Portage County Alliance for Youth

Youth Service America June 17

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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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Please contact jmak@charter.net if you wish to have this sent directly to you. Thanks.

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).

Click here to view the full-length June 2010 YSA Quarterly.

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Youth spreading the message on Assets in St. Louis

2010-06-14T13:13:00.000-07:00

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

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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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

Best,

Wisconsin is Better Smoke-Free Video Contest

2010-06-14T13:04:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-14T13:03:00.000-07:00

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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

2010-06-14T13:02:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-14T13:00:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-14T12:58:00.000-07:00

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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.

Keep Up With Us

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Resource Tool for Staff Morale

2010-06-14T12:57:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-14T12:56:00.000-07:00

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

LEARN MORE at FiresInTheMind.org

WKCD (www.whatkidscando.org) brings youth voices to bear on important issues in our schools and society. Check out our other sites, too: www.nextgenerationpress.org, www.firstinthefamily.org,www.inourvillage.org; and www.lifeinnewchina.org. Help us spread the word!

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Grant Station June 7

2010-06-14T12:55:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-14T12:53:00.000-07:00

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

2010-06-14T12:52:00.000-07:00

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.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/211survey

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.

Scott Winn

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United Way of Portage County

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Tips for Building Assets in Middle Schoolers

2010-06-14T12:50:00.000-07:00

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
Assets,Recreation & Youth Court Coordinator
Town of Wheatland
Office (585)889-1553 x103

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CADCA on Line June 3

2010-06-14T12:49:00.000-07:00

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June 3, 2010

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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Youth Service America June 3

2010-06-14T12:48:00.000-07:00

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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."
- Albert Einstein

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Northwoods Volunteer Service Award Nomination

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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.

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Grant Station May 31

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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, 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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Year Two of Project Green Launches with New Videos from Disney Stars and Kid-Friendly Ways to Save the Planet

Disney's Friends for Change: Project Green is celebrating its one year anniversary with the premiere of all-new content. Starting May 30, new on-air messages will begin airing on Disney Channel and Disney XD. They feature nearly 40 Disney stars including the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. The spots will also be featured on Radio Disney and the recently redesigned program website: www.Disney.com/projectgreen.

The aim of this ambitious movement is to empower children to take charge when it comes to the environment, whether it's their own piece of the planet or a big picture approach. Twelve months after the launch of Disney's Friends for Change: Project Green, kids have made nearly two million personal promises to change their daily routines, from unplugging electrical devices when not in use, to taking shorter showers.

With the new videos and web content debuting May 30, young people will learn even more ways to recycle, save water, help habitats and reduce energy consumption. They will also have the opportunity to again vote on how another $1 million in grants will support worthy environmental causes throughout the year.

Kids can turn their own local environmental project into a reality. Disney's Friends for Change grants, in collaboration with Youth Service America, provide seed money to help get them started. The next call for grant applications opens June 7. To date, these grants have positively influenced nearly 8,000 kids.

Kids can also help raise money through iTunes downloads of Disney's Friends for Change anthems Send It On and Make A Wave. At last count, nearly $700,000, representing 100-percent of download proceeds, have been contributed to the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund.

NEWS FROM THE FIELD

YouTube Video Volunteers Focuses on Service & Volunteerism
ServiceNation has partnered with YouTube for the month of June to help coalition members highlight the tremendous work you do everyday. YouTube's Video Volunteers program matches nonprofit organizations that have video needs with YouTube visitors who can help develop powerful videos. YouTube focuses on a different issue each month and enlists the help of a celebrity champion to call for video submissions. The month of June will be focused on service and volunteerism and YouTube will be asking visitors to help create videos that will support service organizations in the ServiceNation coalition. ServiceNation ambassador and Youth Service America spokesperson Miley Cyrus will serve as this month's celebrity champion and will make the initial call for videos. Fill out the form at https://services.google.com/fb/forms/youtubevideovolunteers09/ and we'll publish your request on the Video Volunteers channel at youtube.com/videovolunteers. If a video-maker likes your entry and wants to help out, they can contact you directly to get started. In addition, you can contact one of your supporters directly, and ask them to make a video for you and submit it before the deadline posted on youtube.com/videovolunteers. There is a tight deadline! This must be filled out by the end of the day on Monday May 31st.

Global Youth Culture Live Chat - Saturday, June 5
Do you feel part of an emerging global youth culture? If so, how is it affecting you and others in your community, country and region? What factors influence your sense of identity and belonging? How has technology and new media shaped your understanding of global culture? In what ways do you promote dialogue and understanding among youth in your region and around the world?
We invite you to share your thoughts on what Global Youth Culture means to you with other youth from around the world, as well as hear about the personal experiences of our Global Youth Culture contest winners! Participate in the live chat on Saturday June 5, 2010 at 3:00 pm GMT and share your thoughts. To participate in the live chat please go here: www.yfc.tigweb.org/getconnected/chat.html

The Live Chat is part of the "Youth For Change" program implemented by TakingITGlobal in partnership with Bibliotheca Alexandrina and other organizations in the MENA region. To read more about the program visit: www.yfc.tigweb.org

Mesa, AZ Launches Mayor's Youth Summer of Service
Mayor Scott Smith, a winner of the 2010 Harris Wofford Award for Public Officials, recently launched Mesa's first Youth Summer of Service. Registration for the first Mayor's Youth Summer of Service began on May 17, and all nine service projects were filled almost immediately. The Mayor's Youth Summer of Service is a series of service-learning projects during June and July especially designed for teens ages 14-17. "What a fantastic response!" Mayor Smith said. "It is no surprise to me that even over summer break Mesa teens are committed to making a difference in our community. The program has been so successful in its first day of registration that we are looking to see if we can add more projects. The more we can offer, the more service can be provided and the more Mesa teens can help address the needs of our community." Some of the service projects include assembling medical packets for doctors overseas, stocking shelves at the food bank, helping in an adult day care center, educating the public about recycling, assisting in an animal shelter and much more. For a full listing of projects and registration information go to www.mesaaz.gov/volunteer/MayorSummerService.aspx

GRANTS & AWARDS

My Idea Grants (Deadline: June 11)
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. www.americaspromise.org/How-to-Help/Young-Leaders/My-Idea-Grants.aspx

BIC 4 GOOD Grants (Deadline: June 15)

Did you create a sustainable community action project, program or organization that you want to grow? Lack the funds to take your project to the next level? If you answered "YES!", you are eligible to apply for a BIC 4 GOOD Grant! BIC 4 GOOD Grants are targeted towards established programs and organizations that have a large impact, proven sustainability, and measurable success. The best applicants are those that are self-driven, unique, community-oriented with measurable impact.
Ten outstanding projects or organizations will be awarded $2,000 BIC 4 GOOD Grants and 1 exceptional project or organization will be awarded the Grand Prize $5,000 BIC 4 GOOD Grant! www.dosomething.org/grants/bic4good

OAS Logo Design Contest (Deadline: June 21)
To promote youth participation in the hemisphere, as well as the theme of the Second Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Development, and public participation as a priority and a cross-cutting issue to its working areas, the Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) is inviting all interested youth students of architecture, graphic design, art, marketing or related areas and nationals of an OAS Member State, to participate in the design of a logo/visual distinctive for the Second Inter-American
Meeting of Ministers and High Level Authorities on Sustainable Development.
The objective of the contest is to promote the participation and creativityof young students by participating in the design of a logo/visual distinctive for the Second Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Development, creating awareness and knowledge about the ministerial theme "Towards Sustainable Development in the Americas." The winner will be given an official certificate of participation, and be awarded a small monetary compensation from the DSD. Also, the winner will have the opportunity to do an internship at OAS headquarters in the fall of 2010. Learn more at:
www.oas.org/dsd/MinisterialMeeting/DocumentsII/Logo_eng.pdf and
www.oas.org/dsd/MinisterialMeeting/DocumentsII/CONTESTRULESfinal.pdf

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

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.

Kai Neander, 16
McKinleyville, CA
Nominated by Representative Mike Thompson
Kai has been a California and National Council Member for the Jane Goodall Institute since 2007, where he promotes Roots and Shoots, providing guidance to more than 11,000 youth environmental leaders throughout California and coordinating the annual California Youth Leadership Retreat.

Serena Chapman, 18
Bristol, PA
Nominated by Representative Patrick Murphy
Serena developed the "Want the World to Know" video with YOFAB, a teen anti-smoking group, to challenge stereotypes in teen smoking. She is also invested in her community, being involved with an array of groups, such as Neighborhood First, NAACP, and East Coast Steppers.

Jessica Turner, 17
Hawthorne, FL
Nominated by Senator Bill Nelson
Jessica developed "Pancakes for Haiti", a project devoted to addressing starvation in Haiti. She mobilized thousands of students and collected enough food to feed two hundred people and provide one hundred gallons of water. Her first shipment of aid was sent to Haiti in February.

Catherine Wills, 17
Greenville, NC
Nominated by Senator Kay Hagan
Catherine has been active in the 4-H program in Greenville, North Carolina, being involved in a variety of projects, ranging from packaging toiletries to Hurricane Katrina victims, leading park cleanups, and helping the relocation of families displaced by Hurricane Rita.

Ashley Calcote, 15
Biloxi, MS
Nominated by Senator Thad Cochran
Ashley has used her birthday as a means to support those in need for the past eleven years. She has celebrated her birthday for the past ten years as Make a Difference Day, where in lieu of presents for herself, she collects gifts, money and gift cards to go to Hope Haven Foster Care Home for Children in Waveland, Mississippi.

TOOLS, TRAINING, RESOURCES & RESEARCH
SPECIAL FEATURE: CHILDHOOD OBESITY RESOURCES

UnitedHealthcare/VolunteerMatch Benefits of Volunteering Survey Finds Volunteers Gain as Much as They Give

A survey released in April by UnitedHealthcare and VolunteerMatch found that 68 percent of those who volunteered in the past year report that volunteering has made them feel physically healthier. Issued in advance of National Volunteer Week (April 18-24, 2010), the UnitedHealthcare/VolunteerMatch Do Good. Live Well. Survey of more than 4,500 Americans over the age of 18 identified some of the key health benefits of volunteering. According to the survey, volunteering appears to correspond to a healthier Body Mass Index (BMI), with a significantly lower proportion of volunteers identified as obese (31 percent) when compared to non-volunteers (36 percent). Twenty-nine percent of volunteers who suffer from a chronic condition say that volunteering has helped them manage a chronic illness. Fueled by the belief that volunteerism can improve the health of communities and help people live healthier lives, UnitedHealthcare last year launched "Do Good. Live Well." an initiative designed to inspire a new level of service and volunteerism in communities across the country. www.DoGoodLiveWell.org Read the survey results at: www.unitedhealthgroup.com/news/rel2010/UHC-VolunteerMatch-Survey-Fact-Sheet.pdf

Task Force on Childhood Obesity Report
First Lady Michelle Obama launched the Let's Move! campaign in February to solve the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation. As part of this effort, President Barack Obama established the Task Force on Childhood Obesity to develop and implement an interagency plan that details a coordinated strategy, identifies key benchmarks, and outlines an action plan to end the problem of childhood obesity within a generation. In total, the report presents a series of 70 specific recommendations, many of which can be implemented right away. Many of these recommendations can be implemented as part of service or service-learning projects. Download the report at: www.letsmove.gov/taskforce_childhoodobesityrpt.html

Service Through Sports: Sports-Based Youth Development
To help you leave your mark, Up2Us has released the National Service Learning Curriculum Guide, a comprehensive toolkit to incorporating service learning into youth sports. The guide directs coaches and players across the country on how to utilize their natural leadership skills off the field to help identify problems in their communities and then implement solutions. Download it today and improve your community tomorrow! http://up2us.org/servicethroughsports/improveyourcommunity

The Up2Us Research & Evaluation team promotes the field of Sports-Based Youth Development by providing tools that will prove that sports programs have a positive impact on youth. Each Up2Us research publication is available under the brand new Up2Us Center for Sports-Based Youth Development. http://up2us.org/centerforsbyd

SERVICE CALENDARS

Conferences & Events

Culminating Project Institute
An Institute for Teachers, School District Leaders and Nonprofit Partners
July 23-24, 2010
Riverdale High School
Portland, Oregon

Learn how to develop powerful culminating projects by:
- Establishing process that supports academically rigorous exhibitions;
- Providing a year-long sequence of learning that helps students find a personal passion;
- Increasing the value of the projects to students and community through service-learning;
- Developing a sequence of experiences so students can successfully complete a student directed project;
- Building supportive partnerships with nonprofits and national service programs; and
- Establishing thoughtful risk management plans.

This interactive institute will give you a rare opportunity to see high-quality projects up close and explore ideas with educators, students and
nonprofit organizations.

Register Online at www.projectserviceleadership.org
Registration Fee: $250 single; Teams of two $400! Clock Hours Available.

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

May 2010

National Foster Care Month - May

Older Americans Month - May

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - May

National Youth Traffic Safety Month - May

National Preservation Month - May

World No Tobacco Day - May 31

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

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him....But of a good leader who talks little when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, 'We did it ourselves.' "

- Lao Tzu

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Red Cross Volunteers Needed for June 19

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AMERICAN RED CROSS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Homecoming Celebration --- Saturday, June 19

The Wisconsin National Guard has selected Stevens Point to host the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Homecoming Celebration, June 19th.

Stevens Point is honored to have been chosen to host this welcome home for over 3,200 of our Wisconsin troops.

The American Red Cross is part of the planning team. We are calling on our Red Cross volunteers to serve the food to Service members and their families at Pfiffner Park.

We will have two shifts: 10:30am-2:30pm

2:30pm-6:30pm

There will be ten work stations with 6 people at each station. No cooking involved, just serving.

Please consider helping us at this community-wide event as we honor our Service members and their families.

Email or call the office to let me know what shift works best for you by June 7th.

Thanks a lot.

Carol

Blood@charter.net or 344-4052

Volunteer Center Possibilities

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For almost a year, the Volunteer Center has been reviewing various programmatic ideas to provide better service to individuals seeking volunteer opportunities and assist organizations with volunteer needs. Current trends in volunteering highlight that there’s the desire for the “instant opportunity” or the one time episodic opportunities. These trends, along with various national campaigns such as the Disney’s Give a Day Get a Disney Day, make it apparent that we must rise to meet these needs.

We have developed a program model that may assist with many projects you’ve desired to do but have had a lack of resources to make happen. Volunteer Center Managed Projects are meant to match this volunteer trend.

For these projects, we at the Volunteer Center recruit and train volunteer Project Coordinators to help Partner Agencies manage regular, recurring projects in Portage County.

Volunteer Center Managed Projects are different from most traditional volunteer opportunities for the following reasons:

· Flexible volunteer opportunities that do not require an ongoing commitment

· Most projects are offered on evenings or weekends and generally last 2-3 hours

· Projects are led by volunteer Project Coordinators

Volunteer Center Managed Projects are coordinated by a volunteer Project Coordinator in collaboration with a Partner Agency staff person. These projects are designed to help build capacity within nonprofit organizations by allowing Project Coordinators to assist Partner Agencies in recruiting and placing small group of volunteers at date-specific projects.

I will be traveling to San Diego California next week courtesy of Hands On Network, our national Volunteer Center affiliate, to train with the San Diego Volunteer Center on the topic of this program model. We have outlined below a few ideas to begin thinking about how this might be a benefit for your program. Additionally we hope this model may work during the United Way campaign season when workplace volunteers are looking to head out for short term activities. We encourage you to review the detailed resources we have on our webpage that outline this program. These resources have been modeled after other programs such as the one from the San Diego Volunteer Center. We need our partners to help as we progress to meet this need. Help is needed in thinking of projects, feedback on resources and the overall model itself.

Agency Examples:

· Agency A is taking its members on a field trip to a baseball game and needs a group of chaperones to come along, oversee the members, and keep them company.

· Agency B is planning an evening of cookie baking. Once baked, the cookies will be delivered to those who are on the front lines in emergency situations involving their clients, such as police officers, ER staff, etc.

· Agency C is holding classes to teach parents skills for raising children. Child supervision is needed during class time so that parents can partake while knowing their children are safe and cared for.

· Agency D is planning a dance for its members and needs some creative eyes to help decorate. Volunteers can stay around to mingle and befriend the guests as well.

· Agency E is in need of some “beautification”. A group of volunteers willing to get their green thumb dirty and help with some landscaping is just what they need.

A fund raising possibility?

2010-06-01T12:50:00.000-07:00

I wanted to introduce you to a new way for you and your organization's supporters to earn donations to Portage County Alliance for Youth - PCAY every time you shop online. The program, called Coupons-4-Causes, tracks your online purchases anonymously and donates up to 20% of the sale price to your cause.

We already have your organization as a searchable cause on our site, CouponChief.com, here: http://www.couponchief.com/coupons4causes. In addition, we have a quick way for you to directly support your cause here: http://www.couponchief.com/coupons4causes/portage_county_alliance_for_youth_pcay_stevens_point_wi.

Coupon Chief is already a trusted online source of coupons with thousands of retailers like Best Buy, Target, HP, and Kohl's. Once you and your organization's supporters click through your cause link above, we'll display the average donation and the % of sale price we donate on each stores page of coupons.

We have set up each Cause with an initial donation account of $25, and we'll send Portage County Alliance for Youth - PCAY a check at the end of every month when the account balance has reached $50. Of course, we'll roll over any unpaid funds to the next month when the balance is under $50. To reach this level, it will help to reach out to your supporters, and we have made it easy to do that here: http://www.couponchief.com/coupons4causes/spreadtheword.

Still have questions? Check out our FAQ of the program here: http://www.couponchief.com/pages/faq#coupons4causes. We hope you'll give this new program a try, and please do not hesitate to let us know if you have any questions.

Kind regards,
Gary Gray
http://www.CouponChief.com

Power point available on youth use of media

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If you wish a copy of the powerpoint on youth use of media, please contact jmak@charter.net for a copy.

WEb sites for parents

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http://www.wausau.k12.wi.us/johnmuir/counseling.html

http://www.wausau.k12.wi.us/johnmuir/parentlinks.html

SEARCH: Bank It.com financial literacy

2010-06-01T12:46:00.000-07:00

Did you know:

Only 24 percent of teens say their parents discuss money management with them?
Seventy-five percent of adults say it's important for adults to give financial guidance to children and teenagers, but only 36 percent of adults actually do so?

Search Institute and Capital One have partnered to create a financial literacy curriculum called Bank It. It delivers real-world financial topics and tools for teens and parents that make it easier to understand, talk about, and manage their money. Through an interactive web site and local face-to-face workshops, the program empowers families to explore budgets, goals, and strategies for making financial choices that count.

The extensive Bank It curriculum can be downloaded for FREE at BankIt.com.

The BankIt workshops introduce all 29 "National Standards in K-12 Personal Finance Education” from the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. The curriculum offers three lessons for parents and three lessons for teens around each of 12 financial literacy topics (72 lessons in all), so whether your audience is youth or parents ...or both, there are resources you can use.

Nancy Tellett-Royce
Search Institute

SEARCH: Reading programs using Assets?

2010-06-01T12:45:00.001-07:00

I am currently hunting for some examples of communities who have done or are in the process of doing community-wide reading programs--specifically those involving the Developmental Assets. Whether the program included kids, adults, or both--we want to hear about it (and possibly feature it on the Search Institute Web site or in an upcoming e-newsletter)! If you have a story to share, please email details to samantham@search-institute.org.

Thanks!

--
Samantha MacDonald

AmeriCorps Promise Fellow
Search Institute

SEARCH: Target help for parents on Facebook

2010-06-01T12:43:00.000-07:00

Target has launched a new social marketing campaign based on the research of Search Institute. Each week, new tips will be posted on the Target Facebook page that help parents encourage their kids to keep learning and creating throughout the summer. Search Institute’s Facebook page expands on these tips and offers even more resources for parents this summer.

Check out the Search Institute Facebook page--with a link to Target: http://www.facebook.com/SearchInstitute

And share this information with any parents you know who may be looking for new ideas this summer.

Volunteers Needed in June....United Way

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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. Please help spread this information to others as you see fit.

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 reach to contact the Volunteer Center by phone to sign up to volunteer for one of these events please call us at 341-6740.

Service and Learning May 20

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May 20, 2010 - Volume 17 #20 - Circulation: 37,000

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Six Presentations from TEDxCapital Event With "Ideas Worth Spreading" About Youth Engagement Now Available Online

In April, Youth Service America launched Global Youth Service Day with TEDxCapital - Change the Equation.

TEDxCapital - Change the Equation!, an officially licensed TEDx event, featured six outstanding speakers, representing different sectors, offering inspired talks focused on youth engagement, positive youth development, and service to community.

Speakers included
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, president emeritus and university professor at The George Washington Universit
Lisa Frank, Georgetown University student and youth activist
Roberto Rodriguez, special assistant to President Obama for Education
Ryan Scott, entrepreneur and founder of Causecast.org
Dr. Ed Gragert, executive director of iEARN
Kwame Johnson, national director of the Violence Free Zone program for the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise.
Watch videos of their inspiring presentations at:
www.TEDxCapital.org/speakers

NEWS FROM THE FIELD

Miley Cyrus Gets Her "Good On" for Global Youth Service Day
Miley Cyrus got her good on for Global Youth Service Day by participating in Make a Wish Foundation's very first World Wish Day celebration at the Grove in Los Angeles.
Miley met with 30 kids and offered a special performance of "The Climb." Miley posted a blog and video of her experience at www.GetUrGoodOn.org. To watch the video, visit http://bit.ly/ccek1Y. To read the blog, visit http://bit.ly/a0blWA

Rick Stengel Named 2010 Citizen of the Year
The National Conference on Citizenship announced Rick Stengel will be honored as the 2010 Citizen of the Year at their Annual Conference on September 17 in Washington DC. Stengel is managing editor of TIME Magazine and has played an integral role in elevating America's dialogue on national and community service by integrating messages of service and volunteerism throughout the magazine and in three cover story features. The award recognizes a private citizen who has made exemplary contributions in championing civic participation. www.ncoc.net

Make a Difference with We Care Act
We Care Act, founded by Grace Li, a winner of the 2010 Harris Wofford Award, launched "a month for making a difference" on Global Youth Service Day. The mission of We Care Act is to help school children recover from disasters and to engage youth around the world to help others in need. During this "month for making a difference" youth are encouraged to join We Care Act as a Team Leader or Member and to participate in We Care Act projects. Learn more at www.wecareact.org

First Lady Michelle Obama Delivers The George Washington University Commencement Address
At the beginning of the school year, First Lady Michelle Obama challenged the students, faculty, staff, and trustees of The George Washington University that if they performed 100,000 hours of service to the greater Washington community this school year, she should deliver the commencement address. Students far surpassed that goal and last weekend, she delivered the commencement address. Read it at: www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-first-lady-george-washington-university-commencement

The First Lady made similar remarks about service last month at a Youth Forum at Universidad Iberoamericana during her visit to Mexico City. Read those remarks at: www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-first-lady-youth-forum-universidad-iberoamericana-mexico-city-mexico

PepsiCo and Walmart Announce New Commitments to Increase Nation's Graduation Rate Through Service
The PepsiCo Foundation announced an increased commitment to Diplomas Now, a collaborative effort that combines the respective strengths, expertise and resources of three non-profit organizations - City Year, Communities In Schools, and Johns Hopkins Talent Development - to address the staggering high school dropout rate in select cities across the U.S. Announced at City Year's National Leadership Summit in Los Angeles, the PepsiCo Foundation will invest $6 million in the program over the next three years. The new investment will support expansion within the program's current locations of Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans and San Antonio, as well as provide for the addition of new cities, including Detroit.

The Walmart Foundation also announced a $1.2 million grant to City Year to provide state-of-the-art training to City Year's national corps of young adults who dedicate a year of full-time service to help students in high-poverty schools stay on track - or get back on track - to high school graduation. The grant is designed to increase adolescent literacy and math proficiency in high-poverty middle schools by establishing a comprehensive new national training program for City Year corps members serving in those schools. Learn more at www.cityyear.org

GRANTS & AWARDS

Nature's Path Gardens for Good Grant (Deadline: May 31)
With the mission to increase organic acreage nationwide and provide every American with access to high quality, healthy and organic food, Nature's Path is launching the "Gardens for Good Grant" organic garden contest with the help of Organic Gardening magazine in which two communities will receive $25,000 value grant package toward starting organic gardens that includes: a $10,000 cash grant to be used to plant an organic garden; $5,000 worth of technical assistance from Organic Gardening magazine; and an organic breakfast fundraising event and garden dedication worth $10,000. This is a one question, 500 words or less, application process. In your essay, please clearly answer the following question: "Tell us about your program, who you serve, and how a garden grant will help you to serve more people." www.justmeans.com/take-action/GardenGrantContest

Garden Crusader Awards (Deadline: June 1)

The annual Garden Crusader Awards program was established to honor individuals who improve the world through gardening and make a difference in their community. Youth are eligible to receive this award. Categories for 2010 are: Education, Feeding the Hungry, Urban Renewal and Restoration. There are five winners for each category: first, second, third, plus two honorable mentions and one grand prize winner, for a total of 21 winners overall. The grand prize winner receives $2,500 in cash + $2,500 gift certificate from Gardener's Supply. First placers receive a $1,000 gift certificate; second placers receive a $750 gift certificate; third placers receive a $500 gift certificate; honorable mentions receive a $200 gift certificate. All prizes are awarded to the winner's organization in his/her name. www.gardeners.com/gardening/content.asp?Copyid=5549 or http://press.gardeners.com/crusaderform.aspx

MetLife-NASSP Breakthrough Schools Project (Deadline: June 11)
The MetLife-NASSP Breakthrough Schools project, initiated in 2007, is sponsored by MetLife Foundation. The goal of the project is to identify, recognize, and showcase middle level and high schools that serve large numbers of students living in poverty and are high achieving or dramatically improving student achievement. Selected schools will receive a $5,000 grant and be featured in the association's monthly magazine, Principal Leadership. Principals of Breakthrough Schools participate in dissemination activities at the NASSP Annual Convention and other venues throughout the year. NASSP invites middle level and high schools, including K-8 and K-12 schools, that serve economically disadvantaged students to apply for this award. Schools must have 40% or more students eligible for free and reduced-price meals. www.principals.org/AwardsandRecognition/BreakthroughSchools/HowtoApply.aspx

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

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.

Billy Landis, 17
Jimmy Landis, 14
Matt Landis, 17
Melissa Mahoney, 15
Michael Mahoney, 17
Lauren Payne, 14
Tommy Payne, 11
Woodland, CA
Nominated by Representative Mike Thompson
This group of youth founded R.E.A.C.H. 4 Books, a non-profit organization with the sole purpose of providing Spanish books to the children along the Amazon River who are in great need of resources to promote literacy. In addition to collecting over 2,000 books, the youth raised enough money to build and sustain a new library.

Sophie Bandlow, 17
Doylestown, PA
Nominated by Representative Patrick Murphy
Sophie was nominated because of her exceptional commitment to community service in Bucks County and beyond. She has worked extensively with her church to assist at Special Olympics events, soup kitchens, and runs to raise money for breast cancer research.

Jarrett Ellis Johnson, 16
Miramar, FL
Nominated by Senator Bill Nelson
Working with Camillus House, a nonprofit organization that provides services to the homeless and needy in Miami, Florida, Jarrett served breakfast and provided holiday gifts for the children of homeless families for the 6th Annual Breakfast with Santa event. In addition, he is a mentor and role model to younger students in his church.

Garrett Grindstaff, 18
Old Fort, NC
Nominated by Senator Kay Hagan
Garrett is the founder of Student Serve, a club dedicated to community service. During this school year, he organized the Manna Food Bank Student Food Drive at his school, collecting over 3,440 pounds of food.

Maria Miranda, 18
Nashua, NH
Nominated by Representative Paul Hodes
Maria has been an active volunteer with St. Joseph Community Services-Congregate Dining and Meals on Wheels for the past seven years, packaging and serving meals to clients who rely on the program to feed themselves.

TOOLS, TRAINING, RESOURCES & RESEARCH

Virtual Volunteering Resources from ServiceLeader.org

Serviceleader.org offers specialized resources for Volunteers, Leaders and Managers of Volunteers, and Instructors and Thought Leaders. Virtual volunteering means volunteer tasks completed, in whole or in part, via the Internet and a home or work computer. It's also known as online volunteering, cyber service, online mentoring, teletutoring and various other names. Virtual volunteering allows agencies to expand the benefits of their volunteer programs, by allowing for more volunteers to participate, and by utilizing volunteers in new areas The information in this section of ServiceLeader.org will benefit volunteers as well as volunteer managers and service leaders who are interested in utilizing technology to benefit their organizations. www.utexas.edu/lbj/rgk/serviceleader/virtual/

Service-Learning Featured in Diversity & Democracy Newsletter
The Spring 2010 issue of AAC&U's Diversity & Democracy newsletter examines how colleges and universities can help students explore "big questions" related to issues of personal identity and implications of these questions for advancing the public good in a diverse democracy. The issue as available at www.diversityweb.org/DiversityDemocracy

The article "Critical Service Learning as a Tool for Identity Exploration" can be accessed at http://www.diversityweb.org/DiversityDemocracy/vol13no2/donahue.cfm?utm_source=news&utm_medium=blast&utm_campaign=divdemvol13no2

Free Webcast: Farm to Table to Kid
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is producing a live webcast, Farm to Table to Kid: Increasing Access to Health & Affordable Food, on Saturday, May 22, 2010 (10:30 am. - 12:30 p.m. ET). Please tune in the webcast to learn about the latest innovations schools and communities can use to increase access to healthy foods. View the webcast live at http://blankfoundation.org/news/SpeakerSeries.html

SERVICE CALENDARS

Conferences & Events

2010 Independent Sector National Conference
Forging a Stronger Future Together

October 20-22, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia

Join more than 800 leaders from across the nonprofit community for the dynamic, innovative 2010 Independent Sector Annual Conference. This year's dynamic program conference will examine how people from organizations of all sizes and missions can collaborate to fulfill the conference theme, "Forging a Stronger Future Together."

At the heart the conference will be the committed, diverse, and knowledgeable group of attendees. Their experience and expertise will power nearly two dozen breakout sessions and four plenaries, as well as the invaluable exchanges taking place before, between, and after the sessions. Innovative formats drawing on the energy and ideas of attendees will encourage participant contributions.

www.independentsector.org/annual_conference_event

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

May 2010

National Foster Care Month - May

Older Americans Month - May

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - May

National Youth Traffic Safety Month - May

National Preservation Month - May

National Family Month - May 9-June 20 (Motherʼs Day-Fatherʼs Day)

World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development - May 21

National Missing Children's Day - May 25

World No Tobacco Day - May 31

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

"You have fully joined a generation of activists and doers. And when you think about how your generation has come of age, that's pretty astounding. I mean, you all have seen so much. Just since you were in middle school, you've witnessed terrorism touch our soil, you've seen the cost of war reach into our communities. You've watched unimaginable devastation and suffering in the aftermath of a tsunami; a hurricane; an earthquake. You've felt the wrath of a recession that's changed your towns and even your families.

Now, that's a whole lot to bear for any generation. So, no one would have blamed you had you chosen to hunker down and turn inward; if you had simply focused on making sure that your own lives were secure. But so many of you have done the exact opposite. Instead, you've dived in. You've reached out. ...

So for every ill of this interconnected world, you've tried to find a way to make good. Where there's hate, you've tried to heal it. Where there's need, you've tried to fill it. Where there's devastation, you've tried to rebuild it."

- First Lady Michelle Obama
The George Washington University Commencement Address - May 16, 2010

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2010 Prevention Awards Nominations

2010-06-01T12:39:00.002-07:00

Dear Prevention Friends & Colleagues,

2010 PREVENTION AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Please take a few minutes to consider nominating a colleague, a friend, a co-worker, or an organization doing prevention work that goes above and beyond the norm, for one of the 2010 Wisconsin Prevention Awards. We are accepting nominations now! Don’t wait, get your nomination form completed and sent to Awards Committee Chairperson Chris Wardlow. Find details and access to the award nomination form on the State Prevention Conference website at http://wch.uhs.wisc.edu/12-PrevConf/12-PrevConf-2010-Awards.html
Nomination deadline is midnight, June 1, 2010! So send in your nominations now!

EXHIBITING AT THE 2010 PREVENTION CONFERENCE

Does your organization want to share what you’ve been doing or to you have information and resources to showcase? How about exhibiting at the Conference? Find out more on the conference website and download a copy of the exhibitor registration application form at http://wch.uhs.wisc.edu/12-PrevConf/12-PrevConf-2010-Exhibits.html

HAVE YOU REGISTERED FOR THE CONFERENCE YET?

There is still plenty of time to register for the 2010 Prevention Conference! With more than 60 workshops and general sessions this year, there are many opportunities for everyone in the field to get the training and information you need for your work. Once again we offer a variety of sessions, focusing on:

· coalition building and sustainability,

· policy advocacy,

· technology and social media,

· environmental strategies,

· current AODA issues in Wisconsin (including alcohol and prescription drug abuse),

· youth and afterschool programs,

· and other general prevention topics.

Register online or by phone. Get more details on workshops and download a copy of the conference brochure online at http://wch.uhs.wisc.edu/12-PrevConf/12-PrevConf-Main.html

Please feel free to pass this information on to your lists and distribute it widely!

And we will SEE YOU IN JUNE!!

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Online Registration Now Open for CADCA 2010 Mid-Year Training Institute

You've got the passion. You've got the ideas. Now it's time to take your work to the next level! Join us at our 2010 Mid-Year Training Institute where you'll learn how to turn research into practice to make a real dent on your community's substance abuse problems. CADCA?s Mid-Year Training Institute will be held at the beautiful JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix from July 26-29, 2010. Register today!
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Ensure ESEA Reauthorization Includes Substance Abuse Prevention

If you haven't already, please respond to the legislative alert that CADCA recently issued to ensure that the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), formerly known as No Child Left Behind, explicitly includes substance use/abuse prevention. Given that the State Grants portion of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities program has been eliminated, and the funding for this program runs out on June 30th, it is critical that we mobilize the field now to ensure that substance use/abuse is required to be explicitly addressed and that as many school districts as possible in every state are funded through the reauthorization. Congress needs to hear this message from the field en masse.
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CADCA Chairman & CEO To Discuss Community Coalition Model At World Forum Against Drugs In Stockholm

CADCA Chairman and CEO, Gen. Arthur T. Dean, will discuss the importance of community-based strategies to reduce substance abuse at the 2nd Annual World Forum Against Drugs in Stockholm, Sweden May 24-25.
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Alabama Coalition Gets Salvia and K2 Banned in Their State

After three years of community outreach and advocacy, the Partnership for a Drug-Free Community coalition succeeded in persuading the Alabama Legislature to make salvia divinorum and K2 illegal. On July 1, the two substances that have marijuana-like effects on those who smoke them will no longer be legal to sell or purchase, thanks to a bill passed by the Alabama Legislature and signed by Gov. Bob Riley.
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Celebrate Your Recovery and Become an A&E Recovery Project Delegate

A&E Network, home of Emmy-award winning program Intervention , is looking for individuals in long-term recovery for their Recovery Project Delegate Program. Developed in 2008, the A&E Recovery Project Delegate Program helps bring national attention to recovery by honoring individuals in recovery from every state. The deadline to apply is May 28. Apply now!
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Study Inspires Single-Serving Alcohol in a California City

One Southern California city will turn research into action with a new law banning single sales of beer and other alcohol products, citing a direct link between alcohol and crime, The Sun newspaper reported this week.
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Recovery Month 2010 Toolkits Now Available for Preorder

Help spread the word that recovery from substance abuse addiction is real by participating in the national Recovery Month observance this September. Sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), this public health campaign is designed to highlight the societal benefits of substance abuse treatment and to promote the message that recovery from substance abuse in all its forms is possible. A toolkit to help you plan your Recovery Month activities is coming soon, but you can preorder a copy today.
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I am sure most of you have seen this and of course are diligent….But just in case you forgot or have not seen this, take a good look.

FS

ATTORNEY'S ADVICE - NO CHARGE

Not A Joke!! .You will love them for these tips...

Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company:

1. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO ID REQUIRED.'

2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the 'For' line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.

3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have It printed, anyone can get it.

4. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc.. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel.. Keep the photocopy in a safe place.
I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a Name, address, Social Security number, credit cards..

Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have first hand knowledge because my wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieves ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and more.
But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know:

5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them.

6. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).

But here's what is perhaps most important of all: (I never even thought to do this.)

7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in my name.

The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit..

By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has be en done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in).. It seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks...

Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, if it has been stolen:

1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285

2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742

3.) Trans Union : 1-800-680 7289

4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line):
1-800-269-0271

We pass along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just about everything.

If you are willing to pass this information along, it could really help someone that you care about..

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June Wish List from Family Crisis Center

2010-06-01T06:45:00.000-07:00

CAP Services’ Intervention Services
JUNE 2010 WISH LIST
Our warmest thanks for the many items we have recently received through your generous donations. Items like groceries, gas and grocery gift cards, and other things. Thank you for your continuing support.
This month’s top items of need:
Gift cards for local grocery stores.
SHELTER NEEDS:

AA and AAA batteries
Tampons
Toilet paper
Metal Teaspoons for kitchen
Clorox disinfecting wipes
Dryer sheets
Diaper Wipes
Bleach
Ziplock bags in various sizes
Plastic wrap
Children’s easy use CD player
Individual Bug Spray wipes
Sunscreen
One end table lamp
Alarm clocks
Gift Certificate from nursery to purchase tree

OUTREACH OFFICE NEEDS
Laundry Soap
Baby Wipes
Size 5 Diapers
Size 2T-3T Pull-ups
Comet powder cleaner
Shampoo
Liquid hand soap
Bar soap
Paper Towels

SUPPORT GROUP NEEDS

100% Juice boxes or jugs of 100% juice
Healthy snacks for kid’s group
Paper plates, plastic silverware, napkins and cups
Journals

Children’s craft supplies
SAVS

70 page spiral notebooks
Breathmints

TAKE A STEP 5K-kiddie K

60 – 6-8 oz bottled water
60 – Individual pre-packaged child-friendly trailmix

Please note: Due to licensing regulations we are unable to store food that is past its sell by date. These items are accepted by Operation Bootstrap. Remember, we are always collecting used cell phones and printer cartridges for recycling.
If you can help us out with any of the items above please call staff:
The Family Crisis Center and Sexual Assault Victim Services-Contact (715) 343-7125. Or, donations can be dropped off at 1616 West River Drive, Stevens Point.
Family Crisis Center DV Outreach Office and Sexual Assault Victim Services in Waupaca –Contact (715) 256-1136. Donations can be dropped off at 101 Tower Rd., Waupaca.
Family Crisis Center DV Outreach Office and Sexual Assault Victim Services in Wautoma-Contact (920) 787-3889. Donations can be dropped off at 205 East Main St., Wautoma

THANK YOU so much for your continued support!!