Young Adult Volunteers

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The YAV Experience

2025–26 In-Person YAV Service Year

Ages 19 to 30
Applications Open (need to create form)

Virtual YAV Service Year
Applications Open (need to create form)

The Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) program is an ecumenical, faith-based year of service for young people (ages 19–30) in sites across the United States and around the world. YAVs accompany local agencies working to address root causes of poverty and reconciliation. Alongside this work, volunteers explore the meaning of their Christian faith and accountability to their neighbors in the community with peers and mentors.

Program Benefits

Benefits during the year of service, in-person, include a regular stipend, housing, all program-related transportation costs covered, and student-loan assistance.

We also invite young adults to engage in world issues, commit to self-reflection, listen to those who are being marginalized and learn in a new way. This is an exciting invitation to “a year of service for a lifetime of change.”