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In a downtown Chicago neighborhood plagued by violence, young people in the community decided they wanted to work towards change. In collaboration with the Chicago Area Project and their Teen REACH...
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Children with incarcerated parents are especially vulnerable to at-risk behaviors and are in a position to receive enormous positive benefits from volunteering and being mentored. National and...
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The Waldport High School (WHS) Kayak Shack is an exemplary youth development project, organized and operated by entrepreneurial students at WHS with support from an AmeriCorps*VISTA member. The...
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Statewide service events can be a milestone in an AmeriCorps member’s service term — connecting a member to the larger AmeriCorps community and allowing him or her to see the power of...
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North Dakota State University, sponsor of six regional RSVP programs in the state, has formed an innovative partnership with the North Dakota Cooperative Extension Service agents to train RSVP...
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It has been estimated that approximately 1,600 individuals are released from prisons daily, and nearly two-thirds of all released prisoners will be re-arrested within three years. Fostering an...
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Losing a mother to incarceration has a profound effect in the life of a child. Oftentimes it is difficult for mothers and their children to maintain a relationship, due to emotional and physical...
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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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A Community Building Workbook from the Asset Based Community Development Institute. Stories of communities that have found powerful ways to include the individual gifts of people who have been...
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Research has found that as girls enter adolescence their capacity to "find their own voice" and express their authentic selves conflicts with new social pressure to maintain tension-free...
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Strong after-school programs are enhanced by the presence of well-trained volunteers and staff. Effective training empowers volunteers to do their best and leads to greater academic and social...
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Shannon County, South Dakota, has the highest percentage of families in the nation living in poverty, an unemployment rate of 73 percent, and a high school dropout rate of 68 percent. Through a...
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According to the Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development, two core principles of partnering adults and youth in serving communities are the equality of the relationship and utilizing an...
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In working to support youth success there often exists a gap between schools, families, and communities that could be bridged by creating partnerships among members of these groups. This effective...
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On the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service, 2002, City Year San Antonio (CYSA) partnered with the City of San Antonio's Martin Luther King, Jr., Commission, and six local AmeriCorps programs in...
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Petty vandalism and misbehavior by children means more upkeep costs for affordable housing complexes. To reduce these occurrences, the staff at Dallas City Homes, Inc., talked to children on their...
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The New Horizon Community Development Corporation in Dallas County, Arkansas responded to the lack of youth activities in their community by providing an out-of-school program during summer break.
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The Paso del Norte Assets for Youth AmeriCorps program provides youth, ages 12 to 18, of El Paso, Texas, with positive influences and activities based on the 40 developmental assets framework...
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Involving high-risk youth in program decisions can help build valuable leadership skills. Crispus Attucks YouthBuild in York, Pennsylvania, directly involves youth in governing the program through...
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Youth are strongly influenced by their peers, but often do not accept or retain information presented by education or health professionals. Consequently, peer educators can help spread important...
