Youth Service America June 17

Looking for a way to increase participation in your programs while connecting with a global youth service movement?



Apply to be a 2011 Global Youth Service Day Lead Agency (Application Deadline: July 15)


Lead Agencies are local, regional, or statewide organizations across the United States, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, or New Brunswick that increase the scale, visibility, and impact of Global Youth Service Day by leading GYSD in their city, region, or state.

Lead Agencies convene a planning coalition of at least 10 partner organizations that collectively engage at least 600 youth volunteers in service on GYSD, engage local media and elected officials, and plan a high profile signature project or celebration of service.

Lead Agencies receive a $2,000 GYSD planning grant sponsored by State Farm Companies Foundation, travel support to attend the Youth Service Institute, and ongoing training and technical assistance from Youth Service America to ensure a successful Global Youth Service Day.

Past Lead Agencies have leveraged their position as a GYSD Lead Agency to strengthen their programs, form new partnerships, expand their volunteer base, garner media attention, gain support from local public officials, and secure additional funding.

The application deadline is July 15, 2010.

Learn more and access the application at:
www.gysd.org/content/2011GYSDleadagency



SPECIAL FEATURE: YSA QUARTERLY



Don't miss the newest issue of YSA Quarterly, Youth Service America's online magazine with stories, interviews, and highlights of youth engagement opportunities from around the world. The new quarterly is full of incredible stories about how children, teens, and young adults improved their communities.

Stories highlight Get Ur Good On and the teen who won a video contest to volunteer with Miley Cyrus, a preliminary report on Global Youth Service Day 2010, TEDxCapital, the 2010 Harris Wofford Awards, and responses from our "Add Service" campaign.

Read the latest YSA Quarterly here.


NEWS FROM THE FIELD


New Federal 'Volunteering in America' Report Shows Greatest Spike in Volunteers Since 2003
Despite difficult economic times, the number of Americans volunteering in their communities jumped by 1.6 million last year, the largest increase in six years, according to a report released this week by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The Corporation's annual Volunteering in America report found that 63.4 million Americans volunteered through a formal organization last year, giving more than 8.1 billion hours of volunteer service worth an estimated $169 billion. Previous research would suggest that volunteering should drop during an economic downturn, because volunteer rates are higher among job-holders and homeowners. Instead, volunteering increased at the fastest rate in six years, and the volunteer rate went up among all race and ethnic groups. The complete report can be accessed at www.VolunteeringInAmerica.gov




Introducing SparkAction: For children. For Youth. For Change.
Youth Service America is proud to be among the organizations behind a new one-stop site for stories, news and interactive advocacy tools, called SparkAction: for children, for youth, for change. SparkAction.org covers the range of child and youth issues and gives organizations, leaders and young people themselves a place to share their knowledge and ideas, and together raise a stronger voice for change. SparkAction has the latest resources from organizations across the field, as well as feature articles, videos and a high-tech interactive Action Center to help you share knowledge, reach a broad audience, and spark meaningful action. Visit www.SparkAction.org to find and share information and to lend your voice to this growing movement.



Add Service to Your Summer Vacations
The idea of volunteer vacations is not a new one. We've also heard them called "work vacations" or "voluntourism" or even "service-learning travel" - but whatever the name, the concept of building short-term volunteer service into vacation time is one that has kept people interested. Whether your free time is spent in your own town, across the country, or across the sea, a volunteer vacation can be a fulfilling way to improve lives and communities while also allowing you to de-stress, broaden your experience, and leave with a sense of accomplishment. The following resources will help you find a way to serve, learn, and relax all in one trip. Find many voluntourism resources in the June 2010 issue of the National Service Resource Center E-newsletter at: www.nationalserviceresources.org/enewsletters (Click on "Current E-newsletter - June 2010.")


GRANTS & AWARDS

Disney Friends for Change Grants (Deadline: July 15)
Disney's Friends for Change grants encourage kids everywhere to take steps together with their friends to help the planet. YSA will award 75 $500 grants to youth-led service initiatives around the world that demonstrate youth leadership and the commitment to making a positive impact on the environment. Eligible applicants will be asked to implement their projects between September and November and to connect their projects to International Coastal Cleanup Day, National Public Lands Day (both September 25), or other environmentally-focused days of service.. Disney Friends for Change Grants are open to schools, organizations, and individuals planning service projects. Applications submitted by younger children aged 5-14 are especially welcome. The goal of the grant is to inspire children to join their friends and families, schools, and communities to address critical environmental needs as "friends for change" at the local, national, and/or global levels. Grant applications are due Thursday, July 15, 2010. Learn more at: www.ysa.org/grants/announcements/friendsforchange2010



STEMester of Service Grants (Deadline: July 15)

Youth Service America is accepting applications for the second year of STEMester of Service. Funded by Learn and Serve America, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, STEMester of Service incorporates YSA's semester-long service-learning framework to engage educators and students in addressing critical environmental needs and connecting them to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) curricula. YSA is seeking 10 middle schools with large populations of disadvantaged youth to join 20 returning STEMester of Service grantees. STEM schools must be located in one of the 12 states with highest dropout rates (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Washington). The $5,000 grant (that includes travel and training at YSA's Youth Service Institute in Detroit in October) supports teachers as they engage local partners and guide students in addressing local needs through planning and implementing sustainable service projects that launch on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (January 17, 2011) and culminate on Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2011). www.ysa.org/grants/stem





2010 LEGO® Smart™ Creativity Contest (Pre-Registration Deadline: July 30)
LEGO® Education is inviting K-12 teachers and home educators from across the United States to register as contestants for the 2010 LEGO® Smart™ Creativity Contest, challenging classrooms coast to coast to become LEGO Smart! If you are a teacher, home educator, after-school program director, or otherwise working with students (K-12) within the education field, you are eligible to compete in this year's contest. The 2010 contest, including prize information and contest rules, will be emailed to all pre-registered contestants on Monday, August 2, 2010. Register at: www.legoeducation.us/about/item.aspx?art=3465&bhcp=1




For Previously Featured Grants & Awards, visit:
www.servicewire.org/nsb/Grants-and-Awards


PROFILES IN SERVICE
EVERYDAY YOUNG HEROES


Roosevelt High School 2010 Senior Class - Boyle Heights, CA

Youth Service America recognizes 110 seniors from Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights, California as Everyday Young Heroes for their creation of a book about their community and the culture that has enriched Boyle Heights.

When the seniors attending the School of Law and Government, a part of Roosevelt High School, were introduced to the book In Our Village: Kambi Ya Simba through the Eyes of Its Youth, something began and something transformative happened. They took a book written by youth across the globe as a model for their own book - about Boyle Heights.

Teacher Steve Mereu explains, "The 100-page book was created by seniors began last November with brainstorming, and by January students had formed 'chapter groups' in their six 12th grade English classes. Six students volunteered to do much of the peer editing. Another six students took responsibility for the book layout." This process kept students involved and engaged. For teacher Jeffrey Matsumura, "The students broke down the walls of the academic classroom and created a new communal one, one in which their lives, their experiences, and their visions became the focus."

Monica Yoo, another teacher saw her "students as creators through this project, knowing that their voices would reach a real, authentic audience. As a teacher, I was challenged and inspired. The drafting and editing process has never been more real in my classroom."

One look at this book and you know immediately that the work was hard, dedicated, and developed the skills and knowledge youth need to move into their communities as participants rather than spectators. Their stories are rich, their insights profound, their care and concern evident. For their creative work and their efforts to highlight their community's history and cultural diversity, we honor these Seniors as Everyday young Heroes.

Preview and purchase the book at: www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1419374


TOOLS, TRAINING, RESOURCES & RESEARCH

You Don't Know Me Until Now: Latino/a Middle School Voices

This 32-page publication presents a selection of poems, essays, and photographs from students at three charter schools: Camino Nuevo Charter Academy in Los Angeles, East Austin College Prep Academy in Austin, and Lighthouse Community Charter School in Oakland. All three are part of the National Council of La Raza school network. The PDF also includes a guide to supporting students' diverse identities through creative writing, produced by WKCD Writing Facilitator Abe Louise Young. www.whatkidscando.org/featurestories/2010/04_you_dont_know_me/index.html





Enriched and Inspired: Service Pathways to College Success
This report describes the students who participated in Project Reach, which worked to introduce, strengthen, or expand programs to provide service-learning and service opportunities for students with disabilities. The strategies used to engage students, particularly those out of the mainstream, are discussed. Students who participated in the program experienced opportunities to learn life skills that would assist them with employment, careers, and personal development, as well as meaningful life changes.

Read the report at: http://servicelearning.org/library/resource/8986




The Art of Demystifying a Millennial Volunteer
On the Social Citizens blog, Kari Dunn Saratovsky writes: "Having already seen and experienced so much, Millennials have established themselves as a new breed of activists and doers - but for the average nonprofit, understanding how to engage them in your volunteer work can be seen as a mystery. The following is an attempt to demystify the Millennial volunteer. I firmly believe that the problems our local and global communities are faced with call for exactly the values that Millenials believe in - collaboration, teamwork, openness and transparency. So , what does your nonprofit need to know about engaging the next generation of volunteers?" Read the rest of the blog at: www.socialcitizens.org/blog/art-demystifying-millennial-volunteer


SERVICE CALENDARS

Conferences & Events


Conference Calendar: www.servicewire.org/conferences

If you'd like your 2010 conference or event to be included, please e-mail the name, date, and location (city, state) of the conference to dmiranda@ysa.org with the subject line "NSB Conference." Include a short blurb/description of the conference and the website you want people to be directed to.



Seasons of Service


June 2010

National Family Month - May 9 - June 20

World Refugee Day - June 20

National Summer Learning Day - June 21



Seasons of Service Calendar: www.servicewire.org/seasonsofservice

If you'd like your annual campaign/awareness event to be included, please e-mail the name, date, and location (city, state) of the event to dmiranda@ysa.org with the subject line "Seasons of Service." Include a short blurb/description of the event and the website you want people to be directed to.



QUOTE OF THE WEEK



"One person can make a difference, and every person should try."
- President John F. Kennedy



Best,

Youth Service Quarterly On Line Newsletter

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Don't miss the newest issue of YSA Quarterly, Youth Service America's online magazine with stories, interviews, and highlights of youth engagement opportunities from around the world. The new quarterly is full of incredible stories about how children, teens, and young adults improved their communities. It also includes a preliminary report for GYSD 2010 (page 7).



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Youth spreading the message on Assets in St. Louis

I thought you'd enjoy seeing how young people in St. Louis
Park are spreading the message about Sparks. See it at
this You Tube link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUYrKd7j0-4


Karen Atkinson
Children First
6425 W. 33rd St.
St. Louis Park, MN 55426


Children First: It starts with you.
The St. Louis Park community bringing out the best in kids
www.children-first.org

Garden Parade: Tickets Available

Good morning Mary Ann—thank you for getting the word out about Garden Parade 2010! The Garden Walks in this poster are part of the UW Extension Master Gardener program. The Garden Parade fund raiser, which is also supported by the Master Gardeners, is the weekend of July 16 and 17. Tickets will be at area garden shops soon. If people have questions, they can contact Sara at the CSSW Stevens Point office.



Lisa



Lisa Dobberke, MS, LPC

Counseling Manager

Children's Service Society of Wisconsin
E: lisa.dobberke@cssw.org
T: Wausau: (715) 848-1457

Stevens Point: (715) 341-6672

Marshfield: (715) 387-2729

Cell: (715) 218-7602

Mosquito Spray that works? and is safe!

Mosquito Spray...Worth a try

I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball biting everyone.

A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Listerine, and the little demons

disappeared. The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat

whenever I saw mosquitoes. And voila! That worked as well. It worked at a picnic where

we sprayed the area around the food table, the children's swing area, and the standing

water nearby. During the summer, I don't leave home without it.....Pass it on.

Grant Station June 14

The issue for the week of June 14 includes:

GrantStation Announcements

GrantStation's S.O.S. Offer: A $199 Lifeline for Your Organization

Tracks to Success – Writing a Powerful Grant Proposal – Part 1

Upcoming GrantStation Webinars

National Funding Opportunities
Planning Grants for Arts Facilities

Support for Youth Action Projects in the U.S. and Canada

Grassroots Community Programs Funded

Health Access Programs Recognized
Regional Funding Opportunities
Grants Enhance Cultural Traditions in California

American Indian Organizations in Minnesota and Wisconsin Supported

Funds for Middle School Service-Learning Projects in Selected States

Grants Enhance Company Communities

Federal Deadlines
Department of Education: Charter Schools Program: Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools

Department of Justice: Evaluations of Girls' Delinquency Programs

Department of Health and Human Services: Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program

Department of Agriculture: Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program

National Endowment for the Humanities: Grants to America's Historical and Cultural Organizations

Partner Depot
The 2010 Nonprofit Organizations Compensation and Benefits Report

America's Promise Bulletin Vol. 23

Diplomas Count 2010: Graduation by the Numbers - Putting Data to Work for Student Success
With 1.3 million high school students failing to earn a diploma, data-driven strategies have become an essential tool for combating the nation's dropout crisis. The fifth edition of the Diplomas Count report explores how the innovative use of data is driving change in school systems across the country. By profiling efforts under way in four leading school districts, Education Week's journalists delve into early-warning systems that reduce dropout rates by identifying students at risk of failure; consider ways that insights from deep data analysis can result in tailored interventions; and examine how an infusion of federal stimulus dollars can strengthen national and local cultures of innovation built on data. more
America's Promise Alliance Chair Alma Powell testifies before Senate Subcommittee on the State of the Nation's Children
America's Promise Alliance Chair Alma J. Powell testified June 8, in front of the United States Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families. The hearing, titled "The State of the American Child," sought commentary from national experts on the most challenging issues facing today's young people and how Congress and the American public can help solve them. Mrs. Powell joined Jack Lund, president and CEO, YMCA of Greater New York, NY; Harry Holzer, PhD of Georgetown University and the Urban Institute; and Elaine Zimmerman of the Connecticut Commission on Children in providing expert testimony. more
My Idea Grants application deadlines approaching
National Grant applications due June 11
Local Grant applications due June 23
Grants will be awarded to youth for the best ideas to help increase a community's graduation rate. Nationally-awarded $10,000-20,000 grant applications are due today, June 11! The locally awarded $500 - 1,500 grant opportunity deadline has been extended until June 23 for the following cities: Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Jackson, Nashville, New York, Oakland, and Washington, D.C. more
Independent Sector to honor Gen. and Mrs. Powell with the 2010
John W. Gardner Leadership Award
Independent Sector announced this week that it will honor General Colin Powell, America's Promise Alliance Founding Chairman, and Alma Powell, current Chair, with the
2010 John W. Gardner Leadership Award in recognition of their tireless commitment to young people, service and advancing the common good. The award will be presented at the 2010 Independent Sector Annual Conference in Atlanta, October 20-22. The award is named after John Gardner, the founding chair of Independent Sector. more
First Lady and federal agencies launch summer initiative to curb childhood obesity and reading loss
First Lady Michelle Obama and four Cabinet Secretaries, joined Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service to launch United We Serve: Let's Read. Let's Move. this week. The new initiative will urge more Americans to volunteer to combat childhood obesity and summer learning loss among youth. The program is an Administration-wide effort led by the Corporation to expand opportunities to engage young people in summer reading and physical activities as well as provide access to healthy, affordable food. more
National Youth Leadership Council launches new module as part of online service-learning tool
National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) recently launched the newest module in its interactive tool Lift: Raising the Bar for Service-Learning Practice. The second in a series of eight, the reflection module provides educators with resources to help them understand and implement one of the most important aspects of a quality service-learning project. Lift: Raising the Bar for Service-Learning Practice is an online interactive tool built around the eight K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice. more
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Weekly News Highlights

Dodd proposes commission to help America's children - June 8, 2010 - Miami Herald

300 Education Jobs Could Be Cut (Video) - CNN - June 10, 2010

Facebook to Promote Internet Safety for Kids - June 10, 2010 - Associated Press

Report: Raise city teacher pay, dismiss poor performers - June 9, 2010 - Baltimore Sun

The Risks of Parenting While Plugged In - June 9, 2010 - New York Times

Fifth-grader from New York raises $60,000 for Gulf oil spill fight - June 8, 2010 - Mobile Press-Register

More Than 1 in 5 Kids Live in Poverty - June 8, 2010 - USA TODAY

The End of 'The Stupid Class' - June 7, 2010 - voiceofsandiego.com

National Service Briefing June 10

Disney's Friends for Change Grants
(Application Deadline: July 15)



Disney, together with YSA, is gearing up for this year's second round of applications for the Disney Friends for Change Grants. Friends for Change funds youth-led fall service projects that focus on making environmentally friendly changes and engaging youth, ages 5-18, as leaders in their community.

On behalf of Friends for Change, YSA will award 75 $500 grants to youth-led service initiatives around the world that demonstrate youth leadership and the commitment to making a positive impact on the environment. Eligible applicants will be asked to implement their projects between September and November and to connect their projects to International Coastal Cleanup Day, National Public Lands Day (both September 25), or other environmentally-focused days of service.

Disney Friends for Change Grants are open to schools, organizations, and individuals planning service projects. Applications submitted by younger children aged 5-14 are especially welcome. The goal of the grant is to inspire children to join their friends and families, schools, and communities to address critical environmental needs as "friends for change" at the local, national, and/or global levels. Disney's Friends for Change grants encourage kids everywhere to take steps together with their friends to help the planet.

Grant applications are due Thursday, July 15, 2010. YSA will host webinars on June 29 and July 6 for interested applicants to learn more about the application process.
Visit www.ysa.org/grants/announcements/disneys-friends-change-grants-deadline-july-15



NEWS FROM THE FIELD


United We Serve: Let's Read. Let's Move.
First Lady Michelle Obama and four Cabinet Secretaries, joined Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service to launch United We Serve: Let's Read. Let's Move. this week. The new initiative will get more Americans volunteering to combat childhood obesity and summer learning loss among youth. "The United We Serve Summer Service initiative is a nationwide effort calling on all Americans to make service a part of their daily lives," said Mrs. Obama. "We are asking individuals and community organizations, corporations, foundations and government to come together and devote their time and energy to help our kids stay active and healthy - and to keep them learning - all summer long." Let's Read. Let's Move. is an Administration-wide effort led by the Corporation to expand opportunities to engage young people in summer reading and physical activities as well as provide access to healthy, affordable food. To learn more about Let's Read. Let's Move., and how everyday Americans can make a difference, visit www.Serve.gov




Connect with NYLC's Generator School Network
NYLC's Generator School Network and its growing community of practitioners, is rapidly becoming a one-stop shop for all things related to high-quality service-learning. With 393 dedicated service-learning practitioners as registered users, 95 projects that follow the Service-Learning Cycle and 297 curricular resources, the GSN serves as a project organization tool and, increasingly, a space for practitioners to connect.
Membership is free and open to educators committed to the vision that high-quality service-learning should be part of the school experience for every student. As a member of the GSN, you can get a service-learning advisor, find project ideas, access professional development, and experience new multimedia tools. http://gsn.nylc.org



National Service Agency Announces 2010 AmeriCorps Grants
More than 325 organizations across the country will get a major boost in their efforts to address education, health, poverty, and other pressing social issues thanks to $234 million in federal AmeriCorps grants announced this week by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The grants will support more than 57,000 new AmeriCorps members who will serve with a wide range of national and local nonprofit organizations, community and faith-based groups, educational institutions, and Indian Tribes. Collectively, these members are projected to earn more than $154 million in Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards to help pay for college or to pay back student loans. More information, including a complete list of grants is available at www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1772




Summer Learning Day 2010 - June 21
National Summer Learning Day is Monday, June 21. Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your summer program and highlight the importance of summer learning in your community, along with hundreds of programs across the nation. This year marks the seventh annual celebration of Summer Learning Day, and will be the first year that Summer Learning Day is held on the first day of summer, June 21. Now is the time to start planning your Summer Learning Day event. This national advocacy day is a great opportunity to showcase your program and get the word out about the importance of summer learning. Host an event during the week of June 21 or anytime during the month of June. Find tools to help you plan your event and register at www.summerlearning.org/?page=summer_learning_day



The Case for Corporate Citizenship
The corporate sector is championing new ways to engage employees, give back to communities, and integrate civically responsible business practices into their operations. Over the next few weeks, NCoC will highlight some innovative cross-sector engagement models being used by businesses to institutionalize a culture of corporate civic responsibility. The first in this series of discussions, "The Case for Corporate Citizenship" highlights some bottom-line results of these efforts and features commentary from Stephen Jordan, Executive Director of the Business Civic Leadership Center at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In preparation for this discussion series, NCOC wants to hear from you: What are some corporate civic engagement models and practices you have found to be effective, engaging, and sustainable?
http://ncoc.net/index.php?tray=content&tid=103ktop2&cid=103k41


GRANTS & AWARDS

Generations United's 9th Annual Intergenerational Photography Contest (Deadline: June 30)
Generations United is proud to announce its 9th Annual Intergenerational Photography Contest, "Stronger Together: Generations Side by Side." The 2010 contest runs until June 30, 2010. The contest is open to amateur photographers of ALL ages. For photographers under age 23 who do not have a camera: please send your name, age, address, email, and a short essay (200 words max) on why you should receive a camera and what intergenerational activity you are planning on capturing on it. Eight entries will be selected to receive a Canon PowerShot A460 Digital Camera. Learn more at www.gu.org/IG_Photo_Contest.asp



STEMester of Service Grants (Deadline: July 15)

Youth Service America is accepting applications for the second year of STEMester of Service. Funded by Learn and Serve America, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, STEMester of Service incorporates YSA's semester-long service-learning framework to engage educators and students in addressing critical environmental needs and connecting them to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) curricula. YSA is seeking 10 middle schools with large populations of disadvantaged youth to join 20 returning STEMester of Service grantees. STEM schools must be located in one of the 12 states with highest dropout rates (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Washington). The $5,000 grant (that includes travel and training at YSA's Youth Service Institute in Detroit in October) supports teachers as they engage local partners and guide students in addressing local needs through planning and implementing sustainable service projects that launch on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (January 17, 2011) and culminate on Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2011). www.ysa.org/grants/stem





Change for the Children Grants (Deadline: July 15)
DoSomething.org has teamed up with The Jonas Brothers Change for the Children Foundation to award project grants to individuals who are taking action in their communities across the U.S. and Canada. Do you have a sustainable community action project, program or idea that focuses on: the Special Olympics, Diabetes Awareness, or Volunteerism? Then these are the grants for you and your program! While projects that cover any cause are eligible to apply, special focus will be given to these three causes (the Jonas Brothers' causes!). Ten projects will receive $1,500 grants for their projects or organizations. All of the winners will be featured on DoSomething.org and ChangefortheChildren.org, and celebrated through various marketing platforms. www.dosomething.org/grants/changeforthechildren




For Previously Featured Grants & Awards, visit:
www.servicewire.org/nsb/Grants-and-Awards


PROFILES IN SERVICE
EVERYDAY YOUNG HEROES


Everyday Young Hero Mitch Arnold a Candidate for PEOPLE All-Stars Among Us Program
A previous Everyday Young Hero, Mitch Arnold, was selected by PEOPLE Magazine as one of three finalists to represent the Milwaukee Brewers in the People All-Stars Among Us program to honor community service leaders in America. As a finalist in the People All-Stars program, he needs Internet-based votes to be the Brewers' representative at the People All-Stars events at this year's MLB All-Star Game in Anaheim, Calif.

To help Mitch out, please go to www.peopleallstars.com and click on the Milwaukee Brewers tab. Then place your vote for Mitch. You are welcome to vote as many times as you would like (after voting, you can refresh the screen and vote again) through June 20. The final votes will be tallied and revealed on June 20.

Mitch created the Peace Is the Goal foundation in October 2006 at the age of 13. Since then, he has shipped more than $20,000 worth of soccer equipment to needy children in 36 countries. Mitch works three jobs in order to earn the money that funds Peace Is the Goal. Peace Is the Goal has directly impacted more than 10,000 kids on five continents. Mitch continues to make the world a better place to live in by spreading the message of peace and giving through "the world's game", soccer. Mitch chose soccer as the basis for his initiative because of his lifelong love of the game and the fact that so many kids around the world play the sport.



Everyday Young Hero Jordyn Schara Selected for Parade Magazine's "All-America Service Team"
A previous Everyday Young Hero and Get Ur Good On grant winner, Jordyn Schara, was recently established the first Prescription Pill Drug Disposal (P2D2) program in Wisconsin that has led to the safe disposal of more than 800 pounds of medications during two collections, an array of awards from local organizations, scholarships for college and a spot on Parade magazine's "All-America Service Team" for the North Freedom teen. Parade, a national magazine with a total circulation of 32 million, which appears in the Daily Register on Saturday, will feature a story about 15 high school students from across the United States who have shaped their communities positively through service in this week's issue. The youth leaders will be recognized at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., this month. It won't be the first time Schara has ventured across the country for a service award, but she said it's not really why she engages in her community so regularly. www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/news/local/article_b88f3d74-6e02-11df-8650-001cc4c002e0.html



Nominate an Everyday Young Hero
Each week, YSA features an Everyday Young Hero in the National Service Briefing. Everyday Young Heroes are youth leaders, ages 5-25, who identify a need in their community, address it through service, mobilize their peers and community partners, and engage the media and elected officials. Everyday Young Hero Award winners receive a certificate and award letter, and will be featured on YSA's website and in the National Service Briefing. Youth selected as Everyday Young Heroes are also considered for YSA's other awards, including YSA Service Stars and the Harris Wofford Award. To nominate a young person who has improved their community through service, please visit www.YSA.org/awards/hero


TOOLS, TRAINING, RESOURCES & RESEARCH

Lift: Raising the Bar for Service-Learning Practice

NYLC just launched the newest module in their interactive tool Lift: Raising the Bar for Service-Learning Practice. The second in a series of eight, the reflection module provides educators with resources to help them understand and implement one of the most important aspects of a quality service-learning project.Lift: Raising the Bar for Service-Learning Practice is an online interactive tool built around the eight K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice. In Lift, NYLC presents the standards within the context of three schools - all differing in focus, grade level, and geography. These examples highlight strategies for implementing each standard, provide points of discussion for you and your colleagues, and give you access to tools to help in your implementation of quality service-learning. To access this tool, join the Generator School Network (free) at http://gsn.nylc.org





Latest Colleagues Issue Focuses on Service-Learning
The latest Colleagues Magazine has a special focus on service learning with K-12 students. Read excellent articles from national leaders on service learning, including Cathryn Berger Kaye and Shelley Billig: Cathryn Berger Kaye explains effective methods of utilizing service learning techniques in the classroom and Shelley Billig provides explanations from the research on service learning. http://colleaguesplus.com/latest-news/latest-colleagues-issue-service-learning.html





Youth Council Counsel
This recent blog from Anderson Williams of Cascade Educational Consultants explores effective youth council strategies: "Part of the opportunity and the challenge of working with youth councils (and youth generally) is that we adults come to the game with very good intentions, but too often with very stale models or without a clear vision of what we really want. We have what I call a massive 'intentions-to-practice gap.' ... Effective youth councils are far more complex than we typically prepare for. So, in order to help close the intentions-to-practice gap, and in order to provide better and more lasting opportunities for our young people and therefore more sustainable communities and a stronger democracy, I offer you the following considerations before you start a council or revamp your existing one: ..." Read more at: http://bit.ly/b3nyJ6


SERVICE CALENDARS

Conferences & Events



2010 Grab the Torch Philanthropy Camp - Scholarship Available
June 26 - July 2, 2010
Colorado Springs, CO

GTT's Philanthropy Camp is a six day overnight camp at The Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs CO, June 26 - July 2 . The camp provides a in-depth experience to prepare the next generation for their role in the global greater good. Listen to non-profit leaders, foundation directors, international volunteers, cause related marketing specialists, social entrepreneurs and many others. The program provides a real life organic experience for the global greater good. Join students (freshmen in high school to rising college freshmen) from around the country. The 2010 camp will include 2 nights at FVS's Mountain Campus in Mount Princeton. http://grabthetorch.com/

2010 Grab the Torch Philanthropy Camp Youth Service America Scholarship Available This scholarship is named for Steve Culbertson, YSA's President & CEO. His kind spirit, leadership in non-profit work, commitment to the global greater good and compassion to help others is a model for our campers. Mr. Culbertson's The scholarship is available to any YSA student or alum between the age of 16 (by June 26 2010) and 19. Candidates will be selected on essay content and must have a recommendation from a teacher, dean, YSA employee or school principal. This scholarship donated by Grab The Torch. Complete the regular application at the website above and contact Mike Man, YSA's Manager of Outreach, at mman@ysa.org for more information about the scholarship opportunity.



Conference Calendar: www.servicewire.org/conferences

If you'd like your 2010 conference or event to be included, please e-mail the name, date, and location (city, state) of the conference to dmiranda@ysa.org with the subject line "NSB Conference." Include a short blurb/description of the conference and the website you want people to be directed to.



Seasons of Service


June 2010

National Family Month - May 9 - June 20

World Day Against Child Labor - June 12

World Blood Donor Day - June 14

World Refugee Day - June 20

National Summer Learning Day - June 21



Seasons of Service Calendar: www.servicewire.org/seasonsofservice

If you'd like your annual campaign/awareness event to be included, please e-mail the name, date, and location (city, state) of the event to dmiranda@ysa.org with the subject line "Seasons of Service." Include a short blurb/description of the event and the website you want people to be directed to.



QUOTE OF THE WEEK



"Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it."
- Marian Anderson



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Wisconsin is Better Smoke-Free Video Contest

Mary Ann,

We are kicking off our “Wisconsin is Better Smoke-Free” video contest and you could win a $500 gift certificate just for sharing why you support the smoke-free workplaces law going into effect on July 5th. All you have to do is submit your video and you will be entered into the contest to win the $500 prize (certificate can be used at any restaurant that is a member of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association!)

The person who makes the most creative and compelling video will receive a $500 gift certificate good at any member establishments of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association. Second place will get $300 and third place $200.

To enter, just follow these two quick and easy steps:

Make a short video of yourself saying why Wisconsin is Better Smoke-Free.
Upload your video to your favorite video hosting site like YouTube or Vimeo.
Submit your video to our contest page.
The deadline for submitting videos is June 25th by 5 pm. Please limit videos to 1 minute 30 seconds. A panel of judges will determine the winners. Don’t delay…get your video in today!

Sincerely,

Maureen Busalacchi, SmokeFree Wisconsin
Kevin O'Flaherty, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

CADCA Home June 10

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June 10, 2010

This Week In Coalitions Online...

CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute Features Personal Coaching


Coalition members are used to working in groups, but have an opportunity to meet one-on-one with a personal coach at CADCA's Mid-Year Training Institute next month in Arizona. Still haven't registered? Don't worry, registration has been extended until July 2 .
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Rio Grande Safe Communities Observes International Day Against Drug Abuse


It takes more than a physical border to stop community leaders on the U.S.-Mexico border from meeting for a good cause. For the 6th consecutive year, El Paso's Rio Grande Safe Communities coalition will be observing International Day Against Drug Abuse (IDADA) by participating in a bi-national event called "Rally on the River." The event, which occurs annually on June 26th to mark this important observance, takes place in Sunland Park, N.M. at Monument Marker 1, the exact spot where three different states (Chihuahua in Mexico, Texas and New Mexico) meet.
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New Opportunity for Youth Coalition Leaders


A&E Television, home of the award-winning show "Intervention," has partnered with CADCA to create the CADCA Youth Delegate program.
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Help Prevent Impaired Driving and Underage Drinking During Independence Day


July 4th falls on a Sunday this year, giving families a three-day weekend to celebrate, which also means that more people will be on the roads. Coalitions can play a big role in helping to prevent impaired driving and underage drinking through environmental strategies, social norming activities and by working with local police on enforcement activities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has developed a 4th of July Impaired Driving Prevention Planner to help community organizations plan their prevention efforts.
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CADCA Got Outcomes! Coalition of Excellence Award Applications Due June 30


Has your coalition used data-driven strategies to successfully fight substance abuse in your community? Has your coalition contributed to community-wide declines in substance abuse? If so, CADCA invites you to apply for a Got Outcomes! Coalition of Excellence Award!
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ONDCP Recruits Teen Voices to Above the Influence Campaign


The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign is re-launching its Above the Influence campaign, calling on youth to engage more directly with the brand. The ATI brand has been refreshed to incorporate messaging focused on substances most abused by teens, and to deliver broad prevention messaging at the national level and more targeted efforts at the local community level.
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Study Proves Children and Teens are Using Inhalants to Get High


Although inhalant abuse has become less prevalent since the early 1990s in all age groups, it remains a source of injury and death, particularly among teenagers, researchers have found.
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Big Retailer Agrees Underage Drinking is no Game


Retailer TJ Maxx acted swiftly to remove a series of drinking games from stores shelves after a Boston Globe reporter spotted the games and contacted the parent company asking why games titled "Drink Like a Fish" and "Drink Til You Drop" were on display next to graduation gifts.
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Misuse of Prescription Drugs Common Among Students


Twenty percent of U.S. high-school students say they have taken prescription drugs without consulting a doctor, including one in four high-school seniors, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Note from MADD

Dear friend,

I just wanted to keep you in the loop on two of our top priorities: the fight to eliminate drunk driving and our efforts to serve victims of drunk driving.

It has been a good couple of weeks in federal anti-drunk driving legislation. Two weeks ago, the House Energy and Commerce committee passed an amendment that would fund research into advanced technology that would prevent cars from being driven drunk for five years. Yesterday, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation passed that same amendment. You can see details here.

In that five years, DADSS, which is a cooperative venture between the automakers, researchers, and the federal government and supported by MADD, believes they will have multiple technologies that will be accurate, reliable, inexpensive, voluntary, passive (that is, we won’t even know the technology is there unless we shouldn’t be driving), and set at the illegal limit of .08 BAC. In short, this technology will eliminate drunk driving.

It looks like we could have this legislation passed by early July. We are also pushing for legislation that would require states to mandate ignition interlocks for all drunk driving offenders; please click here to email your senators about this bill.

For victim services, we have exciting news as well. We have our final tally from all 50 states and, in 2009, MADD served over 57,000 victims and survivors of drunk driving -- one every 10 minutes on average. While our goal is to make sure no victim goes without MADD's services like emotional support, court accompaniment, and other resources, this is a 109% increase from 2003.

All of these services are possible due to your support and the support of people like you. If you'd like to help, your $17 monthly donation can provide that vital first hour of services to someone impacted by drunk driving. Or, if you would like, you can also donate to your local office here.

Thank you for reading and for your support!

Yours,
Laura Dean-Mooney
MADD National President

CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute

Early-Bird Deadline Extended to July 2 for CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute
Planning to attend CADCA’s Mid-Year Training Institute but need more time to register? Well, then you’re in luck. Due to a delay in getting our online registration up and running, CADCA has extended the early-bird registration deadline from June 15 to July 2!

CADCA’s Mid-Year Training Institute is the only intensive, coalition-specific training opportunity of its kind, providing in-depth courses specifically designed to address a community leader’s biggest concerns and obstacles. The event will be held at the beautiful JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, Ariz. on July 26-29, 2010. CADCA’s Mid-Year is not the typical conference. Participants take part in ½ day, 1-day and 2-day courses on everything from how to run a community anti-drug coalition to how to implement environmental strategies. The format of the training allows for small group work, real practice and knowledge application—the kind of adult learning experience that has been shown to be effective.

The following rates will remain available through July 2 which is a savings of $100 per person:

Adult Member Early $560
Adult Non-member Early $760
NYLI Youth Early $345
Register now! For more information about the Mid-Year Training Institute, visit CADCA’s event website.

CASE Foundation information on Giving Challenge

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Reflections on America’s Giving Challenge


For the past several weeks, Beth Kanter and Allison Fine have been evaluating the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge and its role in helping nonprofits to raise funds and engage supporters online. As part of their review, they’ve conducted “living” case studies, delving into the success of various winning organizations, such as Darius Goes West and Students for a Free Tibet, and have shared the secret sauce for winning online contests. In their reflections, Beth and Allison have come to some interesting conclusions surrounding some of the key concepts they were exploring – from the advantages of being a small organization to understanding and appreciating failures. Check out all of their research here, and stay tuned for the final report.

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Corporate leaders explore the future of business and philanthropy at CECP
Last week, corporate philanthropy and social responsibility leaders gathered in New York City for the Corporate Philanthropy Summit, in an effort to carve out a path toward better alignment of their efforts with business strategy. From Jean Case to Colin Powell, speakers representing worked together to discuss opportunities and lessons learned and to present CECP’s Excellence Awards to four outstanding corporations for their exceptional work in CSR.


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What is a nonprofit network builder?
Last week, we hosted a convening of some of the nonprofit industry’s most successful online network managers for a conversation about the necessary skills for effective “network building” to help nonprofits large and small reach new audiences and leverage their social networks more effectively. Experts from a range of organizations joined forces to determine the key factors of network building success and to share some of their best lessons learned

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Recent Blog Posts
•Beyond Apps Contests

•Meet the winners of our Mother's Day iPad giveaway!

•Barbara Bush: promoting global health equity, the millennial way

•AOL turns 25

•Does Your Nonprofit Website Measure Up?

•The Nonprofit Panera: a nonprofit, a social experiment or a marketing win?

The Case Foundation is hiring a Director of Interactive Technologies. Check it out here!





Partners in action
Join Anne Feeley of Brains on Bikes as she rides across America to raise money for Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure and other charities working to win the battle against brain cancer.

Check out the UN Foundation’s Girl Up campaign, which seeks to mobilize American girls to raise awareness and funds for adolescent women in developing countries.

Meet the recently named TED 2010 Global Fellows, the 23 young thinkers and innovators who will join the TED community at the 2010 conference in Oxford.




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Resource Tool for Staff Morale

Best tool ever for staff morale - Nate Eklund's book - How Was Your Day at School. We used it as a full staff book read this year. AMAZING discussions.

Lighting Fires in Young Minds

Lighting Fires in Young Minds



What does it take to get really good at something?

Dear friends and colleagues,

It seems that everyone's talking about motivation and mastery right now. Malcom Gladwell, Dan Pink, Sir Ken Robinson, and others are all building on the latest research about what drives people to practice for those 10,000 hours it takes to make an expert.

This week--right in time for summer reading--WKCD introduces a critical new element into that conversation.

In our new book FIRES IN THE MIND, just published by Jossey-Bass, Kathleen Cushman has brought together eye-opening insights from close to 200 teenagers who looked at their own lives and learning through the lens of "deliberate practice."

FIRES IN THE MIND--the book and its ongoing blog for teachers and parents--results from a WKCD initiative called the Practice Project, supported by MetLife Foundation. For two years, we drew in diverse students from all around the country to think through its central question, "What does it take to get really good at something?"

Do kids have to be born with talent to shine at math or chess or debate or cello? What draws them in, and keeps them going when things get harder? What's happening at school--or not happening--to light the fires in young people's minds?

Please, drop by http://www.FiresInTheMind.org to hear what students are saying about all this and much more. People are telling us that it's changing the way they look at everything from video games to homework. We hope you'll leave a comment on the blog to tell us what YOU think!

best wishes,

Barbara Cervone, Ed.D., President

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Grant Station June 7

The issue for the week of June 7 includes:

GrantStation Announcements

GrantStation's S.O.S. Offer: A $199 Lifeline for Your Organization

Tracks to Success – Writing a Powerful Grant Proposal – Part 1

Upcoming GrantStation Webinars

National Funding Opportunities
Funds for Partnerships Addressing National Forest Issues

Grants Enhance the Dissemination of Programs Benefitting Youth

Subsidies for Professional Development Workshops for Artists

Climbing Enhancement Projects Funded
Regional Funding Opportunities
Grants Support Oral Health Programs in California

Renewable Energy and Land Preservation Efforts in Illinois Supported

Funds for Healthcare Programs in Georgia

Grants Promote Child Abuse Prevention Programs in New Hampshire

Federal Deadlines
Department of Education: Gulf Coast Recovery Grant Initiative Program

Department of Health and Human Services: Native Hawaiian and American Indian Nonprofit Organization Child Care Grants

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6: Resource Conservation Challenge Program

Department of Justice: Support for Victims of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

Department of Agriculture: Rural Energy for America Program: Energy Audits and Renewable Energy Development Assistance

America's Promise Alliance June 4

I am excited to have a common framework from which to share best practices with fellow superintendents across the nation. With students, parents, and teachers all on the same page and working together for shared goals, we can ensure that students make progress each year and graduate from school prepared to succeed and build a strong future for themselves and the country." -- Steve Paine, West Virginia State Superintendent of Schools

Only one week remains to apply for My Idea Grants!
America's Promise Alliance and AT&T are looking for the energy, enthusiasm, creativity and commitment to help make this country a Grad Nation through the My Idea Grants program. My Idea will empower young people to examine the high school dropout crisis and take action to help more of their peers to graduate on time. National grants of $10,000-$20,000 will be awarded to 20 - 25 youth for the best of the submitted ideas to help increase a community's graduation rate anywhere in the United States. Additional opportunities are available for young people in Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Jackson, Louisville, Nashville, New York, New Orleans, Oakland, and Washington, D.C., with grants of $500-$1500 to support targeted local projects. more
Common Core State Standards for public schools released

Governors and state school officials presented their final proposal for English and math standards aimed at uniformly preparing children across the country for college and career success June 2. The Common Core State Standards Initiative, led by the National Governor's Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, establishes clear and specific expected learning outcomes for each grade level regarding academic content and the application of knowledge through high-order skills. The new standards are meant to eliminate variation in requirements and benchmarking from state to state. more
Plan now for Summer Learning Day 2010: June 21

This year marks the seventh annual celebration of Summer Learning Day. It will also be the first year that Summer Learning Day is held on the first day of summer, June 21. Over 500 events in 49 states were registered in 2009-double the number of events the previous year. Now is the time to start planning your Summer Learning Day event. This national advocacy day is a great opportunity to showcase your program and get the word out about the importance of summer learning. Host an event during the week of June 21 or anytime during the month of June. more

Collaboration Prize will award $250,000 to nonprofits that best work together; apply by July 16

The Lodestar Foundation has launched the 2011 Collaboration Prize, a national award designed to identify and showcase models of collaboration among nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits across the country can apply for the Prize until July 16. The prize, which will be announced in April 2011, will recognize eight collaborations that best exemplify the impact that can result from working together. Each of the eight finalists will receive $12,500 and the grand prize winner will receive an additional $150,000. more
Are our kids getting enough math and science education?

Americans are convinced that math and science skills are crucial for the future, according to a new Public Agenda survey that found strong majorities who say there will be more jobs and college opportunities for students with those skills. But while there's broad support from parents and the general public for K-12 national standards, over half of parents surveyed say the math and science their child is getting in school is "fine as it is." Those are among the many surprising realities facing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in public schools, according to "Are We Beginning to See the Light?" More than 1,400 individuals were surveyed nationwide, including 646 parents of children grades K-12. more

Let's Move Outside! gives parents tools to get families moving outdoors
Kids need at least 60 minutes of active and vigorous play each day, and one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to meet this goal is by playing outside. Let's Move Outside! gives parents the tools they need to get their families moving outdoors. By linking parents to nearby parks, trails and waters - and providing tips and ideas - Let's Move Outside! will help families become healthier and develop a more active lifestyle. more

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter

With the larger focus on social networking across all sectors, Twitter and Facebook have emerged as excellent ways to stay informed about issues and news affecting young people and practitioners. We invite you to follow our Twitter feed (@fivepromises) and Facebook page to stay up to date on the work of the Alliance and related news.
Weekly News Highlights

Obama's 'Race to the Top' Education Fund Draws Fewer States - Jun 2, 2010 - BusinessWeek


Free books block 'summer slide' in low-income students - June 1, 2010 - USA Today

Gender Gap for the Gifted in City Schools - May 31, 2010 - New York Times

Child Gun Deaths as Common in Rural as Urban Areas - May 31, 2010 - Reuters

Job Outlook for Teenagers Worsens - May 31, 2010 - New York Times

Degrees of Difficulty: Does finishing college have to be so hard? - May 31, 2010 - USA Today

Child Mortality Rates Dropping, Study Finds, but U.S. Lags - May 31, 2010 - Los Angeles Times

2-1-1 Survey for users

Your assistance is needed completing a brief annual survey about 2-1-1. The purpose of this survey is determine how “service providers” in Portage County utilize this service. Don’t utilize 2-1-1, or don’t know about the service, please complete the survey to let us know. The survey can be completed anonymously.



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Please forward this survey on to others in your workplace that may utilize 2-1-1. Thank you again for your support and would appreciate if you could complete this right away.





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Tips for Building Assets in Middle Schoolers

What we've done to connect the dots to assets with that age group is this:


1) games and service projects - we use experiential moments, tap into energy and keep them moving and connect activities and experiences to assets through conversations about life. Check out Great Group Games at Search Institute. The book is divided by stages of building a group over time, connects games to each stage, connects games to assets and has going deeper questions to help provide the platform for exploring the assets.


Service - learning provides a great platform for building assets whether you talk about them or not.


2) some of our work in schools has let us connect assets and teachable moments to essential literature and what's going on in the classroom. In Charlotte's Web, for example, we talked about support and the importance of having a network to help you as we created our own web with yarn. We also had a club that worked on their 'math muscles' and at the same time talked a lot about personal power each day.


3) We use the Hidden Treasure of Assets Game (available at Search) to teach youth about the assets directly. That game is a great way to connect between the research and every day real life examples plus it has lots of questions for them to answer out loud about their own lives.


4) As a community, in our Nashville Youth Coalition that Peter Benson helped kick start on the right direction, we've crafted 5 principles of positive youth development that we use as part of our language and vision for what we want youth to experience. Assets fit under each of the principles but it's the principles that we as a community will talk about broadly and then the assets are part of how we get there.


Hope that helps!


Susan Ragsdale


On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 6:50 PM, Ellie Fralick wrote:

Hi,

I am a hospital trustee (Thompson Health) in Canandaigua, NY who has an interest in the response from Don MacIntyre, so I look forward to his reply.

Ellie Fralick


On Jun 3, 2010, at 6:13 PM, Keith Pattinson wrote:


Hi Diane

Great question!

Good to hear your Youth to Youth Club are already building assets. It's my experience it's when we successfully engage children and young people in building/enhancing assets in the lives of others that we give them the greatest opportunity to build assets in their own lives. Guess kids are no different from the significant adults in their lives... they achieve their own highest levels of personal development when they're doing something for somebody else.

You'll note I've copied this email to Don MacIntyre, a Jr. & Sr. High school principal in Penticton B.C. Canada who is an asset builder par excellence and has spent years introducing/refining and teaching asset approaches in the lives of students and the educators who influence them. You've now got his email and he's aware of your interest.

Let me know if I can do more.

Keith Pattinson




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I was wondering what other Asset building communities do to build assets in their Middle school. Our school district has a Youth to Youth Club that is definitely asset building but don't necessarily promote it as Asset building. They want to incorporate the Asset principles without naming this promotes Asset # 1 etc. Any suggestions on how to promote the assets in subtle way to get parents, students, and the community to begin to see the corroboration between Assets and the Club?

Any suggestions would be most appreciated.


Diane Jennings
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Town of Wheatland
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This Week In Coalitions Online...

Urge Your Member of Congress to Join the Youth Drug Prevention Caucus


In an effort to raise awareness about the need for and impact of prevention, Representatives Levin (D-MI/12th) and Bono Mack (R-CA/46th) have partnered to establish the Congressional Caucus on Youth Drug Prevention. This is the first Congressional Caucus ever to focus specifically on substance use/abuse prevention. If you haven't already, please go to http://capwiz.com/cadca/issues/alert/?alertid=15084771&type=CO to urge your Representative to join the Caucus.
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Kennedy, Green Introduce SAMHSA Reauthorization


Congressmen Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) and Gene Green (D-TX) this week introduced legislation to reauthorize the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The lawmakers say that this legislation will make needed improvements to the delivery of mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services.
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Coalition Leaders Say Time's up on Taco Bell's Happy Hour


With slogans some say are more memorable than their food such as "Yo quiero Taco Bell" and "Think Outside the Bun," Southern California-based fast food chain Taco Bell may have unknowingly created their most indelible campaign with two new summer beverages.
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CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute to Feature Environmental Strategies Clinic


As a community coalition, you're probably more than familiar with environmental strategies, but how can you be sure that you're using the right one for you specific community needs? Here's your chance to find out. At the 2010 Mid-Year Training Institute in July, CADCA will offer an Environmental Strategies Clinic where you can discover when and why a specific environmental strategy is the right choice for your local condition based on documented science.
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New Study Shows Underage Drinking-Related Hospital Emergency Room Visits Rose 11 Percent Last Weekend


A new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reveals daily underage drinking-related visits to hospital emergency departments were 11 percent higher during the Memorial Day weekend than they are on an average day.
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How Is Your Community Observing International Day Against Drug Abuse?


For many years, countries around the world have participated in the June 26 observance of International Day Against Drug Abuse (IDADA). Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1987, this day serves as a reminder of the goals agreed to by Member States of creating an international society free of drug abuse. Now, the observance has been gaining steam here in the United States, with several communities already planning activities during the week of June 26.
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Social Media Webinar Series Continues June 16


We've all heard the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words." If that's true, your coalition can speak volumes through photo and video sharing websites. On June 16, 2010, at 3 p.m. EDT, the CADCA National Coalition Institute will continue its social media webinar series session focusing on using photo and video sharing websites to help tell the coalition story. The session is the fourth in a six-part series on how coalitions can incorporate social media into their communications/marketing plan.
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A World Without Smoking


The American Lung Association (ALA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) partnered to sponsor World No Tobacco Day this week to bring attention to the harmful effects of tobacco use and highlighting the ways in which the marketing tactics of tobacco manufacturers target women and girls.
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YSA Accepting Applications for
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Youth Service America is accepting applications for the second year of STEMester of Service.

Funded by Learn and Serve America, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, STEMester of Service incorporates YSA's semester-long service-learning framework to engage educators and students in addressing critical environmental needs and connecting them to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) curricula.

YSA is seeking 10 middle schools with large populations of disadvantaged youth to join 20 returning STEMester of Service grantees. STEM schools must be located in one of the 12 states with highest dropout rates (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Washington).

The $5,000 grant (that includes travel and training at YSA's Youth Service Institute in Detroit in October) supports teachers as they engage local partners and guide students in addressing local needs through planning and implementing sustainable service projects that launch on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (January 17, 2011) and culminate on Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2011).

Applications are due July 15, 2010. Grants will be announced in late July.

For additional information about STEMester of Service, please visit www.ysa.org/grants/stem



NEWS FROM THE FIELD


Teen Gets 'Good On' and Wins Volunteer Opportunity with Miley Cyrus
Get Ur Good On, an online youth engagement initiative founded by Miley Cyrus in partnership with YSA, will award Annica Benning the opportunity to volunteer with Miley Cyrus for a day. Cyrus, who regularly donates her time and attention to a number of different charities, is excited to have Annica accompany her on one of her own upcoming service activities. The contest, announced in April, asked teens to create a video about how they got their "good on" for Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25. Benning from Arizona demonstrated her commitment to healthy communities by coordinating The Bridge, a youth summit connecting native and non-native teens to promote friendship and remove stereotypes. In addition to the volunteer opportunity, Benning will receive a $500 Get Ur Good On sustainability grant, supporting her ongoing endeavors to make positive community interaction. To watch the video about Miley's Global Youth Service Day activity, and to learn more about Get Ur Good On, visit www.GetUrGoodOn.org.




DoSomething.Org Announces Jane Lynch As Host of the 2010 VH1 Do Something Awards
DoSomething.org recently announced comedic actress and star of "Glee", Jane Lynch as host of their star-studded "Do Something Awards" live telecast on VH1 on July 19, 2010 at 9PM EDT. The final five nominees and grant recipients to be honored during the show were also announced. Each nominee is honored for their commitment to service and social change with a community grant of $10,000. Of these five nominees, a grand prize winner will receive a $100,000 grant for their cause during the live broadcast from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. DoSomething.org also announced the 2010 celebrity categories, honoring the entertainment industry for its continued dedication to activism and charity projects. All voting for these categories, including influential celebrities, musicians, comedians, and athletes, inspiring films and television shows, and social media initiatives can be done by the public at http://DoSomething.VH1.com



G8/G20 Global Day of Action
Later this month, the most powerful leaders from around the world will gather around two summit tables, the G8 table in Huntsville and the G20 table in Toronto. These powerful leaders need to hear what needs to be done to create a world that is fair and sustainable for all of us. At the Table is a global civil society campaign, mobilizing citizens to "take their place" at these critical global summits. It is a call to leaders to "take their place" in forging bold decisions on the issues people care about - poverty, climate change, and economic justice. There are many ways for individuals of all ages to take action; learn more at: http://atthetable2010.org/individuals/actnow




Campus Progress and Huffington Post College National Keynote Contest
If you had the chance to speak to over 1,000 politically engaged young people from the stage of a major conference, and tens of thousands more online and through the media, about what inspired you, and what you're doing to advance progressive change, what would you say? Think about it, grab a camera (or a laptop), shoot a 1-3 minute video, and submit that video in the drop box on this page to participate in the Campus Progress and Huffington Post College National Keynote Contest. They will select the top six applicants and post their submissions on The Huffington Post. The top three winners will receive free travel and accommodations to DC on July 7th & 8th to address the 2010 Campus Progress National Conference. Learn more at: www.campusprogress.org/conference/5594/campus-progress-and-huffington-post-college-national-keynote-contest



World Environment Day - June 5
World Environment Day (WED) 2010 is one of the biggest, most widely celebrated, global days of positive, environmental action. WED 2010 aims to be the biggest WED celebration ever and we count on you to make this happen! We call for action - organize a neighborhood clean-up, stop using plastic bags and get your community to do the same, plant a tree or better yet organize a collective tree planting effort, walk to work, start a recycling drive . . . the possibilities are endless. Whatever you do, tell us about it. We will post your activities on this website and make it part of the 'Wide World of WED' map. Learn more, register your activity, download resources and activity ideas at: www.unep.org/wed/2010/english/


GRANTS & AWARDS

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AMA Foundation Healthy Living Grant Program (Deadline: July 15 )
The Healthy Living Grant Program, an initiative of the AMA Foundation, supports grassroots public health projects that encourage healthy lifestyles in communities across the nation. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded in the following three categories: Nutrition/Physical Fitness; Alcohol, Substance Abuse, and Smoking Prevention; and Violence Prevention. Funded projects should target underserved and/or at-risk youth between the ages of 2-21. Organizations that have been in existence for at least one year and that have an annual operating budget of $500,000 or less are eligible to apply. Application guidelines and forms are available at: www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/ama-foundation/our-programs/public-health/healthy-living-grants.shtml



WhyHunger: Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (Deadline: July 15)

The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards program, administered by WhyHunger, provides grants to community-based organizations judged outstanding for their innovative approaches to fighting hunger and poverty in the United States by empowering people and building self-reliance. The awards honor those organizations that help people improve their own lives and the communities in which they live. Eligible organizations must offer program activities that go beyond emergency food, shelter, and other types of assistance to address the root causes of poverty. (Organizations providing only basic services will not be considered.) In this grant cycle, ten organizations will receive awards of up to $7,000. www.whyhunger.org/programs/grassroots-action-network/272.html





The Collaboration Prize (Deadline: June 16)
The Collaboration Prize, created by the Lodestar Foundation, is a national award program designed to identify and showcase models of collaboration among nonprofit organizations. Recognizing the impact that can be achieved from working together, the prize shines a spotlight on collaborations that cooperate to demonstrate innovative and effective responses to challenges or opportunities. To be eligible, a collaboration must involve two or more U.S. nonprofit organizations and must have been in operation for at least 18 months. Each of eight finalists will receive $12,500 and the winner will receive an additional $150,000. The online application process will open June 1, 2010 and close on July 16, 2010. http://thecollaborationprize.org/




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PROFILES IN SERVICE
NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE AWARD WINNERS


Youth Service America asked Members of Congress to recognize youth volunteers on Global Youth Service Day with the National Youth Service Award (NYSA). We'll feature several NYSA winners each week.

Kayla Jeffrey, 16
Crescent City, CA
Nominated by Representative Mike Thompson
Kayla makes dinner once a week for the women and children living in the Harrington House, a shelter for those who have experienced domestic violence and are seeking refuge. She also aids the staff in maintaining the facilities with great enthusiasm and represents the Harrington House at many community events.


Russell Leibowitz, 17
Mount Sinai, NY
Nominated by Representative Tim Bishop
Russell founded the Great Knights Chess Club, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping youth develop problem solving skills through the game of chess. Over 1,500 students have participated in Great Knights Chess Club activities to date.


Ashley Erin Dotson, 14
Miami, FL
Nominated by Senator Bill Nelson
Ashley has organized several fundraisers and drives for Haiti relief, gathering supplies and much needed donations. She is currently collecting teddy bears to be donated to the children of Haiti.


Amanda McKnight, 17
Charlotte, NC
Nominated by Senator Kay Hagan
Amanda started the "Bear and a Book" program, which partnered with the Levine Children's Hospital to donate a teddy bear and a book to sick children. She was compelled to start this project after a previous service trip.


Jordan Somer, 16
Papillion, NE
Nominated by Senator Mike Johanns
In 2007, Jordan founded the annual Miss Amazing Pageant, an event that gives girls and women with disabilities the opportunity to participate in a pageant, develop public speaking skills, and build a positive self-image. The money raised from tickets sales and silent auctions, $15,000 since the pageant's founding, has been donated to various community organizations. Beyond the direct support of people with disabilities and her community, Jordan has led others to service, engaging 50 of her peers.

TOOLS, TRAINING, RESOURCES & RESEARCH

Good Intentions: The Beliefs and Values of Teens and Tweens Today

Beliefs and values, and their influence on decision making, have commanded significant media and public attention in the new millennium. What life choices will youth make when confronted with real-life dilemmas? How different or similar are youth on ethics and moral judgment compared to youth 20 years ago?
Good Intentions: The Beliefs and Values of Teens and Tweens Today (2009), a national study conducted by the Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI) in partnership with Harris Interactive explores what youth today value and how they go about making decisions, based on research conducted with 3,263 3rd to 12th-graders from around the country.
This work paints an encouraging picture about a generation of youth responsible to themselves and to others, and who value diversity, acceptance, and community involvement. It also highlights the important role that adults play in helping girls to actualize their good intentions. Download the Executive Summary and learn more at: www.girlscouts.org/research/publications/girlleadership/good_intentions.asp





America After 3PM Special Report on Summer: Missed Opportunities, Unmet Demand
Summer learning programs are one important way to keep children engaged and learning throughout the summer months, but a recent study released by the Afterschool Alliance finds that the supply of summer learning programs isn't keeping up with the demand for them. Sponsored by The Wallace Foundation, America After 3PM Special Report on Summer: Missed Opportunities, Unmet Demand demonstrates that the nation is missing a key opportunity to help millions of children succeed in school. The report examines data from the 2009 America After 3PM study, sponsored by JCPenney Afterschool, and focuses specifically on summer learning program participation and its key role in keeping children engaged in learning throughout the summer months. The study finds that only 25 percent of school-age children (an estimated 14.3 million children) participate in summer learning programs.
Based on parent interest in enrolling their child in a summer learning program, 56 percent of all non-participating children (an estimated 24 million children) would likely enroll in summer learning programs. Even more data on summer learning programs throughout the country and in each state can be found in the America After 3PM Special Report on Summer section of the Afterschool Alliance website at www.afterschoolalliance.org/AA3PM_summer.cfm






PTA Summer of Learning Toolkit
The PTA Urban Family Engagement Initiative Summer of Learning Toolkit calendar features quick ideas on almost every day of the week. This calendar of summer activities for children can help you keep your students engaged in fun learning activities throughout the summer. You will find activities, developed by National PTA's family engagement experts, for students at all grade levels, no matter what their interests are. Special links take you to downloadable, step-by-step instructions for longer activities. The calendar runs through August with dozens of summer activities for children. To access the calendar, click below or go to www.PTA.org/summeroflearning


SERVICE CALENDARS

Conferences & Events



Habitat 360: Youth Leadership Conference 2010

October 22-24
Columbus, OH
www.habitat.org/gvylc/default.aspx

The YLC 2010 agenda includes three days packed with helpful workshops, inspiring speakers and fun events to help you explore new ideas, celebrate your successes and network with other leaders of change.


The conference is the best opportunity for those involved with Habitat for Humanity's youth programs -- Campus Chapters, Collegiate Challenge, Youth United, Learn and Build Experience, and Teacher Fellows -- to connect with other Habitat staff and volunteers from around the country. Student leaders, advisers and affiliate representatives are all encourage to attend.

Register by May 31 to take advantage of early-bird rates, and save $40 per attendee! Information about and application for registration grants is also available on the registration page. If your group would like to present, please submit a presentation proposal before August 1.



Conference Calendar: www.servicewire.org/conferences

If you'd like your 2010 conference or event to be included, please e-mail the name, date, and location (city, state) of the conference to dmiranda@ysa.org with the subject line "NSB Conference." Include a short blurb/description of the conference and the website you want people to be directed to.



Seasons of Service


June 2010

National Family Month - May 9 - June 20

World Environment Day - June 5

World Day Against Child Labor - June 12

World Blood Donor Day - June 14

World Refugee Day - June 20

National Summer Learning Day - June 21



Seasons of Service Calendar: www.servicewire.org/seasonsofservice

If you'd like your annual campaign/awareness event to be included, please e-mail the name, date, and location (city, state) of the event to dmiranda@ysa.org with the subject line "Seasons of Service." Include a short blurb/description of the event and the website you want people to be directed to.



QUOTE OF THE WEEK



"Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means."
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Northwoods Volunteer Service Award Nomination

In 2003, the President’s Volunteer Service Awards were established to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers are making to our nation. These awards are designed to thank and honor Americans who engage in volunteer service.



As a certifying agency for the President’s Volunteer Service Award, Marshfield Clinic Center for Community Outreach would like to assist Northwoods Coalition members in recognizing exceptional coalition volunteers. If your coalition has an individual who is a long time volunteer, please consider nominating them. The Presidents Call to Service Award, also referred to as the Lifetime Achievement Award, is awarded to individuals who have completed 4,000 or more hours of service over their lifetime.



Please complete and submit the attached nomination/verification form no later than May 28, 2010. Following that date, nominations will be processed and recipients will be notified and invited to attend a recognition ceremony held during the Wisconsin Prevention Conference in Wisconsin Dells on June 22-24, 2010.



Additional information regarding the President’s Volunteer Service Awards can be found at www.presidentialserviceawards.gov.



For questions call Marshfield Clinic AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator, Kelly Tomlinson,

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Grant Station May 31

The issue for the week of May 31 includes:

GrantStation Announcements

GrantStation's S.O.S. Offer
Tracks to Success – The 8 Online Fundraising Changes You Must Make in 2010 – Part 4

Upcoming GrantStation Webinars

National Funding Opportunities
Support for Healthy Lifestyle Programs Targeting Youth

Grants Target Invasive Plant Species

Grassroots Organizations Fighting Hunger Funded

Awards Recognize Effective Collaborations
Regional Funding Opportunities
Energy Efficiency Projects in Appalachia Supported

Grants Improve Quality of Life in Oregon

Funds for Projects and Events in Arizona

Support for Company Communities Worldwide

Federal Deadlines
Department of Justice: Juvenile Indigent Defense National Clearinghouse

Department of Agriculture: Rural Energy for America Program: Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants and Guaranteed Loans

Department of Health and Human Services: National Library of Medicine Information Resource Grants to Reduce Health Disparities

Department of Labor: Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications to Fund Demonstration Projects for State Workforce Agencies to Develop the Workforce Data Quality Initiative

Fish and Wildlife Service: Tribal Wildlife Grant Program

Volunteer Possibilities from United Way

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United Way of Portage County Volunteer Center
May 28, 2010

Throughout the month of June there is the need to fill over 800 volunteer time slots at various events in Portage County. This is a great time to get out with friends, family, coworkers, youth group or self to help make a difference in our community. Don't delay, sign up today. Many of these opportunities have an easy registration process right on www.volunteersrock.org.

Volunteers Needed:

June 5- Walk Wisconsin Over 50 volunteers still needed throughout the day. Various projects include registration, intersection control, kids walk and food tent.
June 9,10, 11- Special Olympics Several hundred volunteers needed to help out during the state wide games being held in Stevens Point in June.

June 19- 32nd Infantry Brigade Homecoming Celebration.The Wisconsin National Guard has chosen Stevens Point has the host city to celebrate these men and women's service. Over 2,500 soldiers and their families will come from all over Wisconsin for these celebrations which include a parade and various festivities in Pfiffner Park. As the host we need volunteers to help serve these individuals and their families.
Over 80 volunteers needed for two different shifts. Shift times are 10:30 am to 2:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm.

These opportunities listed above are great one time opportunities to sign up for. Visit the Volunteer Center website to sign up today- www.volunteersrock.org. Other upcoming one time opportunities posted on www.volunteersrock.org are: MREA Energy Fair, Red Cross blood drives, Central Wisconsin Children's Museum building renovations, YMCA Lactic Edge Triathlon, Children's Service Society Garden Parade.
If you would rather contact the Volunteer Center by phone to sign up to volunteer for one of these events please call us at 341-6740.




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America's Promise Bulletin May 28

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America's Promise Bulletin May 28, 2010 (Vol 21)


"Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices."
-- President Harry S. Truman
Houston engaging parents and youth in dropout prevention
The Houston/Harris County Featured Communities Collaborative conducted its local Dropout Prevention Summit titled, Parent Engagement Summit in April. The focus was to engage parents and youth in a specific school feeder pattern in order to hear voices that are often left out of the conversations around dropout prevention. In a community where there are 26 school districts and 1.9 million children and youth, it was important to capture the needs and voices of a single feeder pattern community. The 250 participants included parents, grandparents, teachers, youth, youth service providers, corporate volunteers and all of the agencies that make up the Featured Communities Collaborative. more
Apply by June 11 for a My Idea Grant!
America's Promise Alliance and AT&T are looking for the energy, enthusiasm, creativity and commitment to help make this country a Grad Nation through the My Idea Grants program. My Idea will empower young people to examine the high school dropout crisis and take action to help more of their peers to graduate on time. National grants of $10,000-$20,000 will be awarded to 20 - 25 youth for the best of the submitted ideas to help increase a community's graduation rate anywhere in the United States. Additional opportunities are available for young people in Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Jackson, Louisville, Nashville, New York, New Orleans, Oakland, and Washington, D.C., with grants of $500-$1500 to support targeted local projects. more
How Municipal Leaders Can Engage Parents in Dropout Prevention webinar recording now available for download
America's Promise Alliance, in partnership with the National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, hosted a webinar titled "How Municipal Leaders Can Engage Parents in Dropout Prevention" May 20. A recording of that webinar is now available for download on our web site. It featured city practices and examples of the unique role that municipal leaders play in engaging families in education. more
Sign up to host a community conversation
AmericaSpeaks: Our Budget, Our Economy will engage the American public in an unprecedented national discussion about our federal budget. On Saturday, June 26 in 18 cities, AmericaSpeaks will host 21st Century Town Meetings reflecting the political, socio-economic, and ethnic diversity of the United States. Participants will weigh in on the different options for putting our country back on a sustainable path. If there is no Town Meeting scheduled near you, consider volunteering to host a Community Conversation in your home or at a public venue (like a library or office) near you -- and you will be provided with the materials and information you need to bring the national discussion on Our Budget, Our Economy to your neighborhood. more
Register for the National Urban League Centennial Conference July 28-21
Be empowered. Get connected. The 2010 National Urban League Centennial conference will gather the nation's leading business community and political figures in Washington, D.C. July 28-31.This year's celebration of the National Urban League's Centennial promises to bring together thousands of savvy and smart professionals who want to connect, discuss and make a difference in our communities. more
First Lady announces foundation commitments to invest in innovative community solutions
First Lady Michelle Obama and Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Patrick Corvington announced the initial phase of philanthropic commitments totaling $50 million to match Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grants and to invest in other innovative community solutions this week. This also includes an independent consortium of more than 20 national and regional funders led by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations that have come together to create the "Scaling What Works" initiative, which will provide complementary funding for key initiatives to build the infrastructure needed for the long-term success of the SIF. more
Hundreds of museums offering free admission for military families across the country this summer
Blue Star Families and the National Endowment for the Arts have partnered to ask museums across the country to sign on as "Blue Star Museums." As Blue Star Museums, they will open their doors to military families this summer with free admission. Almost 600 museums across the nation have joined the program. The free admission program is available to active duty military and their immediate family members, which includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and active duty Reserve and active duty National Guard. more
Administration, Congressional and College Teams "Get Fiscal" in second annual Budgetball Tournament on the National Mall
Fiscal policymakers representing the U.S. House Budget Committee, the U.S. Treasury Department, other federal agencies, and policy groups faced off against college students in the Second Annual 'Budgetball on the Mall' Tournament held May 21 on the National Mall. Players included David Walker, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former U.S. Comptroller General, and Robert Reischauer, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office. Budgetball is a team sport similar to ultimate Frisbee with the addition of fiscal strategy to physical play. more
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Weekly News Highlights

Report: Percentage of high-poverty schools rises - May 27, 2010 - Associated Press

Joining the Fight Against the High School Dropout Crisis - May 25, 2010 - Huffington Post

High-scoring School Reforms (editorial) - May 25, 2010 - Washington Post

High-School Dropout Rate Is Cited as a Key Barrier to Obama's College-Completion Goal - May 25, 2010 - Chronicle

Child Gun Deaths as Common in Rural as Urban Areas - May 25, 2010 - Reuters

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