YFS

Our Vision is:- Self-reliant communities powered by selfless individuals.
The goal of YFS is to support schools, destitute shelters, government hospitals and other organizations in the social sector through volunteers who can help them mitigate some of their shortcomings and challenges. Volunteering is made easy and customized to the individual’s interests, time availability and skill sets.
YFS aims to create positive change agents in the society, through the culture of volunteering.
Our Mission is :
To facilitate a movement of volunteering.
To empower and enable individuals to become positive change agents.
To enable institutions to effectively engage the community to deliver services.
To promote sustainable lifestyles.
Youth for Seva has designed several volunteering models to enable individuals to get involved in the community despite their time constraints. Volunteering is made easy as it caters to the individual’s interests and convenience w.r.t. time availability and location. Currently, the following models are in place:
Individuals help during the run-up to and the day of the event
College students and professionals volunteer during the transition
Individuals volunteer every day for 2 months or more.
Working professionals and students spend a few hours.
Housewives and retirees spend a few hours 2-3 days a week
College students spend their semester breaks (1 month or more)
Ways to Volunteer
Weekend volunteering: Spare a few hours on weekends. This is ideal for professionals and college students.
Weekday volunteering: Give few hours for 2-3 days during the week. This is most suitable for housewives and retirees.
Seva Vacation: Volunteer every day for 1 month or more. Typically, college students serve during their semester breaks.
Seva Intern: Volunteer every day for more than 2 months. College students who wish to learn more about the social sector can benefit from this model. YFS will provide certificates after the intern completes the project.
Seva Fellowship: Volunteer every day for 6 months or more to gain the deeper understanding of the social sector and contribute significantly. This is suitable for those looking for a job or looking for a career change. YFS will reimburse all reasonable experiences incurred during this time.
Virtual volunteering: People with special skills like creative writing, movie making, website creation, graphics design, etc. can help YFS and other NGOs with back-end tasks such as creating websites, newsletters, grant proposals and project reports.
Volunteering Professional Services: One can offer professional skills to serve community’s needs. ‘Doctors for Seva’ is one such initiative of YFS. Similarly, auditors, lawyers, writers or any other professionals can offer their professional services.