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  1. Service Learning

Service Learning

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC) supports the service-learning community in higher education, kindergarten through grade twelve, community-based organizations, tribal programs, and all others interested in strengthening schools and communities using service-learning.

AmeriCorps Resource Center

The Knowledge Networks page, on the AmeriCorps website, provides training and technical assistance resources organized by focus area. It connects service programs with targeted training and information.

National 4-H Headquarters

National 4-H Headquarters, United States Department of Agriculture. 4-H is the largest youth organization in the United States for children and youth ages 5 to 19. Visit the Cooperative Extension Office near you to find a 4-H program in your community

AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps (formerly the Corporation for National and Community Service) brings people together to tackle the country’s most pressing challenges, through national service and volunteering. AmeriCorps is the only federal agency tasked with elevating service and volunteerism in America. AmeriCorps provides opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to give their ...

AmeriCorps

Each year, AmeriCorps offers 75,000 opportunities for young people of all backgrounds to serve through a network of partnerships with local and national nonprofit groups.

America’s Natural and Cultural Resources Volunteer Portal: Volunteer.gov

Volunteer.gov is America's Natural and Cultural Resources Volunteer Portal built and maintained by the Federal Interagency Team on Volunteerism (FITV) that is comprised of volunteer program coordinators from three Cabinet level departments. Since its initial deployment in 2002, the Portal has grown into a strategic alliance of governmental partners from ...

Illinois High School Addresses Teen Traffic Safety Through Service-Learning Approach

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, accounting for approximately one-third of all teenage deaths (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010). Per mile driven, teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely than older drivers to be involved in a crash (CDC, ...

Civic Engagement

More than half of teenagers report participating in youth volunteer work, form of civic engagement.

References

American Psychological Association. (2010). Civic engagement. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/education/undergrad/civic-engagement.aspx Baumann, P. (2014). 50-state comparison: State policies for service-learning. Education Commission of the States. Retrieved from http://www.ecs.org/state-policies-for-service-learning/ Billig, S., & Sandel, K. (2003). Colorado learn and serve: An evaluation report. Denver, CO: RMC Research Corporation. Billig, S., Root, S., & Jesse, D. (2005). The impact of ...

Youth ChalleNGe Program

The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) and the Department of Defense's National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program began their collaboration in 2009 as a way to assist one another with placement and leadership opportunities for disadvantaged and out-of-school youth serving in their programs. By providing these youth with transitional structures ...
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