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Children jumping upAll About Kids
U.S. General Services Administration. Kids.gov.
"Find links to government and other kids' sites -- grouped by age and subject. Explore, learn, and have fun!"
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Group of teensNational Rural Youth Caucus
Youthbuild USA.
"This pre-event to the Conference of Young Leaders, brings together a select group of mature, thoughtful, prepared and passionate young people to explore the unique challenges facing rural youth."
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StudentsElectric Cooperative Youth Tours
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
"For over 40 years, electric cooperatives have sponsored high school students from across America to visit the nation’s capitol and meet their members of congress."
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Children on BikesAfterschool.gov
DHHS. Administration for Children and Families. Child Care Bureau.
"Afterschool.gov is a one-stop website connecting the public, and particularly afterschool providers, to federal resources that support children and youth during out-of-school time."
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Girl Reading a BookClearinghouse of What Works in Education
USDOEd. institute of Education Sciences.
"The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) collects, screens, and identifies studies of effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies)."
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A smiling girlYouth Volunteer Programs
Youth Volunteer Corps of America, Inc
Models have been established in communities nationwide. Programs are sponsored locally by diverse community-based organizations.
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Active familyChildren, Youth and Families Education and Research Network (CYFERNet)
University of Minnesota.
"CYFERnet's Web site brings together the best, children, youth and family resources of all the public land-grant universities in the country."
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Stack of booksBest Small Library in America 2008
Library Journal. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"The Best Small Library in America Award, given to public libraries serving populations under 25,000, encourages and showcases exemplary work that can draw attention to the value of small libraries across the country and help motivate private and public funding sources to support local libraries."
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Two service dogs and their handlersCitizens with Disabilities: Education
DisabilityInfo.gov
"This section of DisabilityInfo.gov offers information on educational programs and resources available throughout the federal government, including Individualized Education Programs; college opportunities; school-to-work transition and tools for educators."
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A Middle School Student Works on Her Science Fair ProjectEducation and Outreach
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Information for Youth in Agriculture, a Kids Science Page, Agriculture in the Classroom programs and more.
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Eat Healthy. Play Hard. Read More. Family BookbagI love Libraries
American Library Association.
"A Web site designed for the people who use and love libraries. An initiative of the American Library Association, the oldest and largest library association in the world with members in academic, public, school, government and special libraries."
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Three Children Reading a Book TogetherHelping Your Child Series
U.S. DoEd
"The Helping Your Child publication series aims to provide parents with the tools and information necessary to help their children succeed in school and life."
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Michigan Team Nutrition BooklistSchool, College, and Library Locator
DOEd. Institute of Education Sciences. National Center for Education Statistics.
A database directory to locate the libraries in your area.
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Map of the United StatesState Resources for Children with Disabilities
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities.
This site "will help you locate organizations and agencies within your state that address disability-related issues."
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Engineer using survey equipmentYouth Training Programs
United States Department of Labor.
"A wide variety of programs to ensure that all youth have the skills and training they need to successfully make the transition to adulthood and careers."
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