For more than two decades, the National Youth Leadership Council® has led a movement linking youth, educators, and communities to redefine the roles of young people in society. That movement is service-learning, and it empowers youth to transform themselves from recipients of information and resources into valuable, contributing members of society. NYLC has been at the center of community service and service-leaning programs and policy development since 1983. It annually convenes the National Service-Learning Conference, which included representatives from all 50 states and 19 other countries in 2007. NYLC also offers adult and youth trainings, runs model programs, and develops service-learning materials.