PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Community Garden
Orville Edwards describes how community gardens help improve the quality of life in the city in this video segment from WILD TV.
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Volunteer Match
This database allows you to search for a volunteer opportunity either by location or by the type of activity that interests you.
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Habitat for Humanity: Youth Volunteer Programs
This nonprofit volunteer organization focuses on community housing. Explore their volunteer opportunities for young people ages 15 to 25.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Citizen Student
A multi-part NPR program on the views of students about civic participation. Part 1 discusses Voting, Part 2 discusses "Bringing the First Amendment into the Classroom," and Part 3 talks about the strong messages teenagers have grown up...
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Point of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center: Home Page
Are you interested in exploring volunteer work? The Point of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center provides resources to investigate volunteer work.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Why Is Community Service Important? [Pdf]
"Why is Community Service Important?" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage is part of a report that the Obama-Biden campaign prepared about service and volunteering. It is followed by questions which require students to provide...
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Corporation for National and Community Service: United We Serve
See many ways to get involved in the community and promote volunteerism. Provides ideas for service, toolkits to help get started, and many resources for people willing to volunteer to improve their schools and communities.
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Serv Enet: Volunteer Resources
Are you looking to find a better way to make a difference in your community? The SERVEnet provides Volunteer Resources to help you find better ways to get connected.
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National Crime Prevention Council: Teens, Crime, and the Community
With a section for teens and one for adults, TCC offers information and resources aimed at reducing violence in the lives of teens--with their help.
University of Arizona
Bone Builders Volunteers in Maricopa County
This site is offered by a cooperative extension office that is training volunteers to teach women how to build strong bones and prevent osteoporosis.
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American Red Cross
Home page of the American Red Cross with links to disaster services, biomedical services, international services, community services, military services, health and safety services, volunteer services, and youth services. Also includes...
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United Way of America
This is the official site of the United Way of America. Information covers the mission, vision, community impact and agenda. You can also find the latest news about the community work of the United Way.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Concept to Classroom Workshop: Making Family and Community Connections
Creating partnerships among schools, parents and local communities can lead to increased learning for students, strengthening their decision making skills, collaboration skills, and overall learning.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Life of Service: Nurse Bennett Heritage House
Nurse Myra Grimsley (Bennett) was a nurse in Britain throughout World War I. She came to Newfoundland in 1921 as a volunteer and worked there for over 50 years. She was the only source of medical aid to people living along a...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Helping Kids Help the Environment
Define and explore the concept of environmental citizenship through a series of literacy-based multimedia, online and hands-on learning experiences. Discover how responsible citizens can help protect their local communities by...
Volunteer Voices
Volunteer Voices: My Heritage Notebook [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will recognize the importance of the family in community situations through personal interviews, creating a personal history with pictures and text.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Scrapbook History: Volunteer Women's Groups of Torbay
The contributions made by voluntary woman's groups in Torbay, Newfoundland are profiled in this exhibit.
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Youth Service America
Get Involved! Speak out! Serve! Here's a great site for kids who want to get involved in their community and become the future leaders. Lots of ideas and examples. Explore programs, news, and events to help you get connected and start...
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Maya Research Program
Informational website about the Maya Research Program that sponsors archaeological fieldwork for students and volunteers in a village in Mexico or Belize every summer. Explore ancient and modern Maya by conserving archaeological sites,...
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Habitat for Humanity International
This site is the home page for Habitat for Humanity International. You can follow links for more information on this wonderful social program. Link topics include: "Get Involved," "Where We Build," "How it Works," and "True Stories."...
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Points of Light
The mission of the organization is to instill compassion and the idea of service and philanthropy in school children. Find out how to start a Care Club and what projects the children can participate in.
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Points of Light Institute: Generation On
Developed with the intention of making the world a better place, Generation On is a global project giving children service learning opportunities. Resources for teachers, children, teens, and parents are included.
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Americorps: Vista History
Read a brief history of VISTA, or Volunteers In Service to America. This article overviews the reasons behind its establishment in 1965 and the circumstances surrounding its growth.
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Scholastic
Scholastic: Actions Speak Louder [Pdf]
For this lesson, students examine the role of the media in promoting a service project. They will create relevant media materials, implement a service project and then reflect on the results.