Links and Resources

The National Service Learning Clearinghouse
www.servicelearning.org
The National Service Learning Clearinghouse is a huge site with comprehensive resources on service learning. The directory includes "Getting Started" materials, library items, syllabi and curricula, lesson plans, tool kits, funding sources, effective practices, news articles, conferences, listserves, bulletin boards, publications to order, and great links.

America ’s Promise

http://www.americaspromise.org

America ’s Promise is an Alliance that brings together communities, individuals, companies and organizations from all sectors to improve the odds for children and youth. Members of this Alliance work together to:

California Department of Education/Service Learning
www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/sl
These pages give an overview of service learning and a fact sheet, list the key elements of service learning, provide a Service Learning Lesson Plan Inventory for PreK-12 classroom teachers and community partners, and have district models and regional networks.

Cathy’s Corner
http://www.service-learningpartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=PUB_cathycorner1

An advice column on high quality service-learning practice by Cathryn Berger Kaye

Close-Up Foundation
www.closeup.org
Close Up works to promote responsible and informed participation in the democratic process through a variety of education programs. The website describes the civic education programs and offers training and materials for youth and educators.

Constitutional Rights Foundation
www.crf-usa.org
The Constitutional Rights Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to educating America 's youth about citizenship, government, politics, and the law. It offers programs, publications, online lessons, teacher training, and organizes student conferences and competitions on the subject of civic participation.

Corporation for National and Community Service
www.cns.gov
The federal corporation's mission is to engage Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service to help strengthen communities. It administers Learn and Serve America, AmeriCorps and Senior Corps, programs that enable those of all ages and abilities to volunteer. They also offer two Presidential Freedom Scholarships per high school in the country.

Do Something, Inc.
www.dosomething.org
Do Something is a national nonprofit organization that inspires young people to believe that change is possible, and trains, funds, and mobilizes youth to be leaders who strengthen their communities. The organization offers curricula, activities, training, support, evaluation tools, awards, and recognition.

Generations United
www.gu.org
Generations United is a national non-profit that focuses on promoting intergenerational strategies, programs and policies. They are developing an on-line resource center that connects and encourages intergenerational programs and strategies. Their newsletter offers solid stories of successful intergenerational service learning activities.

The Giraffe Heroes Project
www.giraffe.org
The Giraffe Heroes Project honors people who stick their necks out for the common good and trains tomorrow's heroes. This non-profit organization fosters active citizenship by telling the stories of Giraffe Heroes in the media, on podiums, and in materials for schools. The program is a story-based K-12 curriculum that teaches courageous compassion and active citizenship. Publications, media successes, and a network are available on line.

Learning in Deed/National Service-Learning Partnership
www.learningindeed.org
The National Service Learning Partnership, created through the Learning in Deed initiative, is a national membership organization for educators, administrators, policy-makers, researchers, community leaders, parents and youth. They offer a variety of information services and educational opportunities to keep members connected to the latest ideas and developments in the service learning field. They focus on high-quality service learning and how to foster its growth.

National Center for Learning and Citizenship/Education Commission of the States
www.ecs.org/clc
The ECS National Center for Learning and Citizenship provides information about service learning and citizenship education through publications and the web site. Issue briefs and other publications are in a format to download and print. They also conduct forums, identify public policies that support service learning, provide technical assistance, and advocate nationally in support of service learning.

National Indian Youth Leadership Project
www.niylp.org
The National Indian Youth Leadership Project is a non-profit organization whose mission is to engage Native youth in challenging activities and meaningful experiences in the community and natural world preparing them for healthy lives as capable, contributing members of their family, community, tribe and nation. The website includes articles written about their programs and philosophy, and descriptions of their camps and programs.

National Society of Experiential Education
www.nsee.org
The National Society of Experiential Education supports learning-through-experience for civic and social responsibility, and intellectual and ethical development. They offer a resource center, training, publications, and program development assistance related to service learning, internships, apprentices, and other experiential education strategies.

National Youth Leadership Council
www.nylc.org
The National Youth Leadership Council is a national non-profit organization that has been a leading advocate and the home of service learning for many years. They offer training for youth and educators, clearinghouse services, materials and curricula, program development assistance, and spearhead the national service learning conference.

Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network
www.pointsoflight.org
The Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network encourage and facilitate Americans to volunteer. They mobilize millions of people and various resources in thousands of communities to help address community problems. They sponsor the "Daily Point of Light" program and have an extensive resources shop online.

Pennsylvania Service Learning Alliance

http://www.paservicelearning.org

The Pennsylvania Service-Learning Alliance is the training and technical assistance provider for the Department of Education's Learn and Serve program in Pennsylvania . The PSLA is committed to bringing the service-learning methodology to urban, rural, and suburban public K-12 schools throughout Pennsylvania . The PSLA helps teachers in Pennsylvania acquire the skills they need to successfully develop, implement, evaluate, and assess service-learning projects in the classroom.

SERVEnet
www.servenet.org
SERVEnet is a program of Youth Service America that matches thousands of organizations with young people seeking service opportunities, connecting them by zip code, skills, interests and availability. In addition to this database of local volunteer opportunities, they offer the National Service Calendar, service news, jobs, best practices, and inspiring quotes.

Youth As Resources
www.yar.org
Youth As Resources is a program and a philosophy that recognizes youth as valuable resources in their community and engages them as partners with adults to bring about positive community change. Young people may start a YAR group in service learning, juvenile justice, or public housing. YAR supports youth who are designing service learning projects with grants, youth-friendly program materials, and technical support.

Youth Service America
www.ysa.org
Youth Service America is a resource center partnering volunteers ages 5 - 25 with organizations in need of assistance. They organize public policy and awareness campaigns including National and Global Youth Service Day, offer grants and awards, publish a newsletter, and offer curriculum guides, tip sheets, and tool kits. Youth may develop custom plans for service projects on their interactive site, www.ysa.org/planit.

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