HCHY List: Answer President-elect Obama's Call to Service by Participating in Semester of Service and Global Youth Service Day

[Michael Minks]

"Next Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  And to honor the legacy of
a man who lived his life as a servant to others, I will ask all
Americans to make a renewed commitment to serving their communities and
their country. On Monday, my family and the Biden family will spend time
volunteering in neighborhoods around Washington.  I am asking you to
join us in that same spirit of service to others - no matter where you
live. Because I'm not just asking you to take part in one day of
service.  I am asking you to make a lasting commitment to make better
the lives of your fellow Americans - a commitment that must endure
beyond one day, or even one presidency. At this moment of great
challenge and great change, I am asking you to play your part; to roll
up your sleeves and join in the work of remaking this nation. And if you
do, then I truly believe a new and better day is within our reach." 

- President-elect Barack Obama, 1/14/09

 

Youth Service America's Semester of Service and Global Youth Service Day
provide opportunities for young people, ages 5-25, to answer
President-elect Obama's call to service. Semester of Service provides
the framework and tools for children and youth from schools, colleges
and universities, youth centers, and faith-based organizations to
continue service started on MLK Day and sustain it over the course of
the spring semester, providing time for youth to delve deeply into an
issue and improve their communities. Global Youth Service Day (April
24-26, 2009) is the largest service event in the world and provides an
opportunity for children and youth to join with millions of their peers
around the world to improve communities and to raise awareness of
service and the role of youth as community leaders. 

 

Plan a Semester of Service or Global Youth Service Day project:

1. Download planning resources. 

*	The GYSD Project Planning Toolkit
(http://tools.ysa.org/downloads/gysd/toolkits/2009GYSDToolKit.pdf)
offers step-by-step, how-to directions for planning and implementing a
service project. 
*	The GYSD Classroom Poster
(http://tools.ysa.org/downloads/gysd/Poster_Guide_2009.pdf) is a poster
on the front and project planning guide on the back.
*	The GYSD Service-Learning Curriculum Guide
(http://tools.ysa.org/downloads/curricula/2009SLCG.pdf) is a guide for
teachers and service-learning coordinators to use in implementing a
high-quality service-learning project. 
*	The Semester of Service Strategy Guide
(http://tools.ysa.org/downloads/gysd/semester.pdf) is a service-learning
curriculum linking MLK Day of Service with Global Youth Service Day.
*	Request free printed copies of the Semester of Service Strategy
Guide and the GYSD Classroom Poster at:
http://www.semesterofservice.org/2008/12/request-materials.html 

2. Register your project. Registering projects can help generate more
volunteers, media attention, and recognition by public officials

*	Register MLK Day projects at http://www.USAService.org
<http://www.usaservice.org/> 
*	Register Semester of Service and Global Youth Service Day
projects at http://globalyouthserviceday.org/howtopost
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3. Find funding. 

*	Learn more about YSA's grant programs and sign up for YSA's
Grants Alert at www.ysa.org/awards  
*	Grant & award opportunities are also published weekly in the
National Service Briefing:
http://www.servicewire.org/nsb/Grants-and-Awards   
*	YSA also offers a free subscription to the weekly GrantStation
Insider: http://www.grantstationinsider.com/?p=subscribe&id=45 

 

For more news, resources, and information, visit:
http://www.semesterofservice.org <http://www.semesterofservice.org/>  or
http://www.ysa.org <http://www.ysa.org/>  

 

 

Michael Minks
Manager of Outreach
Youth Service America - CFC #11577
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20005
P: 202-296-2992 ext. 125 | F: 202-296-4030
mminks at ysa.org
www.YSA.org | www.SERVEnet.org | www.ServiceVote.org | www.GYSD.org
<http://www.gysd.org/> 

 

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