youth empowerment

“Ensuring Quality Service-Learning Experiences for At-Risk Adolescents” (abstract), The Prevention Researcher, Vol. 18, No. 1, February 2011. What it's about: This study reviews the effectiveness of service-learning for youth engaged in risky behaviors and provides examples of two high-quality service-learning activities that were used in juvenile justice settings.
Do youth in your program want to be heard by the President and his Administration? Here's their chance. The Obama Administration wants to know what young people care about -- and what they're doing to solve problems in their communities. So between now and May 31, 2011, Administration officials will participate in 100 roundtables with young Americans all across the country.
Do Something, a New York organization that awards grants to youth-led service projects, gets a lot of applications from young people wanting to start organic community gardens.
A member of two prominent youth advocacy boards explains how leadership opportunities can help young people overcome experiences with bullying. Time: 3:25 | Size: 3.2 MB
A member of two prominent youth advocacy boards explains how leadership opportunities can help young people overcome experiences with bullying. Time: 3:25 | Size: 3.2 MB | Transcript
This month, encourage the young people you work with to join millions of their peers in a day of service. Marked in more than 100 countries, Global Youth Service Day is the largest service event in the world, and the only day of service dedicated to children and youth. The campaign is organized by Youth Service America and sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service, Learn and...
To mark the 40th anniversary of the 26th Amendment, which gave young people 18 and up the right to vote, Rock the Vote, the National Education Association, and SparkAction are sponsoring the first annual Democracy Day campaign, starting March 23 and lasting through June 30. To take part, sign up to receive Democracy Class, a  free 45-minute, non-partisan lesson plan geared toward older...
How can the United States lead the world in college completion by 2020? That's the question the Department of Education's National Youth Summit, to be held in Washington this month, aims to answer. Young people who aren't in Washington can take part, too, by organizing "watch parties" and virtually participating in a policy forum. Who: U.S. Department of Education, National Youth Summit
Do you know some young people who could hone their self-advocacy skills? "Speak Up! Using What You’ve Got to Get What You Want" is a new, interactive video developed by NCFY to encourage young people to speak up and advocate for themselves at the doctor's office, at school, at work or in common situations they may face.
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