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March 8, 2012
Volume 19, No. 10
Circulation: 40,100
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 Not sure what to do yet for Global Youth Service Day? Never fear; YSA's Global Youth Service Network to the rescue!
Over 40 of YSA's National & Global Partners contributed nearly 70 project ideas and resources for how you can get involved in their causes and programs on GYSD.
Find GYSD project ideas and resources in the following categories:
Does your organization have a project idea or resource to add to this list? E-mail it to us at outreach@ysa.org
Millions of kids. 100 countries. 6 continents. The world changes on Global Youth Service Day, April 20-22, 2012.
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Connect with YSA
  
YSA Funding Partners
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Global Youth Service Day - April 20-22, 2012
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Deadline for GYSD 2012 Apparel orders extended to 8am CST on March 12th, 2012. Order here.
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generationOn Webinar
Spring into Service! April Moments of Service
Wednesday, March 14th, 3:30-4:30pm EDT Throughout the year, Moments of Service provide opportunities to engage youth in relevant and timely real-world service experiences. This month, join generationOn and partners Share Our Strength and Youth Service America for a free, live webinar based around April Moments of Service and highlighting the Great American Bake Sale and Global Youth Service Day. Amy Crowell, Director, Youth Engagement, Share Our Strength and Karen Daniel, Vice President of Engagement, Youth Service America will present. Register for this webinar: http://bit.ly/x5DEhG
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Register your GYSD project or event at www.GYSD.org/register
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News From the Field
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Each year during AmeriCorps Week, we recognize the commitment of AmeriCorps members and alums by highlighting the extraordinary impact AmeriCorps makes across our nation every day. This year, AmeriCorps Week will take place from March 10 through March 18, 2012. The theme this year, AmeriCorps Works, communicates the value and effectiveness of AmeriCorps while providing flexibility to be used in many different contexts. Learn how you can highlight your work by using the AmeriCorps Week Impact Guide. http://bit.ly/wkjXqS
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Teens Create National Volunteer Site After Father's Deployment
After conquering the St. Louis volunteer scene, 20-year-old Simone Bernstein (a member of YSA's Youth Council) and her 18-year-old brother Jake, are going national. Their new website www.volunteennation.org launched on March 6 with a mission to help get the more than 72 million youth across the nation actively engaged in their communities. Volunteen Nation wants America's teens to give back to the community. To do this, Volunteen Nation is challenging every organization and corporate America to add a volunteer opportunity for teens to the site within the first 100 days. Teenagers are ready to take action, and dive into solving problems in the community. Anyone can volunteer at any age. Everyone can make a difference. Make a difference today, and find or post volunteer opportunities at www.volunteennation.org
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ServeNext Hiring Nationwide to Expand Service
ServeNext is looking nationwide for outstanding leaders who are deeply passionate about national service and ready to advocate relentlessly on its behalf. The eight selected will work from June - December in their communities. They're reviewing applications on a rolling basis with an April 6 deadline. To apply, learn more, or nominate an outstanding leader, visit www.servenext.org/2012
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Absolutely Incredible Kid Day - 3/15
Kids. They're absolutely incredible. And each year on the third Thursday in March (March 15, 2012), Camp Fire USA wants parents and adults everywhere to let kids know just how amazing and valuable they are.
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® is a national letter-writing campaign where kids receive letters of support, love and encouragement from parents and adults. It only takes a few minutes to jot a note that will be remembered and appreciated for a lifetime. The positive impact of these letters on kids is what Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® is all about. Get involved and write a letter: http://bit.ly/zConGR
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Grants & Awards
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Disney Friends for Change - Latin America Grants
Deadline: April 22
Disney Friends for Change - Latin America Grants offer young change-makers an opportunity to receive a $1,000 grant for a youth-led service project that demonstrates youth leadership, creativity, and the commitment to making a positive impact on the environment. Youth ages 5-18 located in Latin America are eligible to apply for a $1,000 grant. http://bit.ly/wYeWdb
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Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program
Deadline: March 15
The Kohl's Cares® Scholarship Program recognizes and rewards young volunteers (ages 6-18) who help make their communities a better place to live. This year, Kohl's will award more than 2,200 kids with over $440,000 in scholarships and prizes. To be eligible, the student must be between the ages of 6 and 18 and not yet a high school graduate.Volunteer efforts must have occurred in the last year.Winners are chosen based on the project, benefits and outcome. http://bit.ly/AAlAQU
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NOYS YOUTH-Turn It Around Awards
Deadline: April 17
Do you have a traffic adversity in your school, campus, or community that you would like to address? Has one of your friends or peers recently been involved in a traffic crash or incident that you want to make sure it doesn't happen to someone else?
Now middle school, high school, and college students have the opportunity to take a traffic adversity and turn it into positive, educational, and sustainable action and win cash prizes worth up to $2,000 for their student organizations! http://bit.ly/xzLdbG
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National Education Startup Challenge
Deadline: May 1
Students from across the country are invited to submit a business plan and a video pitch for a for-profit or non-profit startup that includes an innovative strategy, product or service designed to address one of four challenges to educational success. If you are in 6th grade through postsecondary or an out-of-school youth, you are eligible to participate. Winning students will be celebrated by senior White House and Department of Education officials and may qualify for additional recognition opportunities. http://bit.ly/whd3VF
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Everyday Young Heroes
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Crystal Buckingham
Jasper, GA
YSA recognizes 14-year-old Crystal Buckingham of Jasper, Georgia as an Everyday Young Hero for her work to support children in the foster care system and young victims of child abuse. Crystal was put into foster care when she was five years old because she was a victim of abuse and after being adopted, she wanted to help other children in similar situations. She has organized various initiatives to support children in the foster care system, including "Teddy to the Rescue," a toy drive which collected over 2,000 teddy bears for children in local foster homes. She has also raised $500.00 for the Appalachian Children's Emergency Shelter by organizing a raffle fundraiser and $500.00 for the Pickens County Council on Child Abuse by selling handmade pinwheels. Her volunteer efforts have garnered the attention of local community leaders, including Superior Court Judge Brenda Weaver, who worked with Crystal to create a program called "Through My Eyes" which is now part of the Family Court curriculum. Crystal recently wrote a children's book about child abuse and her book is now being used by local elementary school counselors at Hill City Elementary School. For her dedication to providing support to foster children and young victims of abuse, we honor Crystal 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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NYLC Webinar: Engaging Youth in Addressing the Achievement Gap
Wednesday, March 14 at 7:00pm Central
Here is your chance to learn how to bring youth into the conversation on the achievement gap. Learn about the National Youth Leadership Training and NYLC's initiative to address this issue. NYLC resources will be introduced to help guide thinking for youth-led work on the achievement gap. http://bit.ly/zPasfH
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Rio+20 Education Hub
For the first time, Peace Child has brought together everything they've ever published on the Rio Earth Summit Process - including 6 new Education Booklets on Sustainable Human Development prepared for Rio+20, loosely based on the UN Human Development Reports and the UNEP Green Economy briefing. All these are created by young people for young people - based on the original UN documents, almost all of which are featured on the Background section of the site. http://bit.ly/y0BB0f
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Cesar Chavez Service-Learning Resources Website
As the Cesar Chavez holiday approaches on March 31, the Alameda County Office of Education has collected a variety of materials created for Cesar Chavez Service-Learning. You will find elementary, middle, and high school Chavez toolkits that have been prepared over the years, as well as a number of other curricular resources. The Cesar Chavez After School Curriculum as well as the California Department of Education curriculum linked with the social science curriculum is also here. http://bit.ly/wDc2iC
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Youth Vote in Arizona, Michigan, and All Super Tuesday States
CIRCLE continues to keep track of young people's participation in the 2012 primaries:
CIRCLE also finds that youth support for GOP candidates is significantly down from Obama's youth votes in '08 primaries: http://bit.ly/xauPuH
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Service Calendars
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Conferences & Events
Building a Grad Nation Summit March 18-21, 2012 - Washington, DC National Youth Service Summit March 30 - April 1, 2012 - Cincinnati, OH National AfterSchool Association Conference
April 2-4, 2012 - Dallas, TX National Service-Learning Conference April 11-14, 2012 - Minneapolis, MN Best Of Out-of-School Time Conference April 25-28, 2012 - Palm Springs, CA National Conference on Volunteering & Service June 18-20, 2012 - Chicago, IL |
Seasons of Service
March 2012
Best Buddies Month - March
Youth Art Month - March
National Nutrition Month - March
Great American Cleanup - March 1 - May 31
World Book Day - March 1
Read Across America Day - March 2
Teen Tech Week - March 4-10
International Women's Day - March 8
Girl Scout Week - March 11-17
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day - March 15
Areyvut Make a Difference Day - March 16-18
National Wildlife Week - March 19-25
World Water Day - March 22
National Youth Violence Prevention Week -
March 19-23
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Song of the Week
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Five for Fighting - "World"
 "Printed on the box I see
A.C.M.E.'s Build-a-World-to-be
Take a chance - Grab a piece
Help me to believe it
What kind of world do you want?
Think Anything
Let's start at the start
Build a masterpiece
Be careful what you wish for
History starts now..." |
The Editor
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 Mike Minks Director of Outreach and Innovation
Editor-in-Chief @michaelminks |
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