Invest in the power of a shared purpose
YOL’s learning experiences typically include direct-service rooted in YOL’s Mindful Service curriculum. Participants are energized by awareness of an authentic shared purpose, continuously driven by an ethos of joy and renewed commitment.
YOL’s approach to service puts mindful awareness at the center.
Self-Awareness and Education
Looking within is the start of meaningful service work that can challenge rather than reinforce assumptions: “Why do I want to volunteer?” or “Who do I think I’m helping, and how do we differ?”
Direct Service Projects
Empowered with our collective skills and knowledge, we engage in on-site service projects geared towards meeting the immediate needs and long-term goals of our partner organizations.
Reorientation
Sharing our insights from the experience, we consider and discuss themes like: “How can we continue to support the needs of this community we’ve connected to in a meaningful way?”
FEATURED PROGRAM
Foundations of Resilience
Theory, experiential practices, and practical applications to help thrive in uncertain times.
Select YOL Service Partners
YOL partners with nonprofit organizations that address and respond to real needs in the community, demonstrate impactful change, and have staying power — either through longevity or depth of impact.
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Alameda Point Collaborative
Alameda County, CA
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Avenidas
Palo Alto, CA
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El Camino Hospital
Mountain View, CA
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Forget Me Not Farm
Santa Rosa, CA
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Los Cabos Humane Society
Los Cabos, Mexico
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Marin County Parks
San Rafael, CA
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New Avenues for Youth
Portland, OR
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PICO Youth and Family Center
Santa Monica, CA
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Redwood City PAL
Redwood City, CA
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Rockhouse Foundation
Negril, Jamaica
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Sea Turtle Sanctuary
Baja, Mexico
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StreetCode Academy
East Palo Alto, CA
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YouthCare
Seattle, WA
FEATURED SERVICE PARTNER
Forget Me Not Farm
Since 1992, Forget Me Not Farm has helped thousands of at-risk children and youth break the cycle of abuse. The farm offers animal-assisted and horticultural therapeutic activities that provide a haven for children, plants and animals to bond, learn and heal with one another. YOL volunteers are laying the groundwork for Forget Me Not Farm’s first Farm Stand: a project providing employment training and opportunities to at-risk foster youth from harvest to sales.
Interested in being a Service Partner?
YOL partners with organizations that identify, respond and make impactful change in their communities. We align with nonprofits making deep and lasting changes.
Additional evaluation criteria include the following. If your organization fits this description, please email us at [email protected]
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Organizational Fitness
YOL looks for organizations that have third-party verification of their efficacy, reliability, or other criteria that may help us assess long-term viability.
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Communication
YOL reviews how effectively an organization communicates with their constituencies, with us and with the outside world, through in-person, website, social media presence, press etc.
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Recognition
When possible, YOL chooses organizations that have received recognition for their impact and reliability.
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Financial Wellness
YOL uses public or internal financial reports to assess how an organization gathers and allocates its resources.
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Programs
YOL seeks partners that have robust, effective programs that align and support the overall mission of the organization.
“The integration of learning opportunities, wellbeing activities, service…it felt like a holistic approach to learning.”
Elizabeth Romanoff, Former EVP People & Culture, Vionic Group
