Young Women of Promise has been selected by Youth Service America to serve as a Semester of Service Lead Agency for the project period that spans from Martin Luther King Holiday on January 18, 2010 through Global Youth Service Day on April 23-25, 2010.

Youth throughout eastern North Carolina will have the opportunity to organize and participate in meaningful service learning projects. 

The Semester of Service will be officially kicked off on Monday, January 18, 2010 during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration sponsored by Young Women of Promise, Inc.