[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1240 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1240

      Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Youth Service Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2010

  Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Platts, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
   Kennedy, Ms. Norton, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
Loebsack, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
   and Ms. Slaughter) submitted the following resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Youth Service Day.

Whereas Global Youth Service Day is an annual campaign that celebrates and 
        mobilizes the millions of children and youth who improve their 
        communities each day of the year through community service and service-
        learning;
Whereas Global Youth Service Day will be celebrated from April 23, 2010, to 
        April 25, 2010;
Whereas the goals of Global Youth Service Day are to mobilize and support young 
        people to identify and address the needs of their communities, schools, 
        and organizations, to provide opportunities for youth engagement, and 
        the public, the media, and policymakers to recognize and raise awareness 
        of young people as assets and resources;
Whereas Global Youth Service Day, a program of Youth Service America, is the 
        largest service event in the world, the only day of service dedicated to 
        youth engagement, and in 2010 is being observed for the 22nd consecutive 
        year in the United States and for the 11th year globally in more than 
        100 countries;
Whereas Global Youth Service Day engages millions of young people worldwide with 
        the support of more than 200 National and International Partners, 85 
        State and local Lead Agencies, thousands of local partners, presenting 
        sponsor State Farm Companies Foundation, program sponsors UnitedHealth 
        Group, Disney, the Corporation for National and Community Service, Learn 
        and Serve America, and the National Education Association, and partner 
        campaigns including Earth Day, National Volunteer Week, J-Serve, True 
        Gentleman's Day of Service, and Student Leadership Week;
Whereas high quality community service and service-learning programs increase 
        young people's academic engagement and achievement, workforce readiness, 
        21st century skills, social, emotional, and behavioral skills, and civic 
        knowledge and engagement;
Whereas community service and service-learning provide opportunities for young 
        people to apply their knowledge, idealism, energy, creativity, and 
        unique perspectives to improve their communities by addressing a myriad 
        of critical issues, such as health, childhood obesity, education, 
        illiteracy, poverty, hunger, environment, climate change, violence, and 
        natural disasters;
Whereas Global Youth Service Day is an opportunity for citizen diplomacy, as 
        evidenced by the growing number of projects that involve youth working 
        collaboratively across borders to address global issues, increasing 
        intercultural understanding, and promoting the sense that they are 
        global citizens;
Whereas thousands of participants in schools and community-based organizations 
        are planning Global Youth Service Day activities as part of a Semester 
        of Service, an extended service-learning campaign launched on Martin 
        Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, in which young people spend the 
        semester addressing a meaningful community need connected to intentional 
        learning goals or academic standards over the course of at least 70 
        hours;
Whereas thousands of youth volunteers are learning about, creating, and 
        implementing innovative solutions to global issues on Global Youth 
        Service Day through Get Ur Good On, an online network of youth 
        supporting each other in their mission to do ``good'' in their 
        communities;
Whereas Global Youth Service Day provides an opportunity for young children, 
        teenagers, and young adults to position themselves as assets and 
        resources, active citizens and community leaders, and for schools, 
        community organizations, faith-based organizations, government agencies, 
        businesses, and families to engage youth as leaders and problem solvers; 
        and
Whereas the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act recognizes Global Youth Service 
        Day as a national day of service and calls on the Corporation for 
        National and Community Service, other Federal agencies and departments, 
        and the President of the United States to recognize and support youth-
        led activities on that day: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes and commends the significant contributions 
        of youth of the United States and encourages 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 Service 
        Day; and
            (3) calls on the people of the United States to observe 
        Global Youth Service Day by--
                    (A) encouraging youth to participate in community 
                service and service-learning projects and joining their 
                peers in such projects;
                    (B) recognizing the volunteer efforts of the young 
                people of the United States throughout the year; and
                    (C) supporting the volunteer efforts of young 
                people and engaging them in meaningful community 
                service, service-learning, and decision-making 
                opportunities as an investment in the future of the 
                United States.
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