Additionally, there are many other valuable resources to help you connect with the community and with issues that are of concern to your team:
- School - Talk to your friends and teachers about community issues and how you can get involved.
- Parks & Community Centers - Visit a local park or center and see if it needs trees and flowers, graffiti removal, tutors or coaches for younger children or companions for seniors.
- Places of Worship - Places of worship provide a variety of outreach programs that you may be able to support.
Other helpful links to nationally-based programs:
National Service Learning Clearinghouse
The national website for service learning includes publications, lists information on joining a listserv, links to other sites, and provides service-learning starter kits.
www.servicelearning.org
The Points of Light Foundation
How-to information about youth service programs, volunteer recruitment, and service -learning partnerships between schools and community organizations.
www.pointsoflight.org
Youth Service America
Provides planning tool kits and service-learning curriculum guides.
www.ysa.org
Youth Service California
Resources and tools to plan and sustain service-learning programs.
www.yscal.org
National Youth Leadership Council
Provides basic introduction to service-learning and has links to resources.
www.nylc.org
