Service-Learning Resources from National Youth Leadership Council

Are you considering incorporating service learning into your 2025-26 afterschool offerings? The National Youth Leadership Council has curriculum and guides tailored towards leading service-learning initiatives in afterschool learning environments. Head to NYLC’s Resource Library to view their Engage Service-Learning Handbook series, with each edition tailored to a different developmental period: 1. ages 9-11, 2. ages 12-13, and 3. ages 14-18. Each handbook provides a series of 15-20 developmentally appropriate one-hour lesson plans that guide a group through a service-learning process. Check out the broader Resource Library to find other resources for afterschool and out-of-school time providers, including topic-based guides. Note that you will have to provide an email address to view and download resources.