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The most popular service project of the ACYOA is the Armenia Service Program in which young adults travel to their homeland not only to tour, but to provide service to their brothers and sisters in Armenia.  This trip is truly a pilgrimage, an experience through which hundreds of ACYOA members have felt a connection to their Armenian Christian heritage that continues to inspire them throughout their lives. 

When this trip began in the 70s, it was called the Armenia Studies Program, where ACYOA members would travel to Armenia for educational purposes.  Several years ago, as need for aid in Armenia grew, the course of the trip changed from Studies to Service.  For many years, the service portion of the trip included acting as counselors and teachers at Camp Siranoosh in Yeghegnadzor, a camp for underprivileged children from the villages of Armenia. The ASP recently joined Habitat for Humanity, which has been making a considerable impact in Armenia, to build homes for a better, stronger homeland.

The ASP trip is open to young adults ages 18-28.  For more information, contact Executive Secretary Nancy Basmajian at acyoa@armeniandiocese.org.