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November 29, 2012
Volume 19, No. 47
Circulation: 41,000
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A Vote for YSA is a Vote
for More Youth Service
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If you believe that service should be the common experience and the common expectation of all young people, please take a quick moment to vote for YSA at http://www.bit.ly/voteYSA.
YSA is one of 25 organizations competing for 5 American Giving Awards worth up to $1 million! To win this game-changing grant that would allow us to expand Global Youth Service Day and engage more youth around the world, we need your vote! Visit the Chase Community Giving Facebook page before December 4 and vote for YSA - and ask your friends to do the same.
Then, watch the American Giving Awards on NBC on December 8 to see the winners announced in primetime!
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Connect with YSA
  
YSA Funding Partners
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News From the FielD
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National Service Needs You Right NowA temporary 6-month budget expires March 27, 2013. Our champions in Congress are fighting for national service right now, but they need your help. That is why Save Service in America, a campaign of Voices for National Service and ServiceNation, is circulating several letters of support and collecting signatures from key community leaders. It is crucial that we document the breadth of support AmeriCorps and other CNCS programs have earned, so we are ready to share it with Washington decisionmakers when the budget debates resume. For this to be successful everyone has to pitch in. Can you reach out to your network of partners, champions, and board members so every letter shows the immense support for national service? It's an easy online process. http://bit.ly/V7pxS4
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Cities of Service Awards Nearly $1 Million to Help 18 Cities Implement High-Impact Volunteer Strategies
Cities of Service announced the first round of Impact Volunteering Fund grants to 18 U.S. cities, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Grants from the Cities of Service Impact Volunteering Fund will support mayors who are harnessing the power of volunteers to address priority problems in their communities. Grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 will support efforts in Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Baltimore, MD; Birmingham, AL; Duluth, MN; Fall River, MA; Flint, MI; Indianapolis, IN; Kalamazoo, MI; Little Rock, AR; Nashville, TN; Orlando, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Pierre, SD; Pittsburgh, PA; Providence, RI; and Richmond, CA. http://bit.ly/116LmaD
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Tell Your Story of Service: National Service in Action Photo Contest
The months ahead are crucial in the fight to protect and promote national service. In order to best tell the story of national service, we need to use powerful images. After all, everyone knows that a picture is worth a thousand words! With this in mind, Save Service in America, a campaign led by Voices for National Service and ServiceNation, announce the first ever "National Service in Action" Photo Contest. If you are passionate about the promise of national service, send us a photo of valuable service work being done in your community. The photographer that takes the best photo will be recognized at the 10th Annual Friends of National Service Awards Reception in Washington, D.C. on February 12, 2013.
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Millennial Mobilizer Academy
In 2013, Mobilize.org will pilot a national leadership development program, the Mobilizer Academy. The Mobilizer Academy is an in depth, twelve-month virtual and in-person program to equip Millennials with the skills and resources necessary to realize their leadership potential and create and implement successful social ventures, focused on addressing an unmet community need. The 20-person class will participate and attend convenings at no cost to them. Participants must be Millennials living in the U.S. who have a civic or social venture in development that addresses a community need. All applications must be submitted by December 19, 2012 and applicants will be notified of their application status the first week of January. Nominate someone or apply today at http://bit.ly/MobilizerApp
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Grants & Awards
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Architecture for Humanity Guerrilla Green Sustainable Showdown
Deadline: December 3
The Guerrilla Green Sustainable Showdown invites teams of middle and high school students across the U.S. to bring innovative green solutions to their school buildings, outdoor spaces, and activities. 8 teams with the best ideas will win $1,000; the 4 teams that best implement their project will win an additional $2,000; and one team who scales their project will win the top prize of $10,000. http://bit.ly/ThH8H7
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Youth Garden Grants
Deadline: December 3
Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and inter-generational groups throughout the United States are eligible. Applicants must plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. 100 grants are available. 5 winners will receive $1,000 gift cards, and 95 winners will receive $500 gift cards, to purchase gardening materials and supplies from their local Home Depot store specific to the needs of their program. http://bit.ly/TuqALW
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J-Serve International Day of Jewish Youth Service Grants
Deadline: Rolling While Funds Remain Available
Grants are available for J-Serve 2013 - April 28, 2013. J-Serve is the International Day of Jewish Youth Service. Since 2005, J-Serve has been a part of YSA's Global Youth Service Day. A limited number of J-Serve micro-grants of up to $500 will be awarded to community projects committed to creating service opportunities that bring Jewish teens together to participate in a J-Serve project. Projects that are creative and innovative, especially those that will be first time events in a community, as well as projects conceived and planned by teen project leaders will receive preferential reviews. Micro-grants will be accepted on a rolling basis, and grants will continue to be awarded as long as funding remains available. http://bit.ly/111Szb3
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Sodexo Foundation Youth Grants
Deadline: January 31
Submit your application early to receive feedback!
Submit your application by December 16th and YSA will preliminary review your application and give you feedback by January 4th.
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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Everyday Young Heroes
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Blair High School Students
Silver Spring, MD
YSA recognizes the students of Blair High School in Silver Spring, MD, as Everyday Young Heroes for coming together to promote pedestrian public safety with the "Hey you, I'm looking at you!" campaign.
After the tragic death of their peer, Christina Morris-Ward, the students of Blair High School recognized the need to bring more awareness to the issue of paying attention when crossing the street. In an effort to prevent pedestrian fatalities, the students decided to model for a public pedestrian safety campaign and promote awareness for pedestrians. The campaign posters display an image of a student's eyes with the message "Hey you, I'm looking at you!" These images are plastered on buses and are intended to increase pedestrian and driver safety. The students are learning to be more aware of their surroundings, avoid dark clothing when walking at night, and to follow all traffic lights and crosswalk indications. For their dedication to preventing pedestrian fatalities, we honor the students of Blair High School 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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Webinar - Moving from Awareness to Action in Bullying Prevention: Training Resources for the Field
Wednesday, December 5 at 3:00pm Eastern Participants will learn:
- Community strategies that can be used to prevent and respond to bullying, including tips to mobilize all stakeholders
- How to use three new federal resources to educate community leaders about bullying prevention best practices, misdirections and action planning
- How to organize a community event to address bullying and develop local solutions
Register at: http://1.usa.gov/U5EcyG
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Wednesday, December 5 at 3:00pm Eastern
With the holidays quickly approaching and people seeking ways to give back, there's no better time to begin recruiting volunteers to help make your MLK Day project a success. Join this upcoming webinar to learn more about:
- Recruiting volunteers
- Generating new volunteers (where to look)
- Engaging diverse populations
- Managing volunteers
- Training team leaders
- Maintaining volunteers beyond the day of service
Register at: http://bit.ly/Tx1aAa
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Webinar: Managing Performance in Youth Civic Engagement Programs
Tuesday, December 11 at 3:00pm Eastern
Learn how newly released PerformWell content can help civic engagement programs for youth manage program performance and measure outcomes. Teresa Derrick-Mills, who led the development of this new PerformWell content, will address questions like: What are meaningful outcomes for youth civic engagement programs? What are good tools to measure them? Which aspects of service delivery should be managed to make sure the program is on track to producing desired outcomes? Dr. Derrick-Mills is joined by Zenub Kakli, who will speak to how the United Teen Equality Center manages performance in practice. http://bit.ly/TvVzuW
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Webinar Explores Hunger and Nutrition Across the Generations
Thursday, December 13 at 1:00pm Eastern
Generations United for a free webinar on how to address hunger and improve nutrition across the generations featuring Kim Caldwell, No Kid Hungry program manager at Share Our Strength and Jaia Peterson Lent, deputy executive director at Generations United. Learn more about how hunger impacts children, families and older adults, innovative intergenerational solutions to address these problems, and public opinion poll results and recommendations from Generations United's new report Hunger and Nutrition: What's at Stake for Children, Families and Older Adults. http://bit.ly/SxCk1r
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Song of the WeeK
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Alex Boye and Carmen Rasmusen Herbert - "Have I Done Any Good?"
"Have I done any good in the world today?
Have I helped anyone in need?
Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad?
If not, I have failed indeed.
Has anyone's burden been lighter today
Because I was willing to share?
Have the sick and the weary been helped on their way?
When they needed my help was I there?
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Doing good is a pleasure, a joy beyond measure,
A blessing of duty and love."
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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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