2025 Service Year Alums Awardees Celebrated for Their Enduring Service to Communities at Home and Around the World
Service Year Alliance announced today the recipients of the 2025 Service Year Alums Awards. The 11 honorees served at least one term in a national service program, including AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps, and displayed exceptional post-service achievement and community impact.
WASHINGTON, DC (June 12, 2025) - Service Year Alliance, a national nonprofit organization working to make a year of paid, full-time service — a service year — a common expectation and opportunity for all young Americans, announced today the recipients of the 2025 Service Year Alums Awards. This annual recognition honors alums of service year programs, including AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and YouthBuild, for their achievements during their service year and beyond.
This year’s awards theme - A year of service. A lifetime of impact. - highlights the many ways alums embrace their service year experience to develop new skills, build connections, and pursue new career or post-service volunteer pathways.
“Service years are a platform for lifelong personal growth and professional success,” said Kristen Bennett, CEO of Service Year Alliance. “Each awardee exemplifies the many ways a year - or more - of service can provide a launch pad to a new profession, academic interest, or long-term volunteer role. Their commitment to strengthening communities and addressing our nation’s toughest challenges make them powerful role models for all Americans.”