All posts tagged "Civic Engagement"

USA Recycle Corps

In the beginning there was compassionate conservatism, which begat the Armies of Compassion, which begat the faith-based initiative, which begat the USA...

Web Watch for March 2002

Teen Hoopla: Say What?www.ala.org/teenhoopla/saywhat/index2.htmloffers a forum for youths to express their views on issues ranging from the Sept. 11 attacks to school...

Honors for February 2002

Youth Leadership Award For: Leaders whose work reflects the importance of cultural understanding and education in improving peoples’ lives. By: Academy for...

Whistleblower: “My Life Ruined”

Ever since the 1999 Columbine massacre, adults have preached that the best way to prevent school violence is to get youths to...

Civic Education Project

  Evanston, Ill.(847) 467-2572www.ctd.northwestern.edu/cep Objective: To promote civic responsibility among young people. In a Nutshell: CEP staff members work with teachers and...

Web Watch for February 2002

  Civic Engagement  Community Building Resource Exchangewww.commbuild.org links visitors to a large, regularly updated database of resources and information about innovative and...

NAACP Youths Lead Hotel Boycott

The NAACP youth unit pledged to involve 5,000 youngsters in a 23-city boycott of the Adam’s Mark Hotel chain, kicking off the...

Indy Builds a Front Porch, Gov. Bush Likes the View

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—If Texas Gov. George W. Bush becomes president, the White House may get a new twist on Harry Truman’s custom-made front...

Passing on the Lessons of Youth and Community Work

By Andrew Hahn What do we know about the world of youth program and community change helpers? How can we guarantee that...

What Gives at the White House

Clinton Wants To Continue AmeriCorps

By Jennifer Durrence President Clinton’s proposal to reauthorize AmeriCorps and other Corporation for National Service programs – Learn and Serve and the...