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Fact Sheet 2009

QUICK FACTS 2009

  • Alliance for Youth Service (AYS) is a nonprofit organization that provides summer humanitarian expeditions to youth ages 16-19.

 

  • Since its establishment in 1999, AYS has conducted 30 service trips to the following countries:
    • Bolivia
    • Brazil
    • Costa Rica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Fiji
    • New Zealand
    • Nicaragua
    • Peru
    • Tonga
    • United States – Appalachia

 

  • In 2009, nine group of more than 20 participants from the United States and Canada traveled to countries including Fiji, Peru and Tonga to engage in projects designed to improve third-world conditions. Additionally, 18 Eagle Scout projects were completed as part of the work itinerary.

 

  • Of the almost three week expeditions, one day is set aside for site-seeing, Participants are otherwise engaged in laboring to improve third-world conditions by completing a major service project and immersing themselves in the villages in which they are serving.

 

  • Established in 1999, more than 750 youth from several countries have participated in AYS humanitarian aid trips.

 

  • In 2010, AYS is expanding its offerings to include expeditions to Belize, Brazil, Fiji, Tonga and Peru allowing the program to accommodate some 100 additional youth volunteers.

 

  • All the trips are typically filled by February of each year although the more popular locations fill much earlier.

 

  • All participants pay their own expenses to participate; AYS does have a discount programs for youth that fund raise.

 

  • AYS was founded by socially-conscious LDS parents who wanted to offer an experience for their teenage sons and daughters to reach out to serve in poverty-stricken areas of the world.

 

  • The first AYS trip in 1999 was to Brazil.

 

  • With headquarters in St. George, Utah, AYS is an LDS-oriented service group dedicated to engaging youth in global and interpersonal betterment.

 

  • All participants agree to observe the AYS Code which comprises exhibiting high principles of honor, integrity, and morality, including graciousness and consideration toward individuals of different cultures, backgrounds and and ethnic conditions.