Donate to YCS through the "2010 Magic of Youth Service" Campaign   

For nineteen years, YCS has offered students the chance to lead, serve and make a difference in their communities. YCS also continues to provide support for teachers who want to implement service-learning strategies within - and outside of - their classrooms.

Funding support for YCS comes from donations from individuals, grants from organizations, and in-kind contributions from the City of Palo Alto and PAUSD. YCS is looking to expand its base of contributors in order to achieve financial year-round sustainability to strengthen and expand its programs in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and the surrounding communities.

With the generous contributions of YCS supporters, the 2010 Magic of Youth Service Campaign will support Youth Community Service in achieving the following goals:

• Supporting service learning, civic engagement and leadership programs for Palo Alto students.
• Sustaining our extended programs in East Palo Alto at this critical time when safe and positive alternatives are so badly needed.
• Sharing service-learning methods with K-12 educators throughout our region.
• Developing the River of Words Watershed environmental literacy service-learning program for students and educators from Portola Valley to Palo Alto to East Palo Alto.
• Strengthening our Family Service Day for Palo Alto and East Palo Alto families to celebrate a day of service together. This year there were over 800 participants.
• Expanding our summer transition program for students entering high school, to help reverse high dropout rates for Ravenswood (East Palo Alto) students entering Sequoia District high schools.

The 2010 Magic of Youth Service Campaign is supported by Honorary Co-Chairs: Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Kniss, Palo Alto Mayor Pat Burt, East Palo Alto Mayor David Woods, US Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, San Mateo County Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson, and Menlo Park Mayor Richard Cline. Others include Ravenswood School Board President Sharifa Wilson and Palo Alto School Board President Barbara Sih Klausner, Palo Alto PTA Council President Terry Godfrey, Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce CEO Paula Sandas, and Carolyn Tucher with the Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto.

Campaign committee chairs are Suzie Lovercheck and Dan Nero. Campaign committee members include: BRay Bacchetti, Bob Barrett, Melissa Baten Caswell, Sunny and Dan Dykwel, Diana Ekstrand, Leif Erickson, Megan Swezey Fogarty, Rita Lancefield, Linda Lenoir, Joe Martin, Jill O'nan, Sigrid Pinsky, Susie Richardson, Sherri Sager, Susan Phinney Silver, Nancy Smith, Barbara Spreng, David Thornton, and Linda van Gelder.

For more information please contact Leif Erickson at 650-617-8961 or leif@youthcommunityservice.org.

Contributions are tax-deductible with the YCS IRS tax ID number 20-8099150. Contributions may be sent to YCS at 3800 Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303.