Wreaths Across America (WAA) announced the 2023 Youth Service Project as part of its year-round TEACH program. The project will tie into the national nonprofit's 2023 theme, "Serve and Succeed."

The Youth Service Project encourages young people of all ages and grade levels to develop, organize, and execute a community service project to improve the lives of veterans or others in their local community. Students who complete a "Serve and Succeed" project of their choosing will receive a certificate and commemorative bracelet from WAA.

Each participant will be entered into a random drawing for the opportunity to visit the National Wreaths Across America Museum, the Gold Star History and Hospitality House, and the monuments where replica dog tags from thousands of servicemen and women are hung in remembrance. The service project needs to be completed by Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11.

Throughout the year, the WAA TEACH program provides educational opportunities for people nationwide to engage with veterans in their communities. In 2022, WAA launched a kindergarten through 12th-grade curriculum that is aligned with the National Council on Social Studies and state Common Core standards. The free, downloadable lesson plans aim to ensure stories of service, sacrifice, and valor are passed down to future generations while building good character and self-worth through service to others. WAA also launched its first Youth Service Project in 2022, when students participated in an oral history project that involved interviewing veterans.

To learn more about the TEACH program and participate in the service project, visit http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/teach.