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Serving the People of Fiji Changed My Life

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AYS Provides Summer Programs for LDS Teens

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Much like  EFY, AYS offers an amazing summer experience for LDS teens focused on their spiritual growth and development. 

However, AYS programs go far beyond EFY by operating as humanitarian service expeditions to poverty stricken areas of the world. Think of AYS as an advanced EFY program with international travel and service opportunities. 

With 14 sessions scheduled for summer 2010, AYS has a full summer ahead including service trips to Belize, Brazil, Fiji, Tonga, and Peru. Spaces are filling quickly, so act now! For more information and to sign up see 2010 Expeditions.

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Scenes of Service


Laura Nordstrom Neil, a BYU public relations student, compiled this 60-second look into what an AYS experience is like and what it means to the youth who participate. Footage shot in the Dominican Republic by AYS Trip Leader Mary Wollenzien.
© AYS 2010

Is an AYS Trip for You?

Yes, if You Would Enjoy ...
  • Going on a unique LDS-oriented service expedition to an exotic third-world country.
  • Building lifelong friendships with a group of about 17 LDS teens like you from throughout the United States and Canada.
  • Spending almost three weeks serving those in real need and making a lasting difference in their lives.
  • Immersing yourself in a new culture like no tourist can do by working with the locals.
  • Associating with and befriending local teens with very different lifestyles from your own, but with the same religious beliefs.

Who is AYS?

Alliance for Youth Service (AYS) is a nonprofit humanitarian organization catering to youth ages 16-19. It was established in 1999 by a group of socially-conscious parents, leaders and volunteers to provide LDS teens with humanitarian service opportunities.  Today, AYS has grown into a vibrant volunteer organization led by a nation-wide advisory council that organizes humanitarian programs for hundreds of volunteers in countries around the globe.  It is the largest organization of its kind and has received world-wide recognition for blessing the lives of the less fortunate.  See the Advisory Council page for a list of references.

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