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July 12, 2012
Volume 19, No. 28
Circulation: 41,000
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YSA Grants Application Deadlines Approaching
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Want to make a difference? Take action? Solve a tough community problem? YSA can help! Each year, YSA supports youth-led service with over $1 million in YSA Grants.
Deadlines for many of our programs for the 12-13 school and program year are fast approaching! YSA Grants with application deadlines this month include:
YSA Grants & Awards for K-12 Schools
YSA Grants for Community Organizations
YSA Grants & Awards for Youth
More information about each of these programs is available in the "Grants & Awards" section below or at www.YSA.org/grants
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Connect with YSA
  
YSA Funding Partners
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News From the Field
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Service Summer Challenge
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board challenges you to give back to your communities this summer and share your stories of service-learning and community service projects by sharing pictures on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/sfyab) or on Twitter with the hashtag #ServiceSummer!
Looking for some project ideas for the summer? Check out 100 Ways to Get Ur Good On or 10 Ways to Get Ur Good On this Summer from YSA.
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SFYAB Challenges YOU to a "Service Summer"!
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National Service-Learning Conference Call for Proposals
The National Youth Leadership Council requests proposals for workshops and the service-learning showcase for the 24th Annual National Service-Learning ConferenceŽ, March 13 - 15, 2013. Workshops are the heart of the conference, providing professional development opportunities for youth and adults alike. The showcase highlights high-quality service-learning projects from across the country. It is an opportunity to connect with people and share how your project was implemented, how it is connected to curriculum goals, and what makes it effective. Deadline for proposals is September 21. http://bit.ly/LMNJv0
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Commit2Act Mobile App Launches
TakingITGlobal is thrilled to announce the launch of a new mobile app, Commit2Act. Through Commit2Act, you can engage with leading campaigns around the world and promote issues you care about. Sign on to make commitments that matter to you, and compete with other like minded people in a community of inspiring youth changemakers! You can post and promote your most important actions to your friends, while informing and inspiring all of your followers and contacts on Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo and LinkedIn. Commit2Act is free to download: http://bit.ly/SeArq1
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Grants & Awards
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Global Youth Service Day Lead Agency Grants
Deadline: July 15
YSA and State Farm are proud to support up to 100 Global Youth Service Day Lead Agencies for GYSD 2013 (April 26-28, 2013). GYSD Lead Agencies are local, regional, or statewide organizations across the United States, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, or New Brunswick that lead GYSD in their city, region, or state. Lead Agencies convene a coalition of at least 10 partner organizations that collectively engage at least 600 youth volunteers in service on GYSD, engage local media and elected officials, and plan a high profile signature project or celebration of service. GYSD Lead Agencies will receive a $2,000 grant provided by State Farm, a travel stipend to attend the Youth Service Institute, and ongoing training and technical assistance from YSA. www.YSA.org/grants/leadagency
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Sodexo Foundation Lead Organizer Grants
Deadline: July 15
Sodexo Foundation Lead Organizers will work with 10 or more partner organizations to engage at least 600 youth volunteers in learning about and addressing the issue of childhood hunger in their communities, beginning during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, November 10-17, 2012, and continuing through Global Youth Service Day, April 26-28, 2013. Sodexo Foundation Lead Organizers will also build new partnerships in their community and increase public awareness about the issue of childhood hunger and young people's role in solving the problem. Up to 12 organizations will receive $2,000 grants as well as travel and lodging expenses for the Youth Service Institute provided by the Sodexo Foundation. www.YSA.org/grants/SodexoLeadOrganizer
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MLK Day Lead Organizer Grants
Deadline: July 15
YSA and CNCS are proud to support up to 16 MLK Day Lead Organizers to coordinate Martin Luther King Day of Service (January 21, 2013) activities. The goal of the MLK Day Lead Organizers program is to engage youth and adult volunteers on Martin Luther King Day of Service by encouraging families to serve together. MLK Day Lead Organizers will convene a coalition of at least 10 partner organizations that collectively engage at least 3,000 youth and adult volunteers in service on MLK Day, including projects that both engage and serve veterans and military families. MLK Day Lead Organizers will receive a $4,000 grant as well as ongoing training and technical assistance from YSA. www.YSA.org/grants/MLKDay
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Sodexo Foundation School Engagement Grants
Deadline: July 15
Sodexo Foundation School Engagement grantees will engage teachers and students, grades K-12, in learning about and addressing childhood hunger in their community through a service-learning Semester of Service. The Semester of Service™ framework is designed to engage students in a minimum of 70 hours of service and learning over a period of at least 10 - 14 weeks. This program focuses on the subject areas of civics, social studies and language arts, but may also incorporate other academic areas. The $5,000 grant can be used to support professional development in service-learning (including required training at YSA's Youth Service Institute), project planning and implementation, and demonstration/sharing of outcomes. www.YSA.org/grants/sodexoschool
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Harris Wofford Award - Youth
Deadline: July 22
The Harris Wofford Youth Award will be given to a young person (ages 5 -25) who is a legal resident of the U.S. who demonstrates exemplary commitment and action to involve his or her peers in service, youth voice, service-learning or civic engagement activities. The recipient will receive a $500 award for him/herself and $500 to give to a nonprofit of his or her choice to support program activities as well as travel to the Youth Service Institute. www.YSA.org/grants/harris-wofford-award-youth
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Harris Wofford Award - Educator
Deadline: July 22
The Harris Wofford Young Educator Award recognizes an extraordinary young teacher and his/her achievements and contributions towards enhancing the practice of high-quality service-learning. The recipient will receive a $500 award for him/herself and $500 for his/her service-learning program as well as travel to the Youth Service Institute. . www.YSA.org/grants/harris-wofford-award-educator
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National Child Awareness Month Youth Ambassador Program
Deadline: July 22
Organizations are invited to nominate young people, ages 16 to 22, for the National Child Awareness Month Youth Ambassador program. The program challenges youth to create large-scale service projects, and includes training in Washington, D.C.; a $1,000 grant; and ongoing project support. For more information or to nominate a young person, visit www.YSA.org/grants/NCAM
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State Farm Good Neighbor Student Achievement Grants
Deadline: July 31
YSA and State Farm™ are proud to offer grants of up to $1,500 for programs enhancing student achievement through service-learning in K-12 public schools in all fifty US states, the District of Columbia, and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick. The State Farm Good Neighbor Student Achievement Grant requires a 12-to-14 week Semester of Service™ starting on MLK Day of Service (January 21, 2013) and ending on Global Youth Service Day, (April 26-28, 2013). The grant also includes participation in a regional training to introduce grantees to the elements and expectations of the program as well as the suite of tools, resources, and support that YSA will provide. www.YSA.org/goodneighbor
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Everyday Young Heroes
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Dominic Oetinger
Barrington, IL
YSA recognizes ten-year-old Dominic Oetinger from Barrington, Illinois, as one of our Everyday Young Heroes. Dominic is a student at Hough Street Elementary School where he is involved with issues addressing race, ethnicity, gender and equality through his service.
Inspired by a volunteer in India who witnessed the disfigurement of a young burn victim, Dominic led an official US Chess Federated tournament in collaboration with local businesses to raise funds for surgeries. He led 35 volunteers, 100 chess students and 150 parents and community members to help a little girl overcome the challenges of severe poverty in the slums of India, as well as fundraise to sponsor her surgeries. The little girl had three plastic surgeries on her hands and face over the last three years since the project was started. Additionally, Dominic has raised $5,027 this year, which will cover her education for two years. The Hough Street School Chess Tournament has become a source of great pride for the students because they are able to make a life changing difference. Dominic will continue to be involved in supporting this cause as support continues to grow. For his efforts to make a difference in the lives of others through his passion for chess, we honor Dominic Oetinger 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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"National Service: Cost-Effectively Delivering Critical Services to Americans in Need"
"National Service: Cost-Effectively Delivering Critical Services to Americans in Need," explains how national service programs are addressing pressing education and housing challenges and are accelerating disaster relief efforts. http://bit.ly/NDrCEX
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"National Service: Providing Pathways to Employment"
"National Service: Providing Pathways to Employment" highlights the unique role that national service programs play in providing young Americans with the skills they need to secure employment in this challenging economy and demonstrates how national service programs can re-engage opportunity youth in education and the workforce. http://bit.ly/NcdLHb
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Do Schools Challenge Our Students?
What Student Surveys Tell Us About the State of Education in the United States
You might think that the nation's teenagers are drowning in schoolwork. But when the Center for American Progress recently examined a federal survey of students in elementary and high schools around the country, they found the opposite: Many students are not being challenged in school, and large percentages of students report that their school work is "too easy." Read more about their findings: http://bit.ly/MnCBiY
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Michelle Nunn on Progress, Empathy and Cooperation
Michelle Nunn, CEO of the Points of Light Institute, recently spoke at the Chautauqua Institute. Her lecture examines three principal ideas: 1) That we are wired to help others; 2) That our history and America's story have been shaped by people acting on this empathetic impulse to help others; and 3) That we have more power to drive greater change and help more people than ever before. Watch the video of Michelle's lecture: http://bit.ly/OBiKxo
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Song of the Week
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Kid Rock - "Care"
 "Cause I hear screaming on the left
Yelling on the right
I'm sitting in the middle
Trying to live my life
'Cause I can't stop the war
Shelter homeless, feed the poor
I can't walk on water
I can't save your sons and daughters
Well, I can't change the world
And make things fair
The least that I can do
The least that I can do
The least that I can do is care..."
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The Editor
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 Mike Minks Director of Outreach and Innovation
Editor-in-Chief @michaelminks |
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