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June 24, 2011
Volume 18, No. 25
Circulation: 39,800
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YSA and Sodexo Team Up to End Childhood Hunger in America
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YSA and Sodexo are supporting youth, schools, and community organizations' efforts to end childhood hunger in America.
Organization Grants: YSA and Sodexo are accepting applications from organizations across the United States to serve as 2011-2012 Sodexo Lead Organizers. More information about these grants is in the Grants & Awards section.
Youth Grants: YSA and Sodexo selected five outstanding grantees from the first round of the Sodexo Youth Grant program and rewarded them with a flip cam and the ability to win a second grant for program continuation. The groups are:
· Avon Girl Scouts - Avon CT
· Corvallis Environmental Center - Corvallis, OR
· Eaton Academy - Detroit MI
· Hampton Teen Center / Alternatives Inc. - Hampton, VA
· Star International Academy - Dearborn Heights, MI
Starting Monday June 27, YSA.org will feature a video daily along with links on our YouTube Channel, @youthservice on Twitter, and on Facebook, so please check them out and help them win another $500 Sodexo Youth Grant by applying YOURSELF for a Sodexo Youth Grant and choosing your favorite video / group project. When we begin accepting applications for the next round of Sodexo Youth Grants in early July, there will be a spot on the application asking how you heard about the grant; please type in the specific group name to help them win.
School Grants: YSA will soon begin accepting applications for the next round of our Sodexo School Engagement Grants, supporting teachers in implementing a Semester of Service focused on childhood hunger. Watch www.YSA.org/grants for more information in the next two weeks!
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News From the Field
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First Lady Michelle Obama Promotes Youth Engagement in Africa
This week, First Lady Michelle Obama is traveling on an official visit to Africa focused on youth leadership, education, and health and wellness. On Wednesday, Mrs. Obama visited the Regina Mundi Church in Soweto, where she delivered the keynote address to a U.S.-sponsored Young African Women Leaders Forum. Forum participants included young women from across sub-Saharan Africa who are leading or involved in social and economic initiatives in their own countries.
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On Thursday, in Cape Town, Mrs. Obama invited students from area schools in historically disadvantaged communities for a day-long university "immersion experience" at the University of Cape Town. Today, Mrs. Obama will visit the Botswana Baylor Children's Clinic Center of Excellence's Teen Club that was assembled to teach leadership among teens and encourage young people to teach others about HIV/AIDS. Mrs. Obama will join Teen Club members in a service project at the site for the planned Botswana Baylor Adolescent Center. Read more about the First Lady's travels in Africa on the White House blog: http://1.usa.gov/myO1tk
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Call for Presenters Now Open for the 2nd IAVE World Summit for Youth Volunteering
The 2nd IAVE World Summit for Youth Volunteering in Barranquilla, Colombia from November 3- 5, 2011 will bring together 700 youth from around the world to share best practices, to participate in training, and to highlight the important role of youth in society.
Partners, UNINORTE and IAVE are looking for dynamic youth speakers with expertise in volunteering, managing youth volunteer programs, or specific thematic areas to present during breakout panels at the Summit. Presentations may include workshops or effective practices presentations around the Summit's themes of youth volunteering and social inclusion. Guidelines and an application can be found at http://bit.ly/iSi3a2 Deadline: July 15
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Royal Couple William and Kate to Serve During Upcoming U.S. Trip
ServiceNation: Mission Serve is pleased to announce the participation of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at a hiring Fair and service project at Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles. Hosted by the U.S. and Los Angeles Area Chambers of Commerce, "Hiring our Heroes Los Angeles" will be the biggest of the 100 hiring fairs the Chambers are holding across the country through march 2012. The Royal Couple will also join a service project in partnership with Blue Star Families and the USO to create 1,000 care packages for military children, as well as attend a special reception for supporters and champions of the cause. For individuals who would like to support Mission Serve, please text MISSION to 85944 to donate $10. Learn more about Mission Serve at: http://bit.ly/kvz1iF
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Grants & Awards
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Do Something Summer Jobless Grants
Deadline: July 10
This summer's teen unemployment rate has been marked at a whopping 75% - compared to 2000 when it was 55%. DoSomething.org thinks this is a great opportunity for youth to step up and start your own projects to provide the young people in your area with volunteer opportunities in place of jobs. These grants can be used to help you run your volunteer efforts and include more teens in what you're doing by covering costs including food, materials and supplies, event space, transportation to and from a volunteer event. All volunteer programs must engage at least 25 teens in volunteerism. 8 $2,000 grants and 18 $500 grants will be awarded. http://bit.ly/jVH39y
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2012 Global Youth Service Day & Semester of Service Lead Agencies
Deadline: July 15
Lead Agencies convene a planning coalition of at least 10 partner organizations that collectively engage at least 600 youth volunteers in service during Semester of Service and 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, travel support to attend YSA's annual Youth Service Institute, and ongoing training and technical assistance from YSA. www.YSA.org/grants/leadagency
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Sodexo Lead Organizer YSA Grants
Deadline: July 15
Sodexo Lead Organizers will work with partner organizations to engage at least 600 youth volunteers in learning about and addressing the issue of childhood hunger in their communities, beginning during Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week (November 14-20) and continuing through Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) (April 20-22, 2012). Sodexo Lead Organizers receive a $2,000 planning grant, travel and lodging for YSA's Youth Service Institute, and ongoing training and technical assistance.
www.YSA.org/grants/sodexoleadorganizer
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STEMester of Service YSA Grants
Deadline: August 8
YSA is seeking middle schools with large populations of disadvantaged youth in the 19 states with highest dropout rates (AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE, DC, GA, HI, IL, LA, MI, MT, NV, NM, NY, NC, RI, WA, WY). Grantees will engage students in a STEMester of Service addressing critical environmental and disaster preparedness needs and connecting them to STEM curricula. The $5,000 grant supports sustainable service projects that launch on MLK Day of Service (January 16, 2012) and culminate on GYSD (April 20-22, 2012). www.YSA.org/grants/stemester
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Everyday Young Heroes
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Audrey Hall
Salt Lake City, UT
YSA recognizes seven year old Audrey Hall from Salt Lake City, Utah, as an Everyday Young Hero for her desire to do good and support the Red Cross relief response to the Midwest tornadoes. After seeing photos and hearing news stories, Audrey recognized that there were many people that needed help after the tragic series of storms and tornadoes that ripped through the Southern States this spring. To do her part, Audrey decided to sell cookies and raise money to send to the Red Cross to help those in need in the affected states. Audrey, her sister Scarlett, and her friend Helen helped bake cookies and then took them around the neighborhood asking for donations in exchange for a bag of cookies. The girls took an atlas with them along with the morning's paper to show everyone where the money was going and why. At the end of the day, the girls raised $57 -- no small feat for a couple of young elementary kids. While this activity didn't raise a significant amount of money. But for 3 young girls, it was such a positive and empowering experience. And for the people in the Southern States, every dollar helps right now. For her contribution to the relief effort, we honor Audrey as an Everyday Young Hero. To nominate a young person who has improved their community through service to be recognized as an Everyday Young Hero, please visit www.ysa.org/awards/hero. |
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Resources & Trainings
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Special Olympics Global Youth Activation Summit
The sixth Global Youth Activation Summit (GYAS) will take place during the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece. 66 youth from over 30 countries will be promoting inclusion & social justice in schools and communities around the world. Embracing the spirit of acceptance, students at the GYAS will be paired, with one Special Olympics athlete and a peer partner without an intellectual disability, from the same community, state or country. The summit is made possible through an award from the U.S. Department of Education and a generous donation from Special Olympics Global Sponsor Mattel Children's Foundation.
To follow the youth as they share their experiences and explore Greece, join them on Facebook and check out their blog! Learn more at http://bit.ly/joyGFr
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Around the CIRCLE
Download the latest edition of CIRCLE's quarterly publication, Around the CIRCLE at http://bit.ly/mlRmoz This issue includes the following articles:
- The Internet's Role in Making Engaged Citizens
- New CIRCLE Fact Sheet Shows Youth Volunteering Rates on Decline After 2005 Peak
- The Importance of Civic Culture: Comparing Miami and Minneapolis-St.Paul
- New Reports on the Civic Health of PA, MD, NY, OK, IL, and Chicago Show Age Gaps in Civic Engagement
- Do Interactions with the Criminal Justice System have Civic Effects?
- State Civic Health Reports are Uncovering Inequality and Pushing Conversations About Community Involvement
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New EarthEcho Website Features Service-Learning Action Guides
The following service-learning action guides are available free of charge. http://bit.ly/mBRFwx
- STREAM: A Service-Learning Guide for Citizen Journalists
- Know Your Flow
- Out the Spout
- Down the Drain
- You Have the Power
- Clean Up
The website also features several service-learning programs. http://bit.ly/l0PwKI
- Water Planet Challenge
- STudents Reporting Environmental Action through Media
- Project Wild Dolphins
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Quote of the Week
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"Live your life so your children can tell their children that you not only stood for something wonderful, you acted on it.
- Dan Zander
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The Editors
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 Mike Minks Director of Outreach
Editor-in-Chief |  Danielle Miranda Manager of Outreach
Associate Editor |  Mike Man Manager of Outreach
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