Welcome to AYLUS!
Announcement
We have just received a notice that AmeriCorps—the national agency responsible for issuing the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA)—has temporarily paused the award application process. The timeline for resumption has not yet been announced.
We firmly believe that AYLUS members and advisors who are eligible for the PVSA should receive the honor and recognition they deserve for their contributions to the community over the past year. To address this sudden change, AYLUS has taken the following measures:
- Establishment of the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award: AYLUS has created its own Volunteer Service Award and will issue corresponding certificates in accordance with the original PVSA standards.
- Launch of a Dedicated Webpage: A new AYLUS Volunteer Service Award page has been added to the aylus.org website. This page states that the certificates are issued strictly based on PVSA criteria. Additionally, each branch’s list of award recipients will be published to support verification by relevant institutions when needed.
- Reissuance Upon Resumption: Once AmeriCorps resumes normal operations, AYLUS will immediately complete the pending PVSA applications and reissue the official awards as originally intended.
Though this situation presents challenges, it also offers an opportunity. AYLUS encourages all branch leaders, advisors, and members to turn this crisis into a chance to further demonstrate their dedication to community service. Use your leadership and creativity to inspire and make a meaningful impact.
Board of Directors
Our Vision
AYLUS stands for the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States. We are a student-run non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of our communities, which range from our houses to all across the United States!
Our Mission
AYLUS promotes the development of its members LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY, and INNOVATION, through the planning and execution of volunteer projects that aim at benefiting our communities.
Our Team
Starting on July 1, 2015, AYLUS has thousands of student members now registered with 179th branches across the United States. Just go to https://aylus.org/branches/ and find the branch near you.
If there’s none, create your own branch by filling out the application at the bottom of the page. New members & branches need to take this orientation: AYLUS_New_Branch_Orientation_Slide.pdf
HOLD AYLUS HARMLESS AGREEMENT
Any member/parent/guardian of the AYLUS, shall indemnify the AYLUS, its board of directors, national and branch officers and advisors, and save them harmless from and against all claims, actions, damages, liability and expenses in from, related to or in connection with any volunteering activities that either members self-starting or AYLUS organized, effectively immediately and until further notice. If the above-named indemnified shall be made a party to any litigation commenced by or against person/organization, then person/company shall protect and hold the above-named indemnified in connection with such litigation.
All participants consent to being photographed and/or videotaped while on volunteering activities for promotional use by AYLUS and/or AYLUS authorized entities.
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