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Community Service Projects
Many schools, organizations, and afterschool programs either require or recommend community service projects. You can find ideas for projects throughout the Afterschool.gov site, but the following links may be particularly helpful to you.
The Corporation for National and Community Service, through the Learn and Serve America program, provides funding and training to service-learning programs across America. Nearly one million students from kindergarten through college meet community needs, while improving their academic skills and learning the habits of good citizenship.
Community service projects allow students to apply the lessons learned in the classroom to real-life situations and experiences. The Environmental Protection Agency has provided you with ideas for community service projects as well as a listing of events in your local area through this site.
This site, sponsored by the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, helps young people learn about their rich democratic traditions as Americans, meet vital community needs, and become responsible and engaged citizens.
NSLC is a comprehensive information system that focuses on all dimensions of service learning, covering kindergarten through higher education school-based and community-based initiatives.
The ?Hot Topics? page of the National Service?Learning Clearinghouse highlights relevant resources related to afterschool and service?learning, including online resources and publications found in the library.
Find out more about different types of service, and how you can participate in your school, community, and larger world. Get project ideas, learn how to get started, and get a list of links and resources.
This site, created by President Bush in an effort to expand volunteer service, links kids and youth to great ideas for giving back to their community.