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November 15, 2012
Volume 19, No. 46
Circulation: 41,000
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10 Ways You Can Help End Childhood Hunger
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 | Third Graders on Ending Hunger
Through Service-Learning |
In just two years, YSA and Sodexo Foundation have engaged more than 50,000 young people in service around the issue of childhood hunger. Young people have organized smart, innovative service projects, and implemented systemic, sustainable solutions to childhood hunger in their communities.
Here are 10 strategies we've learned from YSA grantees about how kids can address the issue of childhood hunger: 10 Ways You Can Help End Childhood Hunger. http://bit.ly/Xeb3XU
Choose the strategies you want to use in your community, and apply for a Sodexo Foundation Youth Grant to help make your project happen.
Sodexo Foundation Youth Grants of $500 grants are available for youth-led service projects that bring together young people, families, Sodexo employees and other community members to address childhood hunger. U.S. young people, ages 5-25, are eligible to apply. Projects will take place on or around Global Youth Service Day, April 26-28, 2013. Applications are due by midnight January 31, 2013. Learn more at: www.YSA.org/grants/sodexoyouth
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YSA Funding Partners
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News From the FielD
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Host a Great American Bake Sale in November for No Kid HungryHosting a Great American Bake Sale is a fun and easy way to raise funds to help make No Kid Hungry a reality. Throughout November, Domino® Sugar and C&H® Sugar will match every Bake Sale dollar contributed up to $75,000. Sign up today and get all the tools you need to start planning your bake sale. http://bit.ly/oqJxGy Find templates for flyers and media alerts, stickers, tips for pricing your baked goods and taking excellent photos and much more in the Bake Sale Resource Center. http://bit.ly/RCEFae
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Family Volunteer Day - November 17
Family Volunteer Day, a Points of Light signature day of service, demonstrates and celebrates the power of families who volunteer together. This weekend, volunteer with your family, make memories and have fun! Get project ideas and resources at http://bit.ly/T5inRK
TEDYouth Conference - November 17
TEDYouth is a day-long event for high school students with live speakers, hands-on activities, and great conversations. It will be livestreamed FREE on Nov. 17, 1-6pm Eastern. http://bit.ly/T4ego7 TEDYouth coincides with more than 100 independent TEDxYouthDay events worldwide. http://bit.ly/RX8Onh
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Dear Mr. President, Dear Mr. Speaker...
Earlier this month, youth across America participated in the election in record numbers and had a decisive impact on its outcome in almost every key battleground state. Young voters are officially a force to be reckoned with - but what do they want from their elected officials? From now until December 15th, Mikva Challenge is asking middle and high school students across the nation to write letters to President Obama and/or Speaker Boehner. Submit your students' letters by December 15th and as the inauguration approaches, Mikva Challenge will send all letters together to both the White House and Congress. http://bit.ly/Wc0kvy
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National Listening Day - November 23
On the day after Thanksgiving, StoryCorps asks everyone to take a few minutes to record an interview with a loved one. You can use recording equipment that is readily available to you, along with StoryCorps' free Do-It-Yourself Instruction Guide. http://bit.ly/TMnP9Z
YSA One of 25 Nominees for Chase American Giving Awards on NBC
Voting runs from November 27-December 4. The top 5 vote-getting charities will share in $2 million in grants, announced December 8 on NBC. http://bit.ly/TH9lG8
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Grants & Awards
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Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger Scholarships
Deadline: December 5
Sodexo Foundation is accepting applications through December 5 for the Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger Scholarships. These scholarships recognize students (kindergarten-graduate school) working to end domestic hunger with $5,000 for college and $5,000 to help those in need. http://bit.ly/Rc7meR
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Sodexo Foundation Youth Grants
Deadline: January 31
More than 16 million children live in food insecure homes, not always sure where their next meal will come from. That's why YSA and Sodexo Foundation are calling on young people to "take hunger personally" and join the fight to end childhood hunger. Sodexo Foundation Youth Grants of $500 grants are available for youth-led service projects that bring together young people, families, Sodexo employees and other community members to address childhood hunger. U.S. young people, ages 5-25, are eligible to apply. Projects will take place on or around Global Youth Service Day, April 26-28, 2013. www.YSA.org/grants/sodexoyouth
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President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Deadline: November 29
The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll annually highlights the role colleges and universities play in solving community problems and placing more students on a lifelong path of civic engagement. All accredited degree-granting colleges and universities in the United States are eligible to apply. By being admitted to the President's Honor Roll, your institution will be recognized by the President of the United States as a leader and role model in community service for the higher education sector. In addition, Honor Roll institutions receive: assistance with gaining media attention for your achievement, recognition at a national awards ceremony, and a listing on the President's Honor Roll website. http://1.usa.gov/TAxkHr
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Captain Planet Foundation Grants
Deadline: February 28
U.S.-based schools and organizations with annual operating budgets of less than $3 million are eligible to apply for grants from the Captain Planet Foundation. Grants support high-quality educational programs that enable children and youth to understand and appreciate our world through learning experiences that engage them in active, hands-on community service projects to improve the environment in their schools and communities.Preference is given to requests seeking seed funding of $500 or less and to applicants who have secured at least 50 percent matching or in-kind funding. http://bit.ly/y1tPpz
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Everyday Young Heroes
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Amy and Emma Bushman
Cincinnati, OH
YSA recognizes 11-year-old twins Amy and Emma Bushman of Cincinnati, Ohio, as Everyday Young Heroes for their passion and dedication to helping families in need through their non-profit, Bake Me Home.
After volunteering at a local homeless shelter, Amy and Emma decided to put their talents together to help these families and started a non-profit, Bake Me Home. The girls enjoyed baking at home and thought that with the right tools, the families moving out of the shelters would enjoy baking too, thus inspiring the creation of their organization. Bake Me Home provides tote bags full of cookie baking necessities as well as toothbrushes, toothpaste and a grocery store gift card to families moving out of the shelters. With the help of volunteers, Amy and Emma also began the Family Portrait Program, which provides a 5x7 frame and a family photo. Their organization serves ten shelters in the Greater Cincinnati area. Additionally, they expanded their non-profit with the Bake Me Back Home program in which they bake and send cookies to American troops overseas. With all of their successes, Amy and Emma are invested in getting other youth involved in the community. They expanded their non-profit with the Bake It Forward program to provide grants to children interested in starting their own service projects. Together with their volunteers, Amy and Emma have served over 16,000 individuals! Learn more at www.bakemehome.org For their commitment and dedication to helping others and spreading the importance of community service, we honor Amy and Emma as Everyday Young Heroes. 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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Advanced Leadership Training for High School Juniors and Seniors
HOBY is announcing a new leadership program for high school juniors and seniors called the Advanced Leadership Academy (ALA). Through this high energy training, participants will identify, understand and develop their own leadership strengths while creating an action plan to lead a service project in their home communities. The experience of leading a community service project and making a difference in the lives of others will expand participants' abilities while increasing their self-esteem and confidence. The first session of the ALA will be held February 28 to March 4, 2013 at Sandy Cove Retreat Center in North East, Maryland. Registration is $875 per person and can be completed online at www.hoby.org
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NYLC Webinar: Creating Interdisciplinary Elementary Service-Learning Units
Monday, December 3 at 12:00pm Central
Calling all Elementary teachers! Join NYLC's Professional Development Manager Whitney McKinley for this engaging webinar on creating interdisciplinary service-learning units. In this webinar we will explore ways to integrate the theme of your service-learning project across multiple disciplines as well as differentiation strategies that will increase student engagement and achievement. After the webinar we will also create a participant forum on the GSN where you can receive feedback on your developing units, post questions and comments, and share your completed interdisciplinary units. http://bit.ly/U2vS4K
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An Insider's Guide to the Teenage Brain
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Service-Learning Tips for Elementary School Teachers
Peter Levine, Director of CIRCLE and Research Director of the Tisch College of Citizenship, both at Tufts University writes about civic education, civic engagement, and democratic reform in the United States and elsewhere on his blog. His most recent post, "Service-Learning Tips for Elementary School Teachers" summarizes thoughts about service-learning he prepared for a recent presentation to the faculty of an urban K-8 school. Read Peter's thoughtful and insightful post at http://bit.ly/ZTo8U6
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Song of the WeeK
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The Script - "Hall of Fame"
"When you're standing in the hall of fame
And the world's gonna know your name
Cause you burn with the brightest flame
And the world's gonna know your name
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame
Be students, be teachers;
Be politicians, be preachers.
Be believers, be leaders;
Be astronauts, be champions;
Be truth seekers..."
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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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