Students Helping Young Students Act of 2025

This bill proposes to expand the Federal Work-Study Program to include specific community service roles for college students. Under the bill, students could receive work-study compensation for participating in educational activities at public elementary and secondary schools, including programs held before school, after school, or during other non-school hours.

This bill affects students at institutions of higher education who participate in the Federal Work-Study Program by allowing them to receive compensation for service at public elementary and secondary schools. Additionally, the legislation impacts public K-12 schools and community organizations that host these students for educational after-school, before-school, or nonschool community service activities.

• Expansion of the Federal Work-Study Program. The bill broadens the scope of the Federal Work-Study Program to include student employment at institutions of higher education focused on community service activities.
• Compensation for school-based community service. The legislation authorizes compensation for students participating in educational after-school, before-school, or nonschool community service activities at public elementary and secondary schools.

This bill expands the existing Federal Work-Study Program to include compensation for students employed in specific educational community service activities at public elementary and secondary schools.

The bill aims to expand the Federal Work-Study Program by allowing institutions of higher education to compensate students for participating in educational community service activities, such as before-school and after-school programs, at public elementary and secondary schools.