Each year, YouthLaunch honors selected Texas high school seniors for their records of outstanding service and leadership. The search committee seeks students who have shown a long history of serving others, and who have developed an innovative way to address a community problem. Some of the past finalists in the scholarship competition have:

• developed a healthcare resource booklet for low income senior citizens
• created TAKS tutoring programs for failing middle school students
• designed an intervention program for at-risk youth focusing on providing mentoring, tutoring, and encouragement
• written socially-focused plays and skits to help curb underage alcohol use

Here's what some of our past recipients have said about thier experiences with the program:

"It felt good that people appreciated the few things I have done...It also re-ignited my fire to continue to serve my community in the years to come." --Ainsley Stromberg, 2004

"While society can lure us into more self-serving actions, organizations like YouthLaunch, by rewarding selfless service, redirects our true purpose in life." --Zachary Noblitt, 2005