This congressional report contains the testimony that was given on the proposed Federal Voluntary Service Opportunities for Young People Act of 1987, which is an act to establish a commission to study federal voluntary service opportunities for youth, particularly a national youth service. Testimony was provided by representatives of the following agencies and organizations: Hopkins High School in Minnesota; the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf; Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota; Augsburg College and the College of St. Benedict, both in Minnesota; Edgewood Nursing Center; the National Youth Leadership Council; the University of Minnesota; the Minnesota Conservation Corps; the Center of American Indian and Minority Health at the University of Minnesota in Duluth; the Friends of Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA); Metropolitan State University in the Twin Cities; the Minneapolis Public Schools; and Bemidji State University. The text of a statement by Diane Hedin and Dan Conrad, entitled "Community Service as a Pathway to Knowledge," is also included. (MN)