Join us and you will be immersed in a showcase of our YCS youth’s accomplishments from the past year! From initiatives like Trash2Art’s cleanups and captivating art displays to insightful reflections of our President’s Volunteer Service Award recipients on their service.
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The Goal of the YCS National Days of Service: To connect the greater mid-Peninsula community with multiple service opportunities planned to honor, celebrate, and participate in making a positive impact in their local community on Nationally-recognized Days of Service.
Youth Community Service has hosted various events tackling different aspects of service in the past.
Monday, January 15th
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
For more than 10 years YCS has worked with community partners like the City of Palo Alto and the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service and community.
Watch the virtual celebration from January 2022:
Each year hundreds of volunteers come together for the Sept 11 National Day of Service and make a difference in our community! Youth Community Service (YCS) convenes local partners and community members around the Mid-Peninsula area for service around the community.
See the video from the 2022 9/11 National Day of Service:
Friday, May 5, 5:00-9:00 PM
EPA Center, 1950 Bayshore Road, East Palo Alto
Free, open to all
YCS youth leaders are hosting an Art Show that celebrates our positive cultural identities. All are welcomed to see live performances and other visual arts created by local youth. At this event we will also be celebrating the accomplishments of YCS youth this school year at our Celebration of Service at 7:30 PM. Open to the public.
Saturday, May 6, 2:00-4:00 PM
Palo Alto High School Haymarket Theater, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto.
Palo Alto High School Haymarket Theater, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto.
Join us for a film screening of “Try Harder” an award winning documentary about the college application process at Lowell High School in San Francisco. Hear from youth leaders about ways we can support students with evidence-based strategies to help them through their academics and propel them in life. This event is co-sponsored by Youth Community Services (YCS), Palo Alto Council of PTAs (PTAC), allcove, and the City of Palo Alto. RSVP Try Harder Film. For more information contact: ycs@youthcommunityservice.org,
Wednesday, April 26th, 7:00pm – 8:15pm
Virtual on Zoom
Thank you for joining us for an exciting, reflective, and interactive Creative Hustle experience with our special guests Olatunde Sobomehin and sam seidel, who developed the Creative Hustle program at Stanford d.school (Hasso Plattner Institute of Design)! Join us for an inspiring intergenerational experience – for all attendees to get in touch with their unique creative gifts – and to support our youth, together, to make a difference in the world through acts that matter.
YCS hosts two large-scale events annually, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. These National Days of Service were established under federal law and Presidential Proclamation, and inspire thousands of individuals and organizations across the country to make volunteering part of their lives.
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
During a typical YCS Day of Service, community members of all ages select from multiple opportunities to serve communally. These events also serve as a time to learn from one another and to celebrate our community. YCS works with many of our local partners to organize projects throughout the mid-Peninsula, accommodating a wide range of ages and interests.
— Carlos Romero, Former East Palo Alto Mayor, National Day of Service Partner, 2021
The purpose of a Day of Service is to bring the community together through shared service, celebration, and remembrance. Martin Luther King,Jr. Day inspires participants to improve their community while honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 9/11 National Day of Service offers participants an opportunity to honor the victims and families of September 11 by serving with unity and compassion.
Sign up for the events by visiting the event pages:
For more information about the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, please visit the official website: https://americorps.gov/911-day
For more information about the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, please visit the official website: https://americorps.gov/newsroom/events/mlk-day
For more information about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., please visit The King Center website: https://thekingcenter.org/
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(650) 858-8019
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