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 At
the Table:
The website is an online clearinghouse that brings together youth
involvement advocates and practitioners by providing opportunities
to share information and collaborate. Resources on the site include:
a calendar of events and news from the youth participation field;
online discussion boards; user-posted handouts and links; and an
online workroom for youth voice advocates hosted as part of the
Forum for Youth Investment's Youth Today, Youth Tomorrow site.
www.atthetable.org
Do Something:
Do Something is a nationwide network of young people taking action
to change their own communities and the world around them. Do Something
programs sponsor a membership network, the Kindness & Justice
Challenge, a Community Connections Campaign, and the Brick Awards.
Its website offers program descriptions and wide-ranging opportunities
for expressing student voice-from contests, polls, and discussions
groups to the posting of young people's stories, essays, poetry,
and artwork.
www.dosomething.org
Innovation Center for Community & Youth Development:
The Innovation Center for Community & Youth Development works in partnership with foundations, organizations, young people, and adults who are working together to create change in their communities. The Innovation Center focuses on efforts in youth development, youth leadership, youth activism and civic engagement, service-learning, community development, organizational development, youth governance, program evaluation, and other emerging ideas. This site provides excellent information on all of these areas of innovation, as well as available resources and services.
www.theinnovationcenter.org/
Recognizing Youth as
Resources:
Recognizing Youth As Resources (RYAR) was established in early 2000
as a program division of the Children's Fund, a nonprofit that supports
grassroots children's initiatives in the U.S. and abroad. The RYAR
Grants Program gives youth teams (grades 8-12) an opportunity to
work together to develop competitive proposals for projects that
increase understanding between youth and their community. (Initial
funding for the grants program was established through pledges in
support of a 3,200-mile bicycle trip from Los Angeles to Boston).
The website provides detailed guidelines for writing proposals,
as well as links to other resources for developing positive and
healthy environments for youth.
www.ryar.org
WhatKidsCanDo:
This non-profit documents the value of young people working with
teachers and other adults on projects that combine powerful learning
with public purpose for an audience of educators and policy makers,
journalists, community members, and students.
www.whatkidscando.org/
YouthNOISE:
An initiative of Save the Children, YouthNOISE empowers young people
to improve their own and others' lives through philanthropy, service,
and policy. The website provides articles, "Top 10" lists,
and factoids to inform young people about issues ranging from youth
violence and teen pregnancy to homelessness and body image. Toolkits
and other tips offer practical advice on how to work with Congress
or get involved at home, and a database searchable by zip code details
local volunteer opportunities. The site identifies grant, scholarship,
and giving opportunities.
www.youthnoise.com
Youth Media and Communications:
The Youth Media Reporter, a new e-mail newsletter sponsored by the
Open Society Institute's Youth Initiatives program, presents information,
resources, news and events, best practices, and funding opportunities
to people working in the field and others who are interested in
learning more. Each month the YM Reporter also highlights an important
youth media issue. The inaugural newsletter focuses on the basic
question, "What is Youth Media?" Sign up at www.soros.org/youth/ymreporter.htm
MORE ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT:
Youth Development: What Is It?
Strategies
for Youth Development
Brain Development & Brain Research
Resource Organizations
Training and Professional Development
Services
[Youth Development Links]
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