If full-time service experience is important to the maturation of young people, then federal support for service learning is imperative, because most young people require financial support to underwrite their service. Experiences with the Peace Corps, ACTION, VISTA, and especially University Year for ACTION (UYA) are described. (Editor/LBH)

This article discusses national, state, and local youth service, noting the initiatives of 1984-5, the association of national youth services with the military draft, some keys to deriving maximum value from youth service initiatives, and the outcomes that can be anticipated from a youth service program. (DCS)