YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA (YSA) seeks to improve communities by increasing the number and diversity of young people, ages 5-25, serving in important roles. Founded in 1986, YSA is an international nonprofit resource center that partners with thousands of organizations in more than 100 countries to expand the impact of the youth service movement with families, communities, schools, corporations, and governments.

From Caregiver's Magazine article in July, 2004:

Clay: We also have the Able to Serve Awards, a project with Youth Service America. For years we've noticed that kids with disabilities are a population that people serve, and people forget that individuals with disabilities are able to serve as well. So we have the Able to Serve Awards, which are given out to individuals and youth with disabilities who have created service projects that have bettered their community. I believe this helps to take the stigma away from "those children having to be served," because people will see that they can give back to the community too, and see how productive and what a great part of society they are.