<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><div><div><div>Dear Colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>I though you might find of interest a feature story we just posted on our What Kids Can Do website about the incredible partnership between city government and youth in Hampton, Virginia, also known as the Hampton Youth Coalition. The piece includes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "> a 1,500 word story, a short video, audio clips from interviews with youth commissioners in which they talk about a "rising tide" of civic engagement by youth across the country.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><br>I don't know if you are familiar with What Kids Can Do (WKCD). We have many arms, but one is our website which is like an e-zine, with new content and stories posted every 4-6 weeks. The website draws an international audience of educators, youth advocates, journalists, activists.<br><br>Here's the link to the current homepage of our website <a href="http://www.whatkidscando.org/">http://www.whatkidscando.org</a>; you'll find the story, "Youth in Local Government: A Win for All" listed under "New on our front page." The work the Hampton Youth Coalition/Commission is doing is fantastic. It's clear that the support from city government has been remarkable. If only more cities could empower youth in this way!<br><br>Regards,<br>Barbara Cervone<br><br>Barbara Cervone, Ed.D., President<br>2008 Purpose Prize Winner<br><br>What Kids Can Do/Next Generation Press<br>PO Box 603252| Providence, RI 02906<br>401.247.7665 (P) | 401.245.6428 (F)<br><a href="http://www.whatkidscando.org/">www.whatkidscando.org</a><br><a href="http://www.nextgenerationpress.org/">www.nextgenerationpress.org</a><br><a href="http://www.firstinthefamily.org/">www.firstinthefamily.org</a><br><br></span></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>