Global Citizen Year, Inc.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to prepare a new generation of Americans to provide innovative and effective leadership to address the global challenges of the 21 st century. To do this we:

• Recruit a diverse corps of high-potential high school graduates as GCY Fellows;
• Train our Fellows through intensive programs in the U.S. and abroad;
• Support our Fellows through apprenticeships in Asia, Africa, and Latin America during a bridge year between high school and college; and
• Sustain a dynamic network of alumni who remain engaged in global issues during college and beyond.

With our support, GCY Fellows develop empathy, an ethic of service, the ability to communicate across languages and cultures, and a better understanding of the world and their place in it.