Each year EAST programs across the country join together to address a specific issue or theme, creating a powerful synergy and producing impressive results. The project culminates with a celebration and display at the Annual EAST Conference, revealing a myriad of solutions and approaches to the problem — and often some surprising innovations.

The EAST National Service Project for 2012-2013 is Opportunity and Entrepreneurship. EAST programs and students are challenged to "see a problem; find a solution."