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The National Service Briefing
A weekly publication of Youth Service America
Published for the service and service-learning field since 1994
December 4, 2006 Volume 13 Number 45 Circulation 44,044
THIS WEEK'S STORIES
NATIONAL AND GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY: CALL TO SERVICE
Start planning your service and service-learning projects now for National
and Global Youth Service Day April 20-22, 2007! Youth across America and
the world will join together in April to lead simultaneous community service
projects for the 19th Annual National & Global Youth Service Day. On April
20-22, 2007, millions of young people across the world will address unmet
community needs through service and service-learning projects addressing
school violence, climate change, disaster relief, literacy, poverty, and
urban decay. To learn more, visit http://www.YSA.org/nysd
REGISTER YOUR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY OF SERVICE PROJECT
The Corporation for National and Community Service has recently launched My
MLK Day. My MLK Day is an online tool for those organizing Martin Luther
King Jr. Day of Service projects to register their projects, manager
volunteers, and report results. Individuals may search for volunteer
opportunities with registered MLK Day Projects. To learn more, visit
http://my.mlkday.gov/default.aspx
ONLINE DATABASE FOR CLASSROOM LESSONS AND MODELS
Civic Learning Online provides a free, easily searchable directory of civic
learning resources, including service-learning lessons and practices. All
are reviewed for alignment with the Civic Mission of Schools Report. Lessons
or models may also be submitted for inclusion in the database -- and be
recognized by the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools as demonstrating
a promising approach to civic learning. To learn more, visit
http://www.civicmissionofschools.org
APPLY FOR THE SERVICE-LEARNING EMERGING LEADERS INITIATIVE
The National Service-Learning Partnership at the Academy for Educational
Development, and the National Youth Leadership Council have created the
Service-Learning Emerging Leaders Initiative. This initiative will offer
leadership opportunities for service-learning within community-based,
regional, tribal, public sector, or national organizations. To learn more,
visit
http://www.servicelearningpartnership.org/site/DocServer/Emerging_Leader_RFP
_Guidelines_sw5.pdf?docID=2722
JOIN THE SERVICE-LEARNING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK
The National Service-Learning Partnership has launched the Service-Learning
Young Professionals Network. This network will support and connect young
service-learning professionals in their 20s and 30s to their peers, mentors,
and other resources. To learn more, visit
http://www.service-learningpartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=CM_ypn
BENEFITS OF SERVICE-LEARNING PRESENTED ON ABC's "20/20"
ABC-TV's Wednesday night "20/20" broadcast recently focus on the
service-learning program at Abington High School in suburban Philadelphia as
example of the way Americans give generously of their time and the benefits
they receive in return. The segment was part of an hour-long special edition
of "20/20" that looked at charitable giving in America. To learn more, visit
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2685717&page=1
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STORIES OF EVERYDAY YOUNG HEROES
Steven (15), Sean (13), Matt (15) and Mark (15) created Surfn Safe, a YSA
Youth Venture Team in Randolph, NJ. The purpose of this Venture is to
educate youth about Internet safety through awareness information in the
form of comic books, events, and tee-shirts. The awareness information in
the materials they give youth provides tips on how to protect themselves.
The comic book feel of the awareness materials Surfn Safe provides appeals
to youth to make them what to read the information. This Venture has
benefited the community by giving parents a feeling that their children are
educated Internet surfers. Surfn Safe decreases the risk of children
becoming vulnerable to strangers online or having their parents financial
information stolen. The goal is that young people will think twice about
providing personal information online and they will think twice about
talking to people they do not know online. Youth also learn to recognize
when they have made a mistake and learn how to bring an unsafe Internet
situation to the attention of an adult who can protect them. In September
2006, Surfn Safe participated in National Kid's Day. They volunteered their
time talking one on one to kids in the community about online safety. They
also gave out pencils, pens, bracelets, brochures, and mouse pads. In
addition, Surfn Safe provided kids with a laptop computer that had NetSmartz
brand videos and games.
Do you know a young hero who should be profiled in the National Service
Briefing?
Nominate a young person between the ages of 5-25, who you think deserves to
be profiled as a young hero. To submit a Young Heroes nomination, please
send the name, age, city and state of the young person you are nominating,
as well as a brief description of their involvement in service to change
their community. Self-nominations are accepted. Send nominations to
nsbinfo (at) ysa.org with the subject line NOMINATION.
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS
YSA YOUTH VENTURE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Youth Service America/Youth Venture Program is a unique partnership
between Youth Service America and Youth Venture that helps youth engage in
community service and develop as young social entrepreneurs. YSA Youth
Venture provides funding and support to young people (ages 12-20) who want
to create new, sustainable, civic-minded organizations, clubs or businesses
called Ventures. For an application, applications tools, and more
information about the YSA Youth Venture Partnership Program, visit
http://www.youthventure.org/ysa
THE STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: Program Manager - Dallas Texas
The Student Conservation Association is seeking a dynamic individual to
serve as a Program Manager in its Dallas field office. The program manager
position is focused on high school program operations in Texas. To learn
more, visit http://www.thesca.org or
contact rlettre (at) thesca.org
Other job opportunity resources:
www.SERVEnet.org
www.idealist.org
www.opportunitynocs.org
www.independentsector.org/members/joblink.html
Have a job opening you would like listed in the NSB? Send a description with
contact information to nsbinfo (at) ysa.org with the subject line JOB.
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GRANTS
THE CAPITAL ONE YOUTH SERVICE FUND: DEADLINE JANUARY 26, 2007
Capital One and Youth Service America (YSA) are pleased to announce grants
of up to $500 to support service youth-led projects in low/moderate income
communities. Applicants must be located in the metro DC area: Washington DC,
Fairfax, Arlington, Prince George's, and Montgomery Counties, and the city
of Alexandria. These grants support youth (ages 5-25), teachers,
youth-leaders, youth-serving organizations, or organizations that engage
youth in implementing service projects for National Global Youth Service
Day, April 20-22, 2007. To learn more, visit http://www.ysa.org/awards
A LION IN THE HOUSE COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANTS: DEADLINE FEBRUARY 1, 2007
Youth Service America is proud to offer A Lion in the House Community
Service Grants. Complementing the highly-acclaimed film by Steven Bognar and
Julia Reichert, these grants of $300 are designed for youth (ages 12-25) and
youth-serving organizations (schools, youth groups, clubs, etc.) to design
service projects addressing pediatric cancer. Projects should be youth-led
and take place as part of National and Global Youth Service Day, April
20-22, 2007. To learn more, visit http://www.ysa.org/awards
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CONFERENCES & EVENTS
THE NATIONAL SERVICE-LEARNING CONFERENCE: March 28-31, 2007 - Albuquerque,
NM
The National Service-Learning Conference is the largest gathering of youth
and practitioners from the service-learning movement. In 2006, it drew
nearly 3,000 attendees from across the United States and 12 other countries.
The conference focuses on service-learning as a way of teaching and learning
that builds academic skills and citizenship while addressing community needs
in a genuine way. To learn more, visit
https://programs.regweb.com/metro/NYLC2007/registration/
YOUTH MEDIA AND EDUCATION PANEL: December 5, 2007 - Washington DC
"Improving Education Through Youth Media," a panel discussion, made possible
through the support of the Fannie Mae Foundation, will feature several
organizations that use innovative communications media to build support for
school reform. The panel will include how young people in Washington D.C.
have learned to amplify their voices and concerns about education through
documentary photography/film, blogs, zines, and radio. The panel will be
held from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. To learn more, contact
leslie (at) criticalexposure.org
GENERATION NEXT: ACTIVE, ANGRY, APATHETIC?: December 14, 2007 - Washington
DC
Presented by the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of
Chicago, this forum will preview Generation Next, a multimedia documentary
project developed by veteran political correspondent Judy Woodruff.
Panelists will discuss: What issues move young people today? What notions of
good government do they have? What aspects of youths' personal trajectories
can help civic leaders rethink their outreach efforts? To learn more, visit
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/generation-next/
. To register, visit
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=123341
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THE NATIONAL SERVICE CALENDAR
CONFERENCES
December 5-7 - Youth Service Institute - New Orleans, LA;
http://www.ysa.org/institute/
December 5-9 - Congress of Cities and Exhibition - Reno, NV;
http://www.nlc.org
December 11-13 - Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute - Chicago, IL;
http://www.pyli.org/
February 4 - The Souper Bowl of Caring - Miami, FL;
http://www.souperbowl.org/
February 8-10 - KaBoom! University of Play;
http://www.kaboom.org/Default.aspx?tabid=19244
February 26-28 - Child Welfare League National Conference - Washington, DC;
http://www.cwla.org/conferences/2007nationalrfp.htm
March 14-16 - The Gulf South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
- New Orleans, LA; http://www.tulane.edu/~ServLrng/summit/
March 14-17 - Hands on Network Leadership Conference - New Orleans, LA;
http://www.handsonnetwork.org/home/
March 21-23 - National AfterSchool Association Conference - Phoenix, AZ;
http://www.naaweb.org/
March 25-28 - Young Readers Conference - Washington, DC;
http://www.wan-press.org/nie/home.php
March 27-31 - National Service Learning Conference - Albuquerque, NM;
http://www.nylc.org/conference
April 11-14 - Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) - Toronto,
Canada; http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/index.html
May 19 - Hope Worldwide Global Summit - Dulles, VA;
http://www.hopeww.org/home/2005/11/s2announce.htm
May 23 - 27 CIVICUS World Assembly - Glasgow, Scotland;
http://www.civicusassembly.org/
May 29 - June 1 - Global Health Council Conference - Washing, DC;
http://www.globalhealth.org/conference/view_top.php3?id=607
June 9 - August 4 - Institute on Philanthropy - Washington, DC;
http://www.dcinternships.org/IPVS
June 17-20 - Rotary International Convention - Salt Lake City, Utah;
http://www.rotary.org/events/conventions/2007/index.html
June 22 - City Year Graduation - Multiple Locations;
http://www.cityyear.org/getinvolved/events/graduation.cfm
July 1 - 11 - World YMCA Council - Nairobi, Kenya;
http://www.worldywca.info/index.php/ywca/world_council_07/world_council_2007
July 5-7 - The First International Conference on Service-Learning in Teacher
Education - Brussels, Belgium; http://www.clemson.edu/ICSLTE/conference/
July 6-10 - UNITY Conference - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
http://www.unityinc.org/
July 6 - 12 - World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World
Conference - Johannesburg, South Africa;
http://www.wagggsworldconference.org/en/home
July 16-18 - National Conference on Volunteering and Service - Philadelphia,
PA; http://www.volunteeringandservice.org/submission.cfm
July 19-21 - National Society of Collegiate Scholars Convention -
Philadelphia, PA; http://www.nscs.org/convention2007/
July 21-26 - iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit - Cairo, Egypt;
http://www.iearnegypt.org/conferences.php
July 24-27 - Generations United International Conference - Washington, DC;
http://www.gu.org/GU_Co12281388.asp
August 2-5 - Golden Key International Conference - Atlanta, GA;
http://www.goldenkey.org/GKweb/Conferences/InternationalConference/
August (2008) - World Youth Congress - Quebec City, Canada;
http://www.peacechild.org/
Does your organization have an upcoming conference/event that it would like
advertised in the National Service Briefing? Send a short description to
nsbinfo (at) ysa.org with the subject line CONFERENCE.
SEASONS OF SERVICE
NOVEMBER:
November (month) - American Indian Heritage Month
November (month) - Prematurity Awareness Month; http://www.marchofdimes.com/
November 19-25, 2006 - National Family Week;
http://www.nationalfamilyweek.org
DECEMBER:
December 1 - World AIDS Day; http://www.worldaidsday.org/default.asp
December 10 - International Children's Day of Broadcasting;
http://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_icdb.html
JANUARY:
January (month) - National Mentoring Month; http://www.mentoring.org/
January 15 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service; http://www.mlkday.gov
January 22-26 - No Name Calling Week;
http://www.nonamecallingweek.org/cgi-bin/iowa/home.html
FEBRUARY:
February (month) - National Black History Month; http://www.asalh.org/
February 13-19 - Random Acts of Kindness Week;
http://www.actsofkindness.org/
February 17 - PTA Founder's Day - http://www.pta.org/ap_founders.html
MARCH:
March (month) - National Nutrition Month; http://www.strength.org/
March (month) - National Women's History Month; http://www.nwhp.org/
March (month) - Red Cross Month; http://www.redcross.org/index.html
March 2 - Read Across America Day; http://www.nea.org/readacross/index.html
March 5-9 - Newspapers in Education Week; http://nieonline.com/
March 8 - International Women's Day; http://www.internationalwomensday.com/
March 12-19 - Girl Scout Week; http://www.girlscouts.org/
Mach 15 - Absolutely Incredible Kid Day;
http://www.campfire.org/a_i_kid_day/
March 16 - Liberty Day; http://www.libertyday.org
March 22 - World Water Day; http://www.worldwaterday2007.org/
March 31 - Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning;
http://www.chavezfoundation.org
APRIL:
April (month) - Keep America Beautiful Month; http://www.kab.org/
April 5 - National Day of Hope; http://www.childhelpusa.org/
April 15-21 - National Library Week; http://www.ala.org/
April 15-21 - National Volunteer Week; http://www.pointsoflight.org
April 16-22 - Act! Speak! Build! Week;
http://www.habitat.org/ccyp/act_speak_build
April 20-22 - National & Global Youth Service Day; www.YSA.org
, www.gysd.org
April 22 - Earth Day; http://www.earthday.net/
April 23 - 29 - National Volunteer Week;
http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/nvw/
MAY:
May (month) - National Foster Care Month;
http://www.fostercaremonth.org/Home
May (month) - National Family Month; http://www.familymonth.net/
May 1 - 7 - Be Kind to Animals Week;
http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer
May 2 - 8 - National Historic Preservation Week;
http://www.nationaltrust.org/
May 8 - National Teacher Day; http://www.nea.org/teacherday/index.html
May 5 - Join Hands Day; http://www.joinhandsday.org/
May 13 - Walk the World Day; http://www.fighthunger.org/
JUNE:
June 3 - 10 - National NeighborWorks Week;
http://www.nw.org/network/home.asp
June 5 - World Environment Day; http://www.unep.org/wed
June 6 - National Hunger Awareness Day; http://www.nw.org/network/home.asp
JULY:
July (month) - Recreation and Parks Month; http://www.nrpa.org/
July 20 - Special Olympics Day; http://www.specialolympics.org
AUGUST:
August (month) - Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month; http://mylion.org/
August 7 - National KidsDay; http://www.kidsday.net/
SEPTEMBER:
September (month) - National Youth Court Month; http://www.youthcourt.net/
September (month) - Corporate Month of Service;
http://www.handsonnetwork.org/home/
September 10 - 17 - Habitat for Humanity International Building on Faith
Week; http://www.habitat.org/
September 11 - My Good Deed; http://www.mygooddeed.org/
September 15 - 17 - Clean Up the World Weekend; http://www.unep.org/
September 15 - October 15 - National Hispanic Heritage Month;
http://www.somosprimos.com/heritage.htm
September 16 - National Neighborhood Day;
http://www.neighborhoodday.org/index_flash.asp
September 16 - Intercoastal Cleanup; http://www.oceanconservancy.org/
September 17-24 - Constitution Week; http://www.constitutioncenter.org/
Do you know of a service day/event that should be on the Seasons of Service
Calendar? Send the date and web site to nsbinfo (at) ysa.org with the subject
line SEASON.
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