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NYC Service is an effort to promote service and volunteerism in New York City. It includes an innovative set of initiatives that aim to achieve two overarching goals: making it the easiest place in...
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Disasters of all kinds - natural, manmade, and technological - happen every day somewhere in the world. Whether disasters are close to home or in a far away place, it is not always clear what the...
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Sandra Naughton's National Service Fellows report, Youth and Communities Helping Each Other: Community-Based Organizations Using Service-Learning as a Strategy During Out-of-School Time, offers...
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"Neighborhood improvement and recovery is not just for the experts!" That is the motto of Neighborhood Knowledge Los Angeles, a community outreach program of UCLA's Advanced Policy Institute. NKLA...
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In an effort both to raise funds and to serve the community, Florida Gulf Coast University's Center for Civic Engagement holds a basket making competition each year in which university groups compete...
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It is never too late to institute a disaster preparedness plan within your community. Public health and safety are increased as plans are devised and implemented. Tips included in this effective...
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Traditionally people in low-income communities help their neighbors in times of need without consciously identifying with concepts such as "community service" or "volunteering." An awareness of this...
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All companies and employee volunteer programs are different. Successful programs are tailored to best suit the company's culture and mission. Outstanding programs are formed on the understanding that...
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Managing large numbers of spontaneous volunteers in the wake of an emergency is best accomplished with intensive planning and preparation before disaster strikes. This effective practice offers tips...
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For service organizations or agencies that involve teens, Youth Service America's list "100 Ways to Make a Difference in Your Community" can be a powerful starting point for creating change. From...
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The Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service is considered the largest MLK Day of Service event in the United States. Co-chair Todd Bernstein explains how a collaboration of...
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Pulling it Together: A Method for Developing Service-Learning and Community Partnerships Based in Critical Pedagogy is a guide to creating service-learning programs and activities that are developed...
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An Empty Bowls event can raise funds to support organizations that provide hunger relief while educating attendees about the social issues related to hunger, poverty, and homelessness. Fundraisers...
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People experiencing homelessness often need assistance from several community agencies to become self-sufficient. Soup kitchens may provide food, while faith-based shelters provide emergency shelter...
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In Boise, Idaho, youth have become actively engaged in civic volunteerism, which has benefited the city, the youth and the adults they work with. A 1999 study of the city's youth found only 20...
