in Honolulu. As the sun set

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO As a youth-serving organization, we witness every day just how much information young people encounter and how challenging it can be to separate fact from

By: Miranda Taylor, Director of Communications and External Relations When Naina Raju, a youth volunteer at Refugee Assistance Partners (RAP) of New Jersey, first found NYLC’s Youth as Solutions (YaS)

By Dom Verwey, American International School of Budapest, Co-Founder of Serve Cerebral and Shei Ascencio, International Service-Learning Consultant, Co-Founder of Serve Cerebral We keep talking about the future being away from

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO In a world increasingly driven by artificial intelligence and social media, young people face unique challenges in navigating their identities, relationships, and contributions to society.

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO As we celebrate Civic Learning Week, it’s crucial to recognize the power of young people in shaping our democracy. Civic engagement isn’t just about voting,

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO History is shaped by those who dare to lead. From Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent resistance against British rule to Nelson Mandela’s fight against apartheid, George Washington’s

By Pam Siebert, Vice President of Community Impact and Evaluation Borrowing this blog’s title from a talk by Dr. Joel Westheimer to a German service-learning conference, it sometimes seems like

By Bella Sullivan, Marketing and Events Coordinator When Chloe Ng joined NYLC’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) in 2023, she was searching for deeper ways to connect with her community and

By Bella Sullivan, Marketing and Events Coordinator Molly Mathis, one of NYLC’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) mentors, has been engaged in service-learning since the sixth grade. When her high-school counselor

By Kristy Verdi, PhD, NYLC Board Member After settling into my seat for the flight back to Florida, there was a little “alone” time away from students and a temporary

By: Miranda Taylor, Director of Communications and External Relations In East Orange, New Jersey, a group of determined young people came together this year to take part in National Youth

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO Service-learning is a transformative educational approach, engaging students worldwide in solving real-world problems through academic learning connected to community action. What began as a primarily