Where can I serve?

Miami YAV Amber Staley has fun with neighborhood youth.Tthe candidate, the site coordinator and the Young Adult Volunteer Program staff work together to discernment placement. National placement interviews take place by telephone. Because of the difficulty of long-distance communication with some international sites, international placements require in-person interviews. These are conducted at a Young Adult Volunteer Placement Event. Candidates are encouraged to look at possible placement both nationally and internationally.

Atlanta
Gain experiences that will break down some of the stereotypes that people of­ten have of those in the city and allow yourself to see the face of God in those with whom you interact.

Cincinnati
Get a unique opportunity for “hands-on” experience in urban ministry through teaching Sunday School, reaching out to youth in the community and provid­ing leadership in the worship life of congregations.

Chicago
This site seeks young adults to serve and to learn with the people of Chicago, to engage in intentional Christian community and personal discipleship, to work with local ministries and agencies and to explore urban multi-cultural ministry as a vocation and calling.

Denver
Denver is a Dwell/YAV site that focuses on community involvement and personal growth.  The Dwell unit is supported locally by multiple church partnerships and a local board made up of members from the community and representatives from the supporting congregations. 

Guatemala
National Presbyterian Church of Guatemala and its partners serve with various organizations and ministries of the church throughout the country. Place­ments include community-based projects and agencies, formal and nonformal education, women’s programs and projects, and programs of indigenous Mayan groups.

Hollywood
The mission of the Hollywood site is to participate in God’s redemptive work by partnering with urban families, to meet the challenges of our neighborhood and to be a training institution for urban ministry and leadership development in order to share the Good News and see the full face of Christ reflected in a vibrant community of faith.

India
This program will place volunteers in the state of Kerala in south India, an area where there is a strong Christian history and presence. Volunteers will work in Ecumenical Christian Institutions. The program provides structured educational exposures to the issues of Dalit, Tribal, Fish-workers, poor women and other such marginalized communities.

Kenya

Stephen Speakman, who served in Kenya, goofs off with young adults on a camping trip to Lake Naivasha.Volunteers work with ministries and programs of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa, a denomination that is very intentional about its life, witness and outreach to the people of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Miami
DOOR-Miami seeks young adults interested in urban ministry and relational impact to serve in incredibly diverse communities.

Nashville
YAVs are placed in agencies that focus on social justice and systemic change. They also participate and have leadership roles at Second Presbyterian Church.

New Orleans
Volunteers will engage in spiritual disciplines of simple living, prayer, study and service and grow spiritually from them in Christian community. They will serve program needs of churches and agencies to respond to the realities of disaster in the lives of individuals and communities.

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is primarily known for its tragic history of  communal violence.  Volunteers work with local churches and community projects to address the legacy of division and help lay foundations for a positive shared future, particularly (though not exclusively) through work with youth and children.

Peru
Nashville YAV Jeff Moles works with clients at a homeless shelter.
YAVs are placed through the Uniendo Manos Contra la Pobreza, the Peru Joining Hands Network. The desire to address the root causes of poverty is what pulls the 14 Peruvian institutions in the Peru Joining Hands Network together.

San Antonio
YAVs will serve in one of San Antonio’s oldest neighborhoods with its rich Mexican and German history.

South Korea
The volunteers will be placed in educational institutions, local churches, after school programs and community development programs. They will also have opportunities to relate to a worshiping community. Teaching English, writing and editing Web-based publications in English, and preparation of newsletter are examples specific tasks in which the volunteers can engage.

Tucson
At the Tucson Borderlands, volunteers will live in a communal house while working in a variety of positions. These positions range from helping lead edu­cational delegations in Mexico, to working with college students at the Univer­sity of Arizona, to filling water tanks in the desert and drafting recommenda­tions for border policies.

Join the PC(USA) Young Adult Volunteers Facebook group. Network with others who will be serving or already have served as YAVs.