Young Adult Volunteers (YAV)
Goal of Program
The Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) program is a faith-based year of service for young adults, ages 19-30, in 15 different sites around the world and the United States. YAVs accompany local agencies working to address the root causes of poverty and reconciliation while exploring the meaning an motivation of their faith in community with peers and mentors.
Type of Placement
Agriculture, Agronomy & Animal Husbandry | AIDS Ministry | Arts & Music | Building Trades & Construction | Child Care & Day Care | Community Organizing, Outreach & Development | Education | Elderly Outreach | Environmental | Fund Raising, Grant Writing & Development | Gardening & Groundskeeping | Health Care | Hispanic Ministry | Housing Issues, Shelter Staff & Group Home | Immigration & Refugee Services | Lawyer, Legal Aide & Paralegal | Library Science | Maintenance, Mechanic & Repair | Maternal & Infant Care | Migrant Worker Ministry | Native American Ministry | Peace & Justice Advocacy | Recreation, Camp Counseling & Coaching | Religious Education & Retreat Work | Social Services & Poverty Relief | Social Work | Soup Kitchen & Food Distribution | Tutoring & Literacy Programs | Volunteer Coordinator | Youth Ministry | Black/African American Ministry | Asian American Ministry | LGBTQI | Deaf Ministry | Nonviolence and Conflict Resolution | Mentoring | Racial Justice Work | Disabilities Ministry | Performing Arts | Domestic Violence Ministries
Service Area
Nationa sites: Albuquerque NM, Asheville NC, Chinook MT, New Orleans LA, New York NY, Tucson AZ, Washington DC. Int'l: Colombia, Korea, Peru, Philippines, Zambia, Scotland
Service Length
One year placements, renewable for a second year
Requirements
age 19-30, persons looking for faith-based year of service in the Christian path
Financial Arrangements
Room and Board | Stipend | Medical Insurance | Transportation | Loan Deferment/Forbearance
Living Arrangements
Vary by site - most naitonal placements live in a community house. International sites live in community houses or with local host families
Training
Orientation is required for all program participants, and continued training throught the YAV year. Transition Retreat is offered after completion of year.
Application Deadline
Applications open on Oct. 1st. Final International application is March 1st. Final national applica
Address
100 Witherspoon St.
Louisville , 40202
Phone: 502 595-8399
Website
https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/yav/
Primary Contact
Destini
Affiliations
YAV is a part of the Presbyterian Church (USA), and open to all on the Christian path
Secondary Contacts
Richard Williams Tara McCabe Richard Williams Tara McCabe Steffan Johnson