Community Service Events and Regular Programmes

Youths Corps provides one-day or short-term volunteering opportunities through Community Service Events for youths who are interested to try out volunteering as well as participate in workshops and training to explore the different sectors. Youths can also deepen their skills and knowledge of a beneficiary group at the Regular Programmes through a meaningful, longer-term journey.

 

Common Space for Common Good (CS4CG) Grant (Regular Programmes)

The CS4CG Grant supports initiatives which rallies and mobilises youth volunteers as the force for good to tackle community and social issues through partnerships with Youth Sector Organisations (YSO) including Social Enterprises, Not-for-Profit Organisations and Social Service Agencies.

 

YCS is seeking to partner with Community Organisations with an interest (a) in sustaining impactful service-learning project(s) carried out by previous or upcoming cohorts of the Youth Corps Leaders Programme, and/or (b) to expose their youths to the larger YCS ecosystem to allow them to meet with other like-minded youths, and participate in volunteering and learning opportunities on a national platform beyond their organisation to sustain their volunteerism effort.

 

The CS4CG Grant supports:

• Regular Programmes of at least 6 sessions a year

More information can be found here.

 

For further queries, you may contact our friendly staff at youth_corps_enquiries@nyc.gov.sg.

Youth Corps Service Week

The Youth Corps Service Week is a signature event of Youth Corps Singapore. It is an island-wide community service that takes place every March. It aims to rally youth from all walks of life to participate in community service to contribute towards a more caring and cohesive society.

Each year, Youth Corps Service Week will kick off with lead-in workshops to raise awareness of volunteerism social issues and equip those who are interested to volunteer with the necessary skillsets. On the week itself, there would be a week-long slew of Community Service events, ranging from causes including Children, Environment, Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Seniors.

 

 

The Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth and the National Youth Council have launched a Youth Corps Internship Scheme (YCIS) to provide students from Institutes of Higher Learning with internship opportunities from three to six months in the community and social sectors. The objective of the YCIS is to enable youth to continue their development through on-job-training and learning experiences in the community and social sectors, and contribute back to society in this national crisis.

Host Organisation
Organisations will be able to take in students as interns to meet organisational needs, look into business continuity plans and explore new ways to deliver services amidst this challenging period. Organisations will also be able to tap on additional funding to cover the internship monthly allowance.

Find out if you are eligible

Note: The current phase of application for the internship cycle between 30 Aug 2021 – 3 Apr 2022 has closed. Please contact us at YouthCorps_InternshipScheme@nyc.gov.sg for any queries.

 

Youths
Youths will be able to gain valuable skills and exposure to working in the real world, develop empathy and understanding of the social and community sector. Youths will receive monthly internship allowance and choose between the YCIS or YCIS – Leaders Programme (Immersion) path to confer as our Youth Corps Leaders upon completion of internship.

Find out more here

Prior to application, please ensure that you fulfil the following criteria:

1. Be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident aged 17 to 35 years old;
2. Be a Student/Undergraduate from ITE, Polytechnics, Autonomous Universities, or other educational institutions (e.g. private educational institutions and overseas institutions); and
3. Be available for a full-time internship ranging from three to six months between 30 Aug 2021 – 3 Apr 2022

Note: The current phase of application is for the internship cycle between 30 Aug 2021 – 3 Apr 2022. Please contact us at YouthCorps_InternshipScheme@nyc.gov.sg for any queries.

Available Internship Opportunities
Available internship opportunities will be posted below once all host organisations for the Aug 2021 cycle have been approved.

 

Youth Expedition Project (YEP) is a Service-Learning programme by Youth Corps Singapore (YCS) to nurture confident and resilient youths who are active citizens with the desire to make a difference both at home and overseas.

Read more about youth overseas volunteering experience at Our YEP Story to get inspirations from all YEP teams! Be an inspiration, start your own YEP today!

Precautionary Measures in view of COVID-19
To safeguard the health and safety of all youth participants, the National Youth Council (NYC) is adhering closely to the travel advisories issued by Ministry of Health (MOH), and stand advised against travel to affected countries and regions. NYC will not be accepting any applications nor approving grants for YEP trips taking place before 31 July 2021.

As we continue to bring forth meaningful service overseas, the new YEP-GO (YEP Goes Online) provides a platform for youths to continue volunteering with the overseas communities without travel.

What is YEP-GO?

YEP-GO allows youths to connect with overseas partner organisations and develop programmes through virtual means. NYC will fund 80% of total qualifying project costs, capped at $3,000 per team. Participants of YEP-GO will still be eligible for funding to go on YEP trips when travel resumes.

For details of the criteria and requirements, please refer to the Funding & Publicity Guidelines and FAQ.
 
Choose which pathway suits you and embark on your own YEP-GO journey today!

Want to take part in overseas volunteering? Wish to join a team and gain valuable experience in online servicing as a team member? SIGN UP NOW	Have an idea in mind and all ready to embark on your own project? In need of funds to kickstart your YEP-GO project? APPLY NOW		Want to lead your own project but no idea where to start? Download the Leaders' Starter Kit for a step-by-step guide to your role as a leader! LEADERS' STARTER KIT

Refer below for YEP fundings related forms.

 

Youth Corps Leaders Programme is a 9-12 months community leadership development programme suitable for youths 17 to 25 years old with some experience in leadership or community service. Participants who complete the programme will be conferred as Youth Corps Leader.

The newly revised programme allows youths greater flexibility to design and customise their own leadership journey based on different social causes, partners and project pathways. Youths will be trained by Youth Corps Singapore and guided by National Agencies and/or Community Partners to implement a sustainable service-learning project tackling pressing community needs.