tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80063202459640746232024-03-12T20:55:25.003-07:00CalServe NetworkThe CalServe Network posts news and updates of interest to the service-learning field in California. News and updates are drawn from the CalServe List Serve and the National K-12 Service-Learning List Serve and various other sources.CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.comBlogger300125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-77432205884807119512011-02-10T11:37:00.000-08:002011-02-10T11:38:17.058-08:00YSA Grants Support GYSD Projects Addressing Childhood Hunger, EnvironmentYSA (Youth Service America) is currently accepting applications for 3 grant programs supporting Global Youth Service Day projects, including:<p>Sodexo Lead Organizer Grants (Deadline: February 10)<br>$2,000 grants for organizations in the United States to mobilize at least 500 youth volunteers and 10 community partners to address childhood hunger, beginning on GYSD.<p>Sodexo Youth Grants (Deadline: February 25)<br>$500 grants for youth-led projects in the United States addressing childhood hunger in their communities on GYSD<p>Disney Friends for Change Grants (Deadline: March 10)<br>$500 grants for youth-led projects around the world to help the environment on GYSD.<p>Please consider applying, or sending this information to others you know who might be interested. More information is below, or visit <a href="http://www.YSA.org/grants">www.YSA.org/grants</a><p><br>More Information About Current YSA Grant Opportunities<p>Sodexo Lead Organizer Grants (Deadline: February 10)<p>YSA is accepting applications from organizations across the United States to serve as 2011 Sodexo Lead Organizers, supported by a $2,000 planning grant from YSA and the Sodexo Foundation. Sodexo Lead Organizers will work with partner organizations to engage at least 500 youth volunteers in learning about and addressing the issue of childhood hunger in their communities, beginning on Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) (April 15-17), and continuing through Hunger Action Month (September) and Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week (November 14-20). Sodexo Lead Organizers will also build new partnerships in their community and increase public awareness about the issue of hunger and young people's role in solving the problem. Applications are due by midnight on Friday, February 10. Learn more at <a href="http://www.YSA.org/grants/sodexoleadorganizer">www.YSA.org/grants/sodexoleadorganizer</a><p><br>Sodexo Youth Grants (Deadline: February 25)<p>Over 17 million children in the United States live at risk of hunger; that's 1 in 4 children who rely on free and reduced-price school breakfast and lunch programs as their only guaranteed meals. YSA (Youth Service America) and Sodexo are calling on young people, ages 5-25, to help make sure your peers don't have to worry about where their next meal will come from, and can instead focus on learning and leading healthy and productive lives. YSA will award 100 Sodexo Youth Grants of $500 each to support youth-led service projects that address the issue of childhood hunger on Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2011.) We're looking for projects that engage your peers, friends, families, neighbors, Sodexo employees, and other community members in creative, youth-inspired solutions to ending childhood hunger in your community. Applications are due February 25. Learn more at <a href="http://www.YSA.org/grants/sodexoyouth">www.YSA.org/grants/sodexoyouth</a><p><br>Disney Friends for Change Grants (Deadline: March 10)<p>YSA (Youth Service America), together with Disney, is now accepting applications from youth around the world for the Disney Friends for Change Grants. The grant funds youth-led service projects that focus on making environmentally friendly changes and engage youth on Global Youth Service Day, April 15-17. The Disney Friends for Change program will award 50 $500 grants to youth-led service projects around the world that demonstrate youth leadership, creativity, and the commitment to making a positive impact on the environment. Applicants must be between the ages of 5-25 and be associated with a school or organization. Applications are due March 10. Learn more at <a href="http://www.YSA.org/grants/disney-friends-change-grants">www.YSA.org/grants/disney-friends-change-grants</a>CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-41954133425943450382011-01-14T17:23:00.001-08:002011-01-14T17:23:45.666-08:00Service-Learning Grants<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; DIRECTION: ltr; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: x-small"> <div></div> <div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><strong>NEA Youth Leaders for Literacy Grants (Deadline Extended: January 16)</strong></span><br> The National Education Association (NEA) is partnering with Youth Service America to offer Youth Leaders for Literacy grants to support service-learning projects focused on increasing young people's interest in reading and improving literacy in schools and communities. Youth Leaders for Literacy will award 30 young people from across the U.S. with $500 grants. Successful projects will be youth-led and address an established literacy need in the applicant's school or community. The projects will launch on NEA's Read Across America Day on March 2nd and culminate on Global Youth Service Day, April 15-17. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are eligible to apply. Youth ages 5-25 are welcome to apply along with an adult ally. The application deadline is midnight January 16, 2011. Access the application at: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1104247852849&s=61915&e=001Op5igXWRSF9jyWbgoxp_Ftr4a80IDGk_EU9opWcxq-0NLUPjwA2F3FqsTGmnjw1FXzER_sfZswB7u-aipk3fLoM304TMLFeXsR0BK3YJL6dVU1LbHSk5SbLQRDPBaV3dxvQatm1imrHrKGzjI51OJxdyYRkBe2rO" shape="rect" target="_blank"> www.YSA.org/grants/nea-youth-leaders-literacy</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><strong>Special Olympics Get Into It Grants (Deadline Extended: January 26)</strong></span><br> Special Olympics is partnering with Youth Service America to offer Get Into It grants that bring together students of all abilities to fight childhood obesity in their schools and communities through service-learning projects developed using the Get Into It curriculum. The program will award approximately 40-80 grants of $500 or $1,000 to help youth create and implement local, hands-on programs to fight childhood obesity. Get Into It grant projects will launch on Spread the Word to End the Word Day (March 2, 2011) and culminate on Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2011). This grant program is open to youth in schools, after-school programs, and youth development or community organizations. Applicants do not need to have a current connection to Special Olympics or the Get Into It program, but must agree to use the Special Olympics Get Into It curriculum to develop their project. The application must be completed together by a teacher or adult program leader and a unified pair of students (one with and one without an intellectual disability). All 50 states and the District of Columbia are eligible to apply. Applications must be submitted by midnight, January 26, 2011 To learn more about this opportunity, download the planning resources offered, and access the online application, visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1104247852849&s=61915&e=001Op5igXWRSF8RErX4ErK5YtAAd2TVjr1K9FTeHSirbkU8_gcOwuXreJmRTrqa-8FlrTW4qgHi76n_qm8mB_32uuRYrGBsMz4XJrM-7tuwJ7RiXmm0ppByfg==" shape="rect" target="_blank"> www.YSA.org/getintoit</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><strong>Sodexo Hunger Grants (Details To Be Announced Later This Month)</strong></span><br> YSA (Youth Service America), with support from the Sodexo Foundation, will offer grants to engage youth in addressing the issue of hunger in their communities through service-learning. This program will include: <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 125%; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">·</span> Youth grants of $500 to support Global Youth Service Day projects addressing hunger</p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 125%; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">·</span> Organization grants of $2,000 to support community organizations mobilizing youth volunteers beginning on Global Youth Service Day through Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in November 2011 </p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 125%; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">·</span> School grants of up to $5,000 to support teachers engaging their students in a fall Semester of Service focused on addressing hunger</p> <br> YSA will begin to announce details about these grants and accept applications in January 2011. Further details will be included in the January Grants Alert and posted at <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1104247852849&s=61915&e=001Op5igXWRSF8H_GDqw_lUEglGCY4l3rnial8S8kET46d7QX18Zg7j9aG22o4qzFsS67hdunCmZ7qVPwzWfvc86zL48pTPTxQIo0GtAwkcZWVDK4dEgd1kWg==" shape="rect" target="_blank"> www.YSA.org/grants</a> <br> <br> </font></div> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-81199533418772480132011-01-14T09:00:00.000-08:002011-01-14T09:01:22.137-08:00Spring & Summer Jobs in Service-Learning<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; DIRECTION: ltr; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: x-small"> <div><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#170292">Spring & Summer Job Opportunities </font></b></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><b> <div style="DISPLAY: inline !important"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#170292">Facilitating Service-Learning Programs </font></b></span></div> </b></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><b> <div style="DISPLAY: inline !important"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><b> <div style="DISPLAY: inline !important"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#170292">for Middle & High School Students</font></b></span></div> </b></span></div> </b></span></div> <div></b> <div>The <b><a href="http://www.civiceducationproject.com" target="_blank"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#212121">Civic Education Project (CEP)</font></a> </b>at Northwestern University is <u>NOW HIRING</u> exceptional staff for our Spring & Summer 2011 service-learning programs. CEP offers weekend, weeklong and three-week service-learning courses for outstanding middle and high school students during the spring and summer. CEP programs engage motivated students in exploring complex social issues, provide students with hands-on opportunities to examine their role in creating change, and inspire students to take action. This year, CEP will offer programs in <b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#910551">Chicago, Baltimore, New York, San Francisco</font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#910551"><b>, and </b></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#910551">Washington, DC</font></b>, covering topics such as law & criminal justice, politics & urban development, education policy & school reform, public health and civic engagement.</div> <div><br> </div> <div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#170292">Available Job Opportunities</font></b></div> <div>We are looking for <u>outstanding teachers</u> from public and private schools and universities, <u>service-learning practitioners</u>, other <u>education, youth development and nonprofit professionals</u>, and <u>graduate and undergraduate students</u>. Instructional, residential, and administrative positions are available, ranging from two-day to seven-week sessions. Staff generally receive a cash stipend, room & board and training in service-learning and experiential education. However, the biggest payoff comes from the opportunity to work with bright, motivated students, build community with passionate, dynamic colleagues, and gain valuable experience educating young people about civic engagement and social responsibility.</div> <div><br> </div> <div><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#170292">How to Apply</font></b></div> <div>To learn more about CEP programs and staff positions or to apply online, visit our website at:</div> <div><a href="http://www.civiceducationproject.com/jobs" target="_blank">http://www.civiceducationproject.com/jobs</a></div> <div><br> </div> <div>Spring staff consideration begins <u><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#910551">NOW</font></b></u>, and summer staff consideration begins <u><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#910551">February 1, 2011</font></b></u>. Applications are accepted at any time but are reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received, so candidates are encouraged to apply early to ensure full consideration. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Apply now to join a group of people working together for a common cause -- inspiring young people to make a difference!</div> <div><br> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12px" class="Apple-style-span">Civic Education Project</span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"> <div><span class="Apple-style-span"> <div><span class="Apple-style-span"> <div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"> <div>617 Dartmouth Place</div> <div>Evanston IL 60208</div> <div>Phone: 847/467-2572</div> <div> <div>Email: <a href="mailto:cep@northwestern.edu">cep@northwestern.edu</a></div> </div> <div>Web: <a href="http://www.CivicEducationProject.com" target="_blank">www.CivicEducationProject.com</a></div> <div>Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/CivicEducationProject" target="_blank"> www.facebook.com/CivicEducationProject</a></div> </span></span></span></div> </span></div> </span></div> </span></span></div> <p> </p> <pre>--- </pre> </div> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-33741518417883492392010-11-05T20:16:00.003-07:002010-11-05T20:16:59.771-07:00General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Grants (Deadline: December 15)<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; DIRECTION: ltr; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> <div></div> <div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma">The General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Grant Program is a partnership of the General Mills Foundation, the American Dietetic Association Foundation, and the President's Council on Physical Fitness. The goal of the program is to encourage U.S. communities to improve the eating and physical activity patterns of young people, ages 2-18. In 2011, the program will award 50 grants of $10,000 each to nonprofit organizations, schools, and government agencies throughout the country that offer innovative programs to help youth adopt a balanced diet and physically active lifestyle. (All funded programs must have at least one nutrition objective and at least one physical activity objective.) Local organizations that work with children, including park districts, health departments, government agencies, Native American tribes, municipal organizations, schools, YMCAs, Boys & Girls clubs, etc., are encouraged to apply. Online applications must be submitted by December 15, 2010. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1103873247659&s=61915&e=00178PC7-KlBd0oBXLjz1UooOOlRc_bP0WBPRkECDqHZJ66Sw8Q11E5uoXl3c12OLFznY7b92afCjLXWZd5RF7P83_l9rPFVzXtlsH-PtbJTwSc_t9jaQKR6nwiveqEwLosgpU-FSjpacayOmip0UfAlo6i_Rx6aXeX5DQCaT1dC0FZnVxyGdewYKsnKqgU8tUy7VOUqBU7BY_OHphEdesnlvyXkeaBQLHMQx-jZshb8vc=" shape="rect" target="_blank"> www.generalmills.com/en/responsibility/community_engagement/grants/champions_for_healthy_kids.aspx</a> <br> <br> </font></div> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-23646184842754158052010-11-05T20:16:00.001-07:002010-11-05T20:16:08.962-07:00Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; DIRECTION: ltr; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> <div></div> <div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,51); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(Deadline: March 15, 2011 - Activities Take 3-12 Weeks to Complete)</span></font></font></div> <font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,51); FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><strong><font face="arial"></font></strong></span> <div dir="ltr"><br> <font size="3">As citizens and future stewards of our planet, today's students are in a unique position to become active agents of environmental change. Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge - Encourages students from grades K-12 to team up with their classmates to create replicable solutions to environmental issues in their schools (grades K to five), community (grades six to eight) and world (grades nine to 12). The goal of the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge is to do more than just give kids a chance to formulate an experiment and carry it out. Contestants explore an environmental problem that affects their community. As part of the challenge, students must also put together guidelines for how other communities could repeat the project, and they share those guidelines as part of the contest. Prizes include scholarships, savings bonds, teacher awards, school grants, adventure trips, green prize packs, and more! </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial"></font></div> <div dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div dir="ltr"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1103873247659&s=61915&e=00178PC7-KlBd2y3rbiJ6MEOttMtfwXtWwWakpd4cR8vDgCedmYVP3Ktu9VqyoUiWQDGXLurzhF2_ABUz7x2-DfpVuIWm-XYnrlZIQuCtUjXHav4dpscBasbA==" shape="rect" target="_blank"><font size="3" face="Arial">www.wecanchange.com</font></a><font size="3" face="Arial"> <br> </div> </font></font></div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-4115113847354118082010-09-21T17:50:00.001-07:002010-09-21T17:50:32.196-07:00Whale Tail Grants Up to $50,000<div class=Section1> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </span></font></div> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.0pt'>WHALE TAIL<sup>®</sup> Grants<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family: Arial;font-weight:bold'>Introduction:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial'> The WHALE TAIL<sup>®</sup> Grants Program distributes funds from sales of the WHALE TAIL<sup>®</sup> License Plate. The grants support programs that teach <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>’s children and the general public to value and take action to improve the health of the state’s marine and coastal resources. Adopt-A-Beach programs, as well as other beach maintenance and coastal habitat restoration projects that have an educational component, are also eligible for these grants. This grants program focuses on reaching communities that are currently poorly served in terms of marine and coastal education.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family: Arial;font-weight:bold'>Available Funding:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial'> A total of $226,000 will be distributed. Applicants may request any amount up to $50,000, and 25-50% of the funding will be allocated in small grants under $10,000. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family: Arial;font-weight:bold'>Categories of Grants: </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial'>The WHALE TAIL<sup>®</sup> Grants Program funds projects that fall into any one of the following three categories: 1) Adopt-A-Beach<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>programs; 2) Youth programs; 3) Programs for the general public.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family: Arial;font-weight:bold'>Eligibility:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial'> Applicants must be either a non-profit organization or a governmental entity. For beach operation and maintenance projects, the applicant must be a non-profit organization or <i><span style='font-style:italic'>local</span></i> governmental agency. For proposals in the Adopt-A-Beach category, both current and new Adopt-A-Beach managers are eligible to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size: 11.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Deadline is <span class=style1>November 1, 2010</span></span></font></b><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Some clever proposals that were funded last year:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/plate/wtgrant-recipients.pdf">http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/plate/wtgrant-recipients.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial'>More information at: <a href="http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/plate/plgrant.html">http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/plate/plgrant.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-45805451806817644002010-09-17T09:47:00.000-07:002010-09-17T09:49:22.284-07:00FW: Presidio Trust Job Announcement - Fort Scott Project Coordinator - Please spread the word<div dir="ltr">Dear Friends, </div> <div> <div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I am very pleased to announce that the Presidio Trust is hiring a Project Coordinator to help with the Fort Scott project. As you know, we are continuing to explore the redevelopment of Fort Scott as a place dedicated to national service and leadership. The new hire will be an integral part of our small team, assisting with all aspects of the project - from constituency development and planning to logistics and communications. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Information about the position and application process can be found under "Project Coordinator" at: <a href="http://www.presidio.gov/trust/jobs/" target="_blank">http://www.presidio.gov/trust/jobs/</a> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks for helping to spread the word! </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Take care, </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Joshua Steinberger</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Project Manager – Fort Scott Reuse</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Presidio Trust</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">415.561.5367 </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </div> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-53079574937238427412010-09-17T09:26:00.000-07:002010-09-17T09:27:09.000-07:00Grants for Youth! Kids Care grants due Sept 27th online<div> <div class="Section1"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">KIDS CARE WEEK GRANTS!</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span> </p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">APPLICATION ELIGIBILITY<br> <br> Only one application per youth or youth group. <br> <br> Youth must be 18 years of age or younger on September 27th, 2010 to qualify.<br> <br> Youth receiving a generationOn Kids Care Week mini-grant must partner with a registered 501(c)3 (school, non-profit, community group) to develop a project that addresses community needs. Awards will be made payable to partnering 501(c)3 organizations.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Individual youth, classrooms, clubs and groups can apply for the mini-grants. Take these simple steps to go the extra mile:</span></p> <ol type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Check out the Kids Care Week Fact Sheets on the honorees to learn more about their social issues and how you can help today. To access fact sheets visit <a href="http://www.kidscare.org/" target="_blank">www.kidscare.org</a> and use limited time log-in: Makeyourmark and password: kidscare.</span> </li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Think about your passion, your community and the world and develop a service project that tackles one of the honoree's social issues.</span> </li><li style="COLOR: black" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: lime; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Apply for a mini-grant to fund your project at: <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KidsCareWeekGrants" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: black">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KidsCareWeekGrants</span></a> </span></b></li></ol> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span> </p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Grant applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST on September 27, 2010</span></u><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. Grant recipients will be notified by October 1, 2010. Please email questions regarding the grant to <a href="mailto:info@generationon.org"><span style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none">info@generationon.org</span></a> or call us toll free at 1-866-269-0510.</span></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span> </p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">generationOn</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> is a global youth service movement igniting the power of all kids to make their mark on the world. <b>During Kids Care Week 2010,</b> <b>October 17<sup>th</sup> to the 23<sup>rd</sup></b>, we are asking young people to "<b>make your mark on the world: go the extra mile</b>."</span></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span> </p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">To inspire youth to make their mark on the world, we are </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang="EN">connecting Kids Care Week 2010 projects to <strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The Extra Mile – Points of Light Volunteer Pathway</span></strong><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">. This </span></strong></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">national monument in Washington, DC is dedicated to the spirit of service and honors heroes of our Nation's service movement from founders of major service organizations to civil rights leaders. </span></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Thanks to our partnership with Hasbro Children's Fund, in celebration of Kids Care Week 2010, generationOn will award mini-grants in the amount of $250, to support service projects that are </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang="EN">related to the social issues the Extra Mile Honorees addressed. Issues include: </span></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang="EN">Aging &the Elderly Animals Civil Rights Disabilities</span></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang="EN">Disaster Relief Economy Education Environment</span></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang="EN">Health & Health Care Homelessness Human Rights Hunger </span></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang="EN">Immigration Peace Poverty Unemployment</span></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang="EN">Youth</span></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span> </p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">About generationOn</span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Newly created within the Points of Light Institute, <b>generationOn</b> brings the nation's leading youth service organizations and programs under one umbrella including New York-based Children for Children, The League, Learning to Give and Points of Light's KidsCare Clubs, HandsOn Schools and HandsOn Network's youth-driven programs. With service learning and volunteer action at its co re, generationOn mobilizes the energy, ingenuity and compassion of young people, starting at an early age, to discover their power and potential to solve real world problems through service.</span></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span> </p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">About Kids Care Week</span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang="EN">Kids Care Week, presented by generationOn and celebrated the third week of October, recognizes the power of kids to help others in their community and the world. During the week, young people focus their compassion on a specific social issue through a service project. Kids Care Week culminates on Make a Difference Day, a national day of doing good sponsored by USA Weekend and held in partnership with HandsOn Network. </span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Rebecca Kraus</span></strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Manager of Youth Leadership and Family Engagement</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Children for Children | generationOn</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </div> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-72450746001202891332010-08-26T15:59:00.000-07:002010-08-26T16:00:24.186-07:00Grants and Awards<div dir="ltr"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The following grant and award opportunities are provided by Youth Service America for more information, visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103633771324&s=26922&e=001a7sj4g40N5mYNXKYcBHi508mJMRIu9pmm9lyyua9IpHLkjkQhVGG3Nz_7SeiBnUCxjTpjdpkrWK8z_ZwygfVgIKRS1XD-rG58R9kbBO0hRZyCL3_eSMizg==" target="_blank"> YSA.org/grants</a></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span></div> <div> <div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span> </p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Cities of Service Youth Service Institute Grants (Deadline: September 10)</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> Young people are critical assets for community change and helping mayors achieve their vision of a stronger community through service. Youth Service America (YSA) invites Cities of Service to engage youth volunteers through Global Youth Service Day and/or Semester of Service. To support Cities of Service in engaging youth, YSA is offering up to 30 Cities of Service $1,000 grants to cover registration, travel, and lodging for one staff member to attend its annual Youth Service Institute on October 13-15 in Detroit. In addition to this opportunity, applications from groups affiliated with a City of Service will receive preference for YSA's other grant programs throughout the year. (YSA will distribute over $1 million in grants for Semester of Service and Global Youth Service Day 2011.) The application deadline is Friday, September 10. Learn more about Youth Service America, and access the short, 3-question online application at: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103633771324&s=26922&e=001a7sj4g40N5laooHVAToWf3clp6KiuHFxlQxs-fDmoM0FfxmFO3KX0-ZGYUguuaHXTjK-LVQiQqFvMIxKRZePD8gARxncQqnHtpmgFr2NYETEEs7kLrfMqeFDKM0UQNcE858Ac_gYjXkzoTXxGs2Mxw==" target="_blank"> www.YSA.org/institute/citiesofservice</a><br> <br> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants (Deadline: October 15)</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> State Farm is proud to team up with Youth Service America to offer grants of up to $1,000 for youth-led service-learning initiatives is all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Eligible programs will engage youth in service-learning, an effective teaching and learning strategy that promotes student learning, academic achievement, workplace readiness, and healthy communities. State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants encourage semester-long projects (following YSA's Semester of Service framework) that launch on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (January 17, 2011) and culminate on Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2011). Eligible candidates include teachers, service-learning coordinators and students in a public school, or staff and youth in a community-based organization working with a public school. Applications must be submitted by midnight, October 15, 2010. Learn more and access the application at <a href="http://www.YSA.org/goodneighbor" target="_blank">www.YSA.org/goodneighbor</a><br> <br> </span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">UnitedHealth HEROES (Deadline: October 22)</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> UnitedHealth HEROES is a service-learning, health literacy initiative designed to encourage young people, partnering with schools and nonprofits, to create and implement local hands-on programs to fight childhood obesity. Educators, nonprofit leaders, and students are encouraged to apply for grants of up to $1,000 to engage youth in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Youth participants raise awareness around their work by culminating their service projects on Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), April 15-17, 2011, an international day of service that occurs in all 50 states and in more than 100 countries. <br> <br> Applications must be submitted online before midnight October 22, 2010. Grant recipients will be notified in December and January. To obtain an application, visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103633771324&s=26922&e=001a7sj4g40N5n-YsT185eWaJVGce4cwSEXkS3jY2cGW-AN7yNPX1MjGNL1__Sf0TgE9KKfqwuwppqIjLSbPn4I5Fgt8IL9meFhTUF2obUx1d2GdWWH0rxeMg==" target="_blank"> www.YSA.org/HEROES</a>.<br> <br> Applicants can find additional information about the grant, service-learning, and childhood obesity at <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103633771324&s=26922&e=001a7sj4g40N5n-YsT185eWaJVGce4cwSEXkS3jY2cGW-AN7yNPX1MjGNL1__Sf0TgE9KKfqwuwppqIjLSbPn4I5Fgt8IL9meFhTUF2obUx1d2GdWWH0rxeMg==" target="_blank"> www.YSA.org/HEROES</a>, including "First Responders: Youth Addressing Childhood Obesity Through Service-Learning," a step-by-step manual that helps youths, parents, teachers, and other volunteers deploy YSA service-learning models to fight childhood obesity in their communities.<br> <br> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Nestle Drumstick Heroes Contest (Deadline: September 15)</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> Nestle will highlight exceptional youth in communities across the country with the Drumstick Heroes contest. Fifty children between the ages of 6 and 17 are eligible to win a summer celebration package, complete with enough Nestle Drumstick Sundae Cones for a party of 50 friends. To nominate an outstanding child or teen, submit the completed entry form, along with a short story (150 to 300 words) describing why the individual deserves to be honored as a Drumstick Hero. All entries must be received by September 15, 2010. For details on this opportunity, please visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103633771324&s=26922&e=001a7sj4g40N5m2wN8CGLLTJ1srnJfoATzgFgMyHYJ0SheluhYeNpJGy_NeV5xRYOXlVA4NhZbOhvcZxxeq7X-eEqsl0ADENnkJTJDhYeyljVl4P2XfkHW0Kmusx3ss2RfL2BlaoJ3DaXZoAkRXg3TRNQ==" target="_blank"> www.drumstick.com/promotions/heroes.aspx</a><br> <br> <br> </span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Youth Change Maker Award (Deadline: September 17)</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> Operation REACH's Gulfsouth Youth Action Fund, a youth philanthropy initiative that engages youth as leaders and empowers them with the resources to make strategic investments in their peers and their communities, is seeking nominations for the 2010 Youth Change Maker Awards. These prestigious awards honor outstanding young people, ages 7 through 25, who have shown exemplary leadership in recovery, education, entrepreneurship and community service initiatives in the Gulfsouth region. Self-nominations are accepted. Finalists will be recognized and winners announced during the Youth Change Maker Awards Dinner on October 16, 2010 in New Orleans. Each Youth Change Maker Award recipient will be honored with a $500 donation to a non-profit organization or project of his or her choice. The deadline for nominations is September 17, 2010 at 5:00pm. Forms can be downloaded at <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103633771324&s=26922&e=001a7sj4g40N5mG31LQNs-2Dl4YbN4lnN2CfloK0-GN2bhieX1SpNNv1enmGVhn3PtdeMXpm3wNzraME6eZbVTz7RHzGqfyl47MB8EtZlWVyIATetS9f-3Elw==" target="_blank"> www.operationreach.org</a>.<br> <br> </span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Staples Youth Social Entrepreneurship Competition (Deadline: Ongoing Through September)</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> The Youth Social Entrepreneurship Competition will search until September for eight outstanding youth changemakers; leaders of social ventures aged 12 to 24 who make a difference in the world. Youths can either nominate themselves or be nominated by someone inspired by their actions. At the end of the competition, the winners or representatives from winning teams will fly to Washington, D.C. for the November 13th TEDxYSE conference -a TED style conference run by Youth Venture on social entrepreneurship. There, they'll present their stories and achievements as well as receive $500 prize money. One of the eight teams will win the Staples grand prize for $5,000. Winners will be chosen on a rolling basis through September, so don't wait. <a href="http://www.genv.net/staples-yse" target="_blank">www.genv.net/staples-yse</a><br> <br> </span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Red Robin Foundation U-ACT Program (Deadline: October 1)</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> U-ACT, which stands for Unbridled Acts, or random acts of kindness, is a character-building initiative specifically for middle and junior high schools with grades 6-8, which aims to inspire and energize students about the value of being kind to others. Throughout the school year, participating schools are asked to share Red Robin's "Unbridled" culture with their students by participating in a program that promotes kindness. At the end of the year, schools are asked to submit a program binder outlining their efforts during the school year for a chance to earn a grant between $1,200 and $15,000. The goal of the Red Robin Foundation U-ACT Champion Program is to help foster and create a sense of neighborliness inside and outside of the school. For program guidelines and information, please visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103633771324&s=26922&e=001a7sj4g40N5k8yvclfeXTQFbGpRMlj28Y61hc5o89CTnxmmXAdAPvjV0YHYSEMfNKZPXg-OUEqJmnoAcRhuzjLXbeok2bnbtuWlSOVNEDT6C2WAUKzT17fZZLJlr5xpxbyFtzc56OLID1TnHxpFnNSZQ8LxmV6vXw" target="_blank"> www.redrobin.com/rrfoundation/uactprogram.aspx</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> </span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">KaBOOM! Play Day Grants (Deadline: Ongoing Through October)</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> Roll up your sleeves and play! Host a KaBOOM! Play Day, presented by Mott's, in your neighborhood and be part of a national celebration to save play in the lives of children. A Play Day is your chance to gather at your community's favorite park or playground for fun games and service projects that celebrate and improve your play space. If you include an improvement project at your Play Day you could win a $10,000 grant to further improve your play space. The KaBOOM! Play Day website helps you plan for your big day. You can watch YouTube videos with planning tips, print the set of game and activity cards, and post in the Scrapbook. Plan your Play Day to take place on any day during the week of September 18-26. Learn more at: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103633771324&s=26922&e=001a7sj4g40N5ljodKcz6epwN9KCDw0_b9k79F4rNIeREf4ifZpSo1n-67yfmX90HgXZwdG_lFOrLgtnVwkCumcqHivAyZFS2MIAwyMCPgLDJ9OUd3rNss5aA==" target="_blank"> http://kaboom.org/playday</a><br> <br> <br> <br> </span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Youth Garden Grants (Deadline: November 1)</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> Home Depot and the National Gardening Association (NGA) are partnering again to offer the Youth Garden Grants, given to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs. Priorities will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of these elements: educational focus or curricular/program integration, nutrition or plant-to-food connections, environmental awareness/education, entrepreneurship, social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, or service-learning. Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and intergenerational groups throughout the United States are eligible. Applicants must plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. Previous Youth Garden Grant winners who wish to reapply may do so, but must wait one year (e.g., if you won in 2010, you can apply again in 2012) and have significantly expanded their garden programs. This year, 100 grants are available, with five programs receiving gift cards valued at $1000 (a $500 gift card to Home Depot and a $500 gift card to the Gardening with Kids catalog, and educational materials from the National Gardening Association. Ninety-five programs will receive a $500 gift card to Home Depot and educational materials from NGA. For more information, please visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103633771324&s=26922&e=001a7sj4g40N5mDI7G7QT9NrXeB7H1vnaV5ZEwSxFpGM8iALy65g1ktFsm-sh5vIb_R6YOhIFxil4-3-SNE9wCc9JJVyWcJHZcqnpl8GLrZlIGe50RU3Pgxev44r4yFKNuF" target="_blank"> www.kidsgardening.org/ygg.asp</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> </span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Project Ignition Grants Now Available (Deadline: November 15)</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> Applications for $2,000 grants are now available online for high school students and adults interested in addressing teen driver safety through service-learning initiatives. State Farm and the National Youth Leadership Council are proud to continue their collaboration on Project Ignition in this seventh year. Students and staff from any public high school in the U.S. and in the Canadian Provinces of Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick can apply. Applications are due November 15, 2010, and twenty-five high schools will receive $2,000 grants in December, 2010 to support implementation of their programs between January and April, 2011. To apply, please visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103633771324&s=26922&e=001a7sj4g40N5lt4dge30unCWFAebXg8B-sZxps9r4HX59ATZzvpv_XLZZdUreDa-TxG5I515AYAiLOsKB66UamRnGdulIUnCJOJvXEAZ8JIyhBQl5sS8pqEOc2e3m4REbr" target="_blank"> www.sfprojectignition.com</a><br> <br> <br> <br> </span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Office Depot Foundation Grants (Deadline: November 15)</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> The Foundation's funding focus includes: Making a Difference in Children's Lives - to support activities that serve, teach and inspire children, youth and families; Building Communities - to support civic organizations and activities that serve the needs of our community; and Disaster Relief - to support disaster relief efforts of recognized national, regional and local agencies, and to provide disaster relief to Office Depot associates who have experienced catastrophic loss. An online eligibility survey and grant application can be found on the Grant Making Guidelines page. Applications are retrieved on a monthly basis and are reviewed by a committee. Please allow at least 12 weeks after you submit your completed application before you receive a response. Grant amounts will be a minimum of $50 and a maximum of $3,000 (very limited). The majority of grants issued are in the vicinity of $1,000 and are supported by in-kind donations when inventory allows. The Office Depot Foundation will accept applications for the current funding cycle through November 15, 2010. Learn more at: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103633771324&s=26922&e=001a7sj4g40N5mTUeQ_FAX8vaHRUjF20TB4s9cpsIrUazZDp2SRZpJSISRSZPLNokyxymoKAJshagxKaowdiSVTmtvjymt8_w_c14R-nmaLe4mxamiPUqldhmwKVEac2vI0YvI63MQK8MY6Z6bKXwzDXg==" target="_blank"> www.officedepotfoundation.com/funding.asp</a><br> <br> <br> <br> </span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">WaysToHelp.org Grants (Deadline: Ongoing)</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> WaysToHelp.org invites teens in the United States to apply for grants to fund their community service ideas across any one of 16 issue areas. You can apply for a grant, by visiting <a href="http://www.waystohelp.org" target="_blank">www.waystohelp.org</a> and for any issue area, selecting "See Ways To Help" followed by "Apply for a Grant". Applications are short - just 5,000 words or less - and should summarize: how the project will involve others, who it will help, what effect it's expected to have, when it will start and how the funds will be used. Grant requests are reviewed and responded to on a monthly basis. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103633771324&s=26922&e=001a7sj4g40N5kG8xOj55tfFM20aFR9eYU95sc-m28SWWhnGUw2YcoukjMOwUhEvCz1yLUrUMXO4H4vQ62_22a43n_rQr3K2yF7qUnxixsJ5BxNfBvpd2nL7w==" target="_blank"> www.waystohelp.org</a><br> <br> </span></p> </div> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-19956864789050887192010-08-26T15:26:00.001-07:002010-08-26T15:26:59.461-07:00Join the Great Califorina ShakeOut<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxCqcw0i_NFaxDm3t85C3Dwjm_PIgSGzRFPPdrKoEo6UOYYyJ0HdvLKTBYkuKdTuOVir1pOkCDn2wuO5Ct1cG_eNO4G0XCZG4AylSJ36SBIgdoMy8StBQEajNAH_4UhJu8r4jifkhX_k7/s1600/image002-719462.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxCqcw0i_NFaxDm3t85C3Dwjm_PIgSGzRFPPdrKoEo6UOYYyJ0HdvLKTBYkuKdTuOVir1pOkCDn2wuO5Ct1cG_eNO4G0XCZG4AylSJ36SBIgdoMy8StBQEajNAH_4UhJu8r4jifkhX_k7/s320/image002-719462.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509848702100990594" /></a></p>Consider organizing your students and school's participation in the Great California ShakeOut. This event highlights ways that school communities can prepare for earthquakes. The event represents an excellent opportunity for students to participate in service-learning by studying Califorina geology, the preparedness of their families, school and neighborhoods & then helping to organize preparedness and response capacity.<p>The drill (October 21, 10:21 a.m.) will reach 5 million participants, thanks in large part to schools, districts, and county offices aligning their earthquake drill schedules together. Nearly 250 districts and over 500 schools (including over 220 private schools) have registered so far, with over 3.8 million students and staff participating! This raises awareness of all Californians as the drill gets extensive local, state, and national media attention due to its size and scope.<p>You can find ShakeOut school resources and more information at <a href="http://shakeout.org/schools">http://shakeout.org/schools</a> , including a letter of support from State Superintendent Jack O'Connell.CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-34656756039062873012010-08-26T15:02:00.000-07:002010-08-26T15:03:15.069-07:00Celebrate Coastweeks - September 25 through October 17, 2010<div dir="ltr"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sponsored by the California Coastal Commission, each fall, people across the country participate in COASTWEEKS, a celebration of our coastal and water resources. In 2010 the California celebration takes place from <b>September 25 to October 17</b>, kicked off by the 26<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of California </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/ccd.html" target="_blank">Coastal Cleanup Day!</a></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang="EN"> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></div> <div> <div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This year the California Coastal Commission has compiled a calendar of over <b>270</b> coastal and water-related events taking place in 26 counties. Please visit the calendar at <a href="http://www.coastforyou.org/" target="_blank">www.coastforyou.org</a> and find just the right activity for you, your friends, and your family to celebrate our coast and inland waterways! For a </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt" lang="EN">list of events organized by county. <b><a href="http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/coastweeks/coastweeks2.html" target="_blank">click here</a>.</b></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span></p> </div> </div> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-72940503047633118392010-08-26T14:52:00.001-07:002010-08-26T14:52:21.785-07:00Join the 9/11 Day of Service<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma">The August, 2010 <a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?v=001BrgDgGpztzdJA7eae6XXCyAjpXo-YX6NROY3P88vkOJsC4uoKMnJMn2JinnwMesFH0An6tHmBO65pM7S8Pz3asw5ut628Eml7hqoawW5mR8%3D"> National Service Briefing </a>from Youth Service America details a variety of project ideas and approaches for developing service-learning projects related to the events of September 11, 2001.</font></div> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma"></font> </div> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma">Download <em>9 lessons for 9/11: Engaging Youth in September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance</em> from Youth Serivce America here: <a href="http://tools.ysa.org/downloads/ysa/9for911.pdf">http://tools.ysa.org/downloads/ysa/9for911.pdf</a></font></div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-51322228523580533362010-08-12T11:45:00.000-07:002010-08-12T11:46:00.559-07:00Environmental Grants, Awards & Contests<div class=Section1> <p><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Trash to Treasure Competition</span></font></b></strong><br> <em><i><font face="Times New Roman">(resource for PLT’s PreK-8 activities “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” “Renewable or Not,” “Make Your Own Paper,” “A Look at Aluminum,” and PLT’s Municipal Solid Waste secondary module)</font></i></em><i><span style='font-style:italic'><br> </span></i>PBS's Design Squad invites kids ages 5-19 to turn their trash into treasure by recycling, reusing, and re-engineering everyday materials into an out-of-the box invention. The deadline for submission is September 5, 2010. Three winners will be chosen to see their ideas become a reality. Visit the<a href="http://pbskids.org/designsquad/contest/index.html"> PBS Kids website</a> for more details and information.<o:p></o:p></p> <p><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>How Green is My Town?</span></font></b></strong><b><span style='font-weight:bold'><br> </span></b><em><i><font face="Times New Roman">(resource for PLT’s GreenSchools! program)</font></i></em><i><span style='font-style:italic'><br> </span></i><a href="http://www.howgreenismytown.org/">"How Green is My Town?"</a> is a grassroots effort to empower citizens and local decision makers to address the issues of climate change, sustainability, and environmental health at the local level. The website functions as a national clearinghouse of programs, ideas, and policies for exploring solutions. Learn how you can be part of that change by reviewing a list of actions any school or town can take.<o:p></o:p></p> <p><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation Grants</span></font></b></strong><br> <em><i><font face="Times New Roman">Deadline: September 20, 2010</font></i></em><br> K-12 teachers are invited to apply for grants up to $1,500 to implement environmental curricula, such as PLT, that integrate hands-on ecology exercises into the classroom. To facilitate learning and student empowerment, environmental curricula should be holistic and strive to synthesize multiple levels of learning (facts, concepts, and principles), including experiential integrated learning and problem solving. Visit <a href="http://www.mgaef.org/grants.html">the Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation</a> website for more information and proposal submission details. <o:p></o:p></p> <p><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Earth Science Week Contests</span></font></b></strong><br> <em><i><font face="Times New Roman">Deadline: October 15, 2010</font></i></em><br> The American Geological Institute (AGI) is sponsoring three national contests in conjunction with Earth Science Week 2010, celebrating the theme of "Exploring Energy," October 10-16, 2010. Visit <a href="http://www.earthsciweek.org/contests">www.earthsciweek.org/contests</a> for additional information.<br> <strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Photography Contest, "We Depend on Energy"</font></b></strong> - Entrants should submit images that capture the way energy is used in their communities. <br> <strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Visual Arts Contest, "Energy on Earth"</font></b></strong> - Students in grades K-5 should submit two-dimensional original pieces of art illustrating, in creative and engaging ways, where energy comes from and how it is used.<br> <strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Essay Contest, "How Energy Powers the Planet"</font></b></strong> - Students in grades 6-9 should submit one-page essays focusing on how Earth system processes develop energy resources, how human use of energy affects the Earth system, and how people can be responsible stewards of Earth's energy resources.<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>PollinatorLIVE: </span></font></b></strong><em><b><i><font face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-weight:bold'>GreenWorks!</span></font></i></b></em><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"> Grants and Ecoregional Pollinator Guides</font></b></strong><br> <em><i><font face="Times New Roman">Deadline: December 1, 2010</font></i></em><br> To support the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, <a href="http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/36_124_235.html">PLT is providing <em><i><font face="Times New Roman">GreenWorks!</font></i></em> grants of up to $500</a> in conjunction with PollinatorLIVE, a free distance learning adventure featuring live interactive webcasts, web seminars, and satellite field trips for classrooms about pollinators, gardening, and conservation. Students and community members can invite pollinators to their neighborhood by planting a pollinator friendly habitat in a garden, farm, school, park or just about anywhere! <a href="http://www.pollinator.org/guides.htm">Ecoregional Pollinator Guides</a>, tailored to specific areas of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>, provide information about selecting native plants for pollinators. Visit <a href="http://www.pollinator.org/">www.pollinator.org</a> to find out in which ecoregion you reside and download your free guide, and visit <a href="http://www.greenworks.org/">www.greenworks.org</a> to apply for a grant! <font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-19273157605608523302010-08-12T11:16:00.001-07:002010-08-12T11:16:36.860-07:00More Grants and Awards<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning Grants (Deadline: October 22, 2010)</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Youth Service America and UnitedHealth Group are encouraging youth to create and implement programs around childhood obesity in their local communities.<br> <br> UnitedHealth HEROES is a service-learning, health literacy initiative designed to encourage young people, partnering with schools and nonprofits, to create and implement local hands-on programs to fight childhood obesity. Educators, nonprofit leaders, and students are encouraged to apply for grants of up to $1,000 to engage youth in all 50 states and the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">District of Columbia</st1:place></st1:State>. <br> <br> Now in its third year, the UnitedHealth HEROES grants have funded 361 programs, engaged more than 20,000 youth, and contributed more than 436,000 volunteer hours. Youth participants raise awareness around their work by culminating their service projects on Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), April 15-17, 2011, an international day of service that occurs in all 50 states and in more than 100 countries.<br> <br> Applications must be submitted online before midnight October 22, 2010. Grant recipients will be notified in December and January. To obtain an application, visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103602611043&s=26922&e=0013zUD9ar5F0a8_u-BpS281Na7BTpPV94ld52BkuXoDuVy1VvCfep1GNF8Oq7mHj2x3cD9T5fxJrx-5yhkW27GVKNHuwDJ_YpTSSXOZ-qCyeedAj6g6gr77g==" target="_blank"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>www.YSA.org/HEROES</span></font></a>.<br> <br> Applicants can find additional information about the grant, service-learning, and childhood obesity at <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103602611043&s=26922&e=0013zUD9ar5F0a8_u-BpS281Na7BTpPV94ld52BkuXoDuVy1VvCfep1GNF8Oq7mHj2x3cD9T5fxJrx-5yhkW27GVKNHuwDJ_YpTSSXOZ-qCyeedAj6g6gr77g==" target="_blank"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>www.YSA.org/HEROES</span></font></a>, including "<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>First Responders: Youth Addressing Childhood Obesity Through Service-Learning</span></b>," a step-by-step manual that helps youths, parents, teachers, and other volunteers deploy YSA service-learning models to fight childhood obesity in their communities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>********************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Grants (Deadline: September 10)</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br> The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy is accepting applications for its annual national grant competition. The grantmaking program is designed to help develop or expand projects that support the development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children. The organization must operate an instructional literacy program that has been in existence for at least two years and includes one or more of the following components: literacy for adults, parent education, pre-literacy or literacy instruction for children pre-K to grade three, and/or intergenerational literacy activities. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103602611043&s=26922&e=0013zUD9ar5F0ZK5k6YZRdjyr9eWrurisrDivhDGxYVZCflKP_56-JKvoc_PK_ZLKyOUzee903b2_Vsm_8HLtqCYF_4m6Si_ejHpLHNGDuiHQ4Oh8nBCstc2VIirJwLwfKHfBteK-eb4yEpOHU-6cCYndJkebjAI78EjHvnfgfeRLL5mkTABvaGe7zA91qdUY6RrbKMKUfOOAUH_6Uf4nNQUQ==" target="_blank"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>www.barbarabushfoundation.com/site/c.jhLSK2PALmF/b.4344681/k.8F91/National_Grants.htm</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><br> ********************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Flextronics Foundation Grants (Deadline: Ongoing - Quarterly)</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br> The Flextronics Foundation provides aid to relieve human suffering caused by a natural or civil disaster or an emergency hardship, such as floods, fires, riots, storms, earthquakes or similar large-scale adversities. The Foundation also sponsors educational programs and other charitable activities where Flextronics employees volunteer their time, especially those organizations and programs that benefit students with socioeconomic issues, learning disabilities or handicaps. Applications are evaluated on a quarterly basis at the end of March, June, September, and December of each year. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103602611043&s=26922&e=0013zUD9ar5F0aTvUDQVXdAi4kOEzCA4CHBjtrsDv2PmZtEw_7Lu6LcR10NXTLxS5JI7S1dnxlTgNwDoe79gHIDu21zNWzH6-9ObjB3z6gnJXy0B-wlGLAZtni1WqU68wiwy8IPpr-I0tOu0aYFliNtTw==" target="_blank"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>www.flextronics.com/about/flexfoundation</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-33526663466097209112010-08-12T10:14:00.000-07:002010-08-12T10:16:04.743-07:00State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants $1,000<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>State Farm and Youth Service America are asking young people to be “good neighbors” by partnering with their schools and community organizations to create and implement local programs addressing critical issues.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a name=more></a><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant funds youth-led service-learning programs, a teaching and learning strategy designed to increase academic achievement and workplace readiness by connecting service to community with school-based curricula. Students partner with other youth, their teachers, nonprofit leaders, local government, and the media, to identify and address significant issues on a local, national, and global scale.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>YSA will offer 125 grants of up to $1,000 to well-planned service projects that make curricular connections and provide opportunities for youth leadership. Each granted project will culminate on Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), an international event occurring in all 50 states and in more than 100 countries, April 15-17, 2011. State Farm is the GYSD presenting sponsor for the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Grant applications will be available early August 2010. <a href="http://ysa.org/grants/programs/state-farm-good-neighbor-service-learning-grants">Click here for more info</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-47144321721599144032010-08-12T10:09:00.001-07:002010-08-12T10:09:24.815-07:00Looking for State Farm Youth Advisory Board Members, ages 17-20, Due Sept 10th<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>State Farm Insurance Company - Youth Advisory Board Member Recruitment<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.statefarmyab.com/about.php">http://www.statefarmyab.com/about.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Applications due by September 10, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=body-text><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thirty students, ages 17-20, from across the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> comprise the State Farm® Youth Advisory Board. They are charged with helping State Farm design and implement a $5 million-a-year signature service-learning initiative to address issues important to State Farm and communities across the United States and Canada (see </span></font><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'><a href="http://ysa.org/grants/programs/state-farm-good-neighbor-service-learning-grants">State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant program</a></span></font></i><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> below)</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial'>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=body-text><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The board is made up of a diverse group of students. They were selected from more than 600 applications and were chosen based on their strengths as reflected in their application and through telephone interviews with finalists. Each member will commit about 15 hours a month to the board and participate in four face-to-face meetings during their year of service. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=body-text><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>One board member and one associate board member will represent each of State Farm's 13 zones across the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The Youth Advisory Board also includes a Corporate representative and three at-large members nominated by State Farm’s national service-learning partners – Youth Service America (YSA), the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC), and the National Service-Learning Partnership (NSLP). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=body-text><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Students chosen presented a clear understanding of service-learning and its value to communities. They were highly motivated, exemplary team players, school and community leaders, passionate, compassionate, innovative, committed and enthusiastic. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=body-text><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Members of this distinguished youth board play a critical leadership role in creating and overseeing the initiative that will address five community issues chosen by the board. The 2009-2010 State Farm Youth Advisory Board chose financial education, access to higher education/closing the achievement gap, natural and societal disaster preparedness, teen driver safety and environmental responsibility to address through a competitive grant process. The board issued their Requests for Proposals on August 1, 2009 and will announce grant winners in February, 2010. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>********************************************************************************************</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-6081477637002803492010-07-07T15:33:00.000-07:002010-07-07T15:34:34.374-07:00Grant Announcements<div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#cc6633" size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #cc6633; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">STEMester</span></font></b><b><font color="#cc6633" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #cc6633; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> of Service Grants (Deadline: July 15)<br> </span></font></b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Youth Service America is accepting applications for the second year of STEMester of Service. Funded by Learn and Serve America, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, STEMester of Service incorporates YSA's semester-long service-learning framework to engage educators and students in addressing critical environmental needs and connecting them to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) curricula. YSA is seeking middle schools with large populations of disadvantaged youth; STEM schools must be located in one of the 19 states with highest dropout rates (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming). The $5,000 grant (that includes travel and training at YSA's Youth Service Institute in Detroit in October) supports teachers as they engage local partners and guide students in addressing local needs through planning and implementing sustainable service projects that launch on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (January 17, 2011) and culminate on Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2011). <a href="http://www.ysa.org/grants/stem" target="_blank">www.ysa.org/grants/stem</a> </span></font><b><font color="#cc6633" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #cc6633; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span></font></b></div> <div> <div class="Section1"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="#cc6633" size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #cc6633; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span></font></b> </p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="#cc6633" size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #cc6633; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Disney Friends for Change Grants (Deadline: July 15)</span></font></b><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> Disney's Friends for Change grants encourage kids everywhere to take steps together with their friends to help the planet. YSA will award 75 $500 grants to youth-led service initiatives around the world that demonstrate youth leadership and the commitment to making a positive impact on the environment. Eligible applicants will be asked to implement their projects between September and November and to connect their projects to International Coastal Cleanup Day, National Public Lands Day (both September 25), or other environmentally-focused days of service.. Disney Friends for Change Grants are open to schools, organizations, and individuals planning service projects. Applications submitted by younger children aged 5-14 are especially welcome. The goal of the grant is to inspire children to join their friends and families, schools, and communities to address critical environmental needs as "friends for change" at the local, national, and/or global levels. Grant applications are due Thursday, July 15, 2010. Learn more at: <a href="http://www.ysa.org/grants/announcements/friendsforchange2010" shape="rect" target="_blank"> www.ysa.org/grants/announcements/friendsforchange2010</a> </span></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> </span></font><b><font color="#cc6633" face="Verdana"><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #cc6633; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2011 Global Youth Service Day Lead Agency Grants (Deadline: July 15)</span></span></font></b><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Lead Agencies are local, regional, or statewide organizations across the United States, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, or New Brunswick that increase the scale, visibility, and impact of Global Youth Service Day by leading GYSD in their city, region, or state. Lead Agencies convene a planning coalition of at least 10 partner organizations that collectively engage at least 600 youth volunteers in service on GYSD, engage local media and elected officials, and plan a high profile signature project or celebration of service. Lead Agencies receive a $2,000 GYSD planning grant sponsored by State Farm Companies Foundation, travel support to attend the Youth Service Institute, and ongoing training and technical assistance from Youth Service America to ensure a successful Global Youth Service Day. Past Lead Agencies have leveraged their position as a GYSD Lead Agency to strengthen their programs, form new partnerships, expand their volunteer base, garner media attention, gain support from local public officials, and secure additional funding. Learn more and access the application at: <a href="http://www.gysd.org/content/2011GYSDleadagency" shape="rect" target="_blank"> www.GYSD.org/content/2011GYSDleadagency</a> </span></font></p> </div> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-84266905112572071262010-06-15T14:38:00.001-07:002010-06-15T14:38:41.012-07:00Anatomy of Prejudice Workshop at Museum of Tolerance<div class=Section1> <p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jane Elliott, internationally known teacher, lecturer, diversity trainer, and recipient of the National Mental Health Association Award for Excellence in Education, exposes prejudice and bigotry for what it is, an irrational class system based upon purely arbitrary factors. And if you think this does not apply to you. . . you are in for a rude awakening. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. over thirty years ago, Jane Elliott devised the controversial and startling, "Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes" exercise. This, now famous, exercise labels participants as inferior or superior based solely upon the color of their eyes and exposes them to the experience of being a minority. Everyone who is exposed to Jane Elliott's work, be it through a lecture, workshop, or video, is dramatically affected by it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tolerance</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> in partnership with the Diversity and Social Justice Committee of the California Council for Social Studies is hosting a workshop with Ms. Elliot on June 24<sup>th</sup>. Participants will explore problems of racism, sexism, ageism, homophobia and enthnocentrism and the responsibility we share to eradicate them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>To register online, go to <a href="http://www.museumoftolerance.com/teachingforsocialjustice">http://www.museumoftolerance.com/teachingforsocialjustice</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-79378390539755580922010-06-09T06:30:00.001-07:002010-06-09T06:30:17.600-07:00Job announcemnet<font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma"> <p dir="ltr" align="left"></p> <p dir="ltr"><font size="4">NORTH OAKLAND COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL </p> </font><font size="3" face="Franklin Gothic Book,Franklin Gothic Book"><font size="3" face="Franklin Gothic Book,Franklin Gothic Book"> <p dir="ltr">1000 42</font></font><font size="1" face="Franklin Gothic Book,Franklin Gothic Book"><font size="1" face="Franklin Gothic Book,Franklin Gothic Book">nd </font></font><font size="3" face="Franklin Gothic Book,Franklin Gothic Book"><font size="3" face="Franklin Gothic Book,Franklin Gothic Book">Street, Oakland, CA 94608 </p> <p dir="ltr">fax 510-655-1222 </p> <p dir="ltr">www.noccs.org </p> </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"> <p dir="ltr">_______________________________________________________________ </p> </font></font><b><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"> <p dir="ltr">7/8</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Grade Language Arts/Social Studies Core Teacher </p> </b></font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"> <p dir="ltr">About the Position </p> <p dir="ltr">North Oakland Community Charter School (NOCCS) seeks an experienced, dynamic, progressive, and equity-minded 7</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th</font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">/8</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">grade core subject matter teacher (language arts/social studies) to join our powerful school community. </font></font></p> <p dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">In 2010-2011 we will complete our expansion with a complete K-8 program and a total enrollment of approximately 210 students. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">Next year, our 7</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th</font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">/8</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th</font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">grade program will consist of two cores with 20 - 26 students in each class. Each core teacher will also be responsible for leading an advisory class as well as participating with the 6 – 8</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">grade team in continuing to develop and implement an innovative service-learning program that takes place each Wednesday at NOCCS. </font></font></p> <p dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">We are looking for an excellent teacher and leader, who has a deep appreciation for students and the particular needs of 11-14 year olds. We are especially interested in educators who are invigorated by a growing school environment and are comfortable with innovation. The new member of our team must be a skilled organizer and collaborator. S/he must be able to work with other professionals in a team environment. In addition, we are seeking an educator who is enthusiastic about interacting with engaged families, and who wants to take an active role in shaping the school's growth, policies and educational practices. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">The ideal candidate will have knowledge of and experience with a diverse range of pre-adolescent and adolescent learners. They will be highly skilled in the use of workshop and/or inquiry-based methods and teaching strategies, the California content standards, a diversity of assessments to inform differentiated instruction, culturally relevant strategies for working with a highly diverse student body, the Teaching for Understanding Framework and/or other rich project-based learning modalities including art integration. S/he will possess a strong ability to design and implement rich, engaging, and relevant teaching units. The candidate must share our school's beliefs in and passion for the power of progressive education, high expectations for all learners, and the importance of equity-based educational practices. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>About NOCCS</strong> </p> <p dir="ltr">The North Oakland Community Charter School (NOCCS) is a public school dedicated to helping children to become thoughtful, informed, and inquisitive citizens. NOCCS is a vibrant, diverse learning community driven by respect for each child's unique intelligence and history. Our school's dynamic and challenging educational approach deepens the intellectual and social capacities of each child that we serve. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">NOCCS is driven by ten core principles that anchor and guide our community and its work, and provide a vision to which we aspire as a learning community. These principles include: (1) respect for children and their learning; (2) high expectations; (3) a caring community of learners; (4) valuing diversity; (5) connections to the world; (6) a commitment to equity; (7) families' contributions; (8) respect for teachers and teaching; (9) creativity; and (10) teaching for understanding. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">Since opening its doors in September of 2000, NOCCS has grown from a tiny one classroom school serving 20 students to a vibrant community of learners that, at full capacity in 2010 – 2011 will have a full enrollment of approximately 210 students. The NOCCS student body is a diverse group of learners that includes 16% African American, 48% White, 30% Multi-Ethnic/Decline to State, 2% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Over 25% of our student qualify for free or reduced priced lunch. Over the next several years, we anticipate continued diversification of our student body due to a combination of our expansion to a K-8 educational institution, increased outreach efforts, equity-based policy efforts, and our new geographic location within a highly diverse neighborhood area. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">NOCCS stands out as one of Oakland and the Bay Area's most successful progressive education urban charter school models. Since its inception in 2000, NOCCS has ranked as one of the area's top schools. For each of the past four years of our chartering period, the school has achieved an Academic Performance Index (API) ranking of over 800, with a recent significant jump of 30 points to our current level of 880. Our most recent API ranking places NOCCS as the 11</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">highest achieving school out of Oakland's 70 public elementary schools, and 4</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">highest out of Oakland's 23 public middle schools. Our charter was unanimously approved for a third five year term in February of 2010. </font></font></p> <p dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>About our Educational Philosophy and Program</strong> </p> <p dir="ltr">From the very beginning, NOCCS has embraced and been built upon a progressive and equitable educational philosophy and program. Directed by and aligned to our powerful guiding principles, a NOCCS education seeks to develop in students the ability to think critically, express creatively, and to act thoughtfully in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. </p> <p dir="ltr">Students at NOCCS are consistently challenged – from a very young age – to critically consider, analyze, and synthesize multiple viewpoints and sources of data; consciously understand and implement a variety of strategies when attempting to solve problems; effectively work both autonomously as well as collaboratively, to develop, revise, expand and express their understanding of concepts and their demonstration of skills; and to authentically empathize and to work in a kind, caring manner to understand and resolve conflicts in a way that strengthens and builds our community of learners. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">The NOCCS curriculum, with an emphasis on Teaching for Understanding, is designed to enable students to meet and/or exceed grade level standards through the exploration of in-depth, powerful, disciplinary-based skills, ideas, and strategies. As such, our pedagogy incorporates a number of best practices for effectively and equitably building mastery of skills and content as well as critical thinking and reasoning. These teaching strategies range from direct, explicit skills instruction to workshop and project-based formats that include and emphasize differentiated and individualized support for each learner and the use of reflection to build on-going understanding. Our well-articulated learning units include a number of inquiry, projects, and constructivist-based projects and modalities with a focus on higher level thinking skills that support the students in developing the skills of application, analysis, evaluation, and creation as well as the habits of collaboration, reflection and revision. The arts, environment, service-learning, peacemaking, and technology are integrated into our instructional units and strategies in order to enable students to both collect, learn, conceptualize, and internalize information as well as effectively, creatively, and meaningfully demonstrate their new knowledge, strategies, and skills – often ways that are connected to the "real world" and/or help others in our community to learn and grow as well. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">Our educational program structure, school day, and culture are explicitly designed to support this ambitious and authentic vision of student achievement. Kindergarten through fifth grade students are placed in multi-age classrooms for the majority of their academic subjects, as teachers loop with student cohorts over a two year period, thus enabling teachers to develop deep relationships with each student and his/her family that support both developmentally attentive academic learning and social-emotional growth, as well as built-in leadership and community-building opportunities among and between students. Students in 6 – 8</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">grade participate in a variety of structures including team-taught cored block-scheduled classes, advisory programming, and service-learning cohorts that enable them </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">to develop deep and supportive relationships with both peers and their teachers over a three-year period. The school day is flexibly designed to enable teachers and students to work on both single lesson workshops, as well as multi-day/longer term projects that allow teachers many opportunities to individualize and/or differentiate support and instruction to meet the needs of a variety of learners. Electives are scheduled in order to both expand the educational opportunities available to students, as well as to support effective team planning, reflection, and collaboration among teaching staff. </font></font></p> <p dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>About Teaching at NOCCS</strong> </p> <p dir="ltr">The NOCCS staff is an amazing professional learning community. Our current faculty members hold credentials from the area's leading teacher training and graduate programs and range in experience from 1 to 35 years, with an average of 9 years. Approximately 55% of our teaching staff hold master's degrees in education. Our director, Carolyn Gramstorff, is a highly respected educator now in her fifteenth year in education, ninth year of administration, and third year at NOCCS. She holds masters degrees in education from both Harvard University and the University of California – Berkeley, as well as a California Multiple Subject Teaching and Administrative Credential. In addition, the school employs an exciting and talented support staff including afterschool/enrichment, teaching assistants, and office support staff with diverse experiences and backgrounds. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">NOCCS uses a highly rigorous process to identify and hire its teaching staff. All teacher candidates undergo a highly selective paper screen, followed by a several of three rounds of interviewing, including a phone interview, a demonstration lesson, an hour long interview with the hiring committee that is typically comprised of teachers from each grade level and the director, and an interview with a student panel. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">Once hired, our entire staff participates in extensive professional development throughout their tenure at NOCCS. We begin each school year with a full week of professional development. Throughout the school year, staff members participate in a minimum of 160 hours of site-based professional development. In addition, many staff members participate in addition professional development over the summer and throughout the academic year. Many of our teachers have participated in Harvard University's Project Zero Classroom Institute, including several staff members who have worked as Teaching Fellows within the program. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">Like our educational model, our professional development programming is focused on leveraging the individual strengths, knowledge, skills, and leadership of our staff members to enrich the collective work of the learning community. As such, we work to build the leadership capacity of each teacher so that our staff members can take on leadership and coaching roles with one another to move our educational priorities forward. Our professional development programming also utilizes a number of best practices for strong professional learning communities, such as the use of protocols to guide the development and peer-review of curriculum, examining student work, coaching models, and the use of teacher inquiry. </p> <p dir="ltr">All staff are closely observed and evaluated each year. Our director undergoes a rigorous 360-degree evaluation process that includes input from staff, parents/families, students, the board, and a self-evaluation. Teachers are observed several times throughout the year. These observations as well as other student achievement data are used to provide staff members with a thorough annual review and serve as a basis for the annual extension of offers and consideration for leadership positions for the following academic year. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>About Our Families</strong> </p> <p dir="ltr">One of the most noticeable aspects people see when entering our school is a wall filled with group portraits of nearly every family at NOCCS. We do this for much more than the stunning aesthetic value that it brings to the building – we do this because we firmly believe and want to demonstrate our history of and continuing commitment to involving the entire family in the education of our students and the life of our school community. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">NOCCS was founded by a group of parents and educators committed to the promise of public education. This commitment is evident throughout NOCCS' history, and continues to thrive as a guiding principle and practice of our school today. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">NOCCS is also known throughout the area as a model of parent/family and community involvement. Our parents and families typically log over 7,000 volunteer hours per year. The volunteer services that our families provide are wide ranging, including teaching handwriting, organizing the gardening program, serving on our board of Trustees, teaching visual arts classes, directing fundraising efforts, and more. This level of involvement fosters a culture of shared responsibility and accountability for the school and the education of every child at NOCCS. </p> <p dir="ltr">About Our Governance and Infrastructure </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">NOCCS is governed by its Board of Trustees. Five members of this board are elected by stakeholders within the school community. The board also includes two staff members – the director and a teacher as well as other appointed members, often from outside of the school community. </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">In the past decade, NOCCS has moved from a one classroom rental space on College Avenue, to a second rental facility located at local Catholic Church on Alcatraz Avenue to its current, permanent home in a 20,500 square foot facility located at 1000 42</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">nd </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Street, adjacent to Linden Park in Oakland. </font></font></p> <p dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">Our move to a secure, permanent home ensures NOCCS' long term stability, as well as an opportunity to further develop our role as an institution and important steward in our local, Linden Park neighborhood community. This year, NOCCS has taken a number of important steps towards this aspiration. First, with the support of a generous foundation grant, NOCCS has initiated an ambitious service-learning program focused on implementing a number of classroom projects that benefit our local neighborhood community. Our complete service learning and 6 – 8</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">grade Community Action Learning Program is further detailed in our charter renewal. Second, as the City of Oakland has reduced maintenance of many of its public parks, NOCCS has stepped forward to provide stewardship of Linden Park through the city's adopt-a-park program. Through these and other outreach efforts, we hope to form and strengthen important bonds and partnerships throughout our local community. </font></font></p> <p dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p dir="ltr">See our website for more detailed information regarding our school: <a href="http://www.noccs.org"> www.noccs.org</a> </p> <p dir="ltr"><font face="arial"></font> </p> </font></font><b><i><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"> <p dir="ltr">Position Requirements: </p> </b></i></font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"> <div dir="ltr"> <ul> <li>California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential OR California Single Subject Teaching Credentials in two subject areas (language arts & social studies – or any combination of these areas) and CLAD or AB1059, demonstrating compliance with the NCLB highly qualified teacher status as defined by the California Department of Education. </li><li>A minimum of two years of lead teaching experience in 6 – 8</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">grade classroom. </font></font></li><li><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Demonstrated success in designing rigorous and engaging units of study for students aged 11-14 and/or upper elementary grade levels. </font></font></li><li><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Knowledge of different 6</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">– 8</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">grade curricula and ability to design curriculum to address multiple cultural groups. </font></font></li><li><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Demonstrated success working with youth from diverse cultural, racial and socioeconomic backgrounds and the ability to interface with their parents in productive ways. </font></font></li><li><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Ability to manage a learning-centered classroom that includes age-appropriate, culturally responsive classroom management practices. </font></font></li><li><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Knowledge of the California State Content Standards. </font></font></li><li><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Ability to design and/or use a variety of assessment tools and techniques to guide instruction. </font></font></li><li><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Demonstrated success in differentiating instruction in public school classroom settings. </font></font></li><li><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Ability to collaborate and participate in critical relationships with other teachers to develop educational strategies jointly, both within and across grade levels. </font></font></li><li><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Interest and skill in working as part of team to developand implement a state of the art advisory, service-learning, and elective program for 6</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">– 8</font></font><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="1" face="Arial,Arial">th </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">grade students </font></font></li><li><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Interest in working in a school community with a high degree of parent/family participation. </font></font></li><li><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Commitment and ability to attend committee meetings, lead school-wide initiatives, utilize parents as volunteers in the classroom, and attend evening meetings approximately once each month. </font></font></li><li><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Teaching demonstrations required of all applicants. </li></ul> </div> </font></font><b><i><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"> <p>Desired: </p> </b></i></font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"> <ul> <li>Teaching experience in a charter or new school setting </li><li>Ability to contribute to a growing school environment </li><li>National Board Certification </li><li>Knowledge and experience with alternative assessment practices </li><li>Bilingual Education experience (Spanish). </li></ul> <p> </p> <p>Salaries and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience. We are strongly committed to hiring a diverse and multicultural staff andstrongly encourage candidates of color to apply. </p> <p><font face="arial"></font> </p> <p>Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please email the following application materials to </font></font><b><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">director@noccs.org </b></font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">or mail them to: </font></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font face="arial"></font> </p> </font></font><b><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"> <p>Hiring Committee </p> <p>North Oakland Community Charter School </p> <p>1000 42nd St. </p> <p>Oakland, CA 94608 </p> <p> </p> </b></font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"> <p>Absolutely no phone calls please. </p> </font></font><b><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"> <p>1. Resumé </p> <p>2. Cover letter, including a description of your grade level preference and experience </p> <p>3. Photocopy of California multiple subject teaching credential(s) </p> <p>4. Brief response to the following questions (maximum one page for each item): </p> </b></font></font><font lang="ZH-TW" size="3" face="Wingdings,Wingdings"><font lang="ZH-TW" size="3" face="Wingdings,Wingdings"> <p> </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Describe your philosophy or approach to classroom management. How do you develop your learning environment to meet the varied social, emotional, and academic needs of a diverse class of students? </p> </font></font><font lang="ZH-TW" size="3" face="Wingdings,Wingdings"><font lang="ZH-TW" size="3" face="Wingdings,Wingdings"> <p> </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Describe your philosophy or approach to teaching a language arts/social studies core class. How do you develop content knowledge while also balancing/helping students to develop important academic skills, work habits, and the ability to work in teams? </p> </font></font><font lang="ZH-TW" size="3" face="Wingdings,Wingdings"><font lang="ZH-TW" size="3" face="Wingdings,Wingdings"> <p> </font></font><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial"><font size="3" face="Arial,Arial">Describe key needs of students in the 11-14 year old age range and how students in this age range can thrive at a K-8 school. How could you use your own unique skills and talents to approach meeting these needs through an advisory class, elective, and/or service-learning project? </p> <p>Describe yourself in relation to how you work on a team. What roles do you tend to play in a team environment? What skills and resources do you bring to a team/colleagues in a collaborative environment? </p> </font></font></font> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-47839054148331160232010-06-07T10:29:00.000-07:002010-06-07T10:30:01.776-07:00Grants and Awards... due June & July<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold'>AMA Foundation Healthy Living Grant Program (Deadline: July 15 )<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Healthy Living Grant Program, an initiative of the AMA Foundation, supports grassroots public health projects that encourage healthy lifestyles in communities across the nation. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded in the following three categories: Nutrition/Physical Fitness; Alcohol, Substance Abuse, and Smoking Prevention; and Violence Prevention. Funded projects should target underserved and/or at-risk youth between the ages of 2-21. Organizations that have been in existence for at least one year and that have an annual operating budget of $500,000 or less are eligible to apply. Application guidelines and forms are available at: www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/ama-foundation/our-programs/public-health/healthy-living-grants.shtml<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold'>WhyHunger: Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (Deadline: July 15)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards program, administered by WhyHunger, provides grants to community-based organizations judged outstanding for their innovative approaches to fighting hunger and poverty in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region> by empowering people and building self-reliance. The awards honor those organizations that help people improve their own lives and the communities in which they live. Eligible organizations must offer program activities that go beyond emergency food, shelter, and other types of assistance to address the root causes of poverty. (Organizations providing only basic services will not be considered.) In this grant cycle, ten organizations will receive awards of up to $7,000. <a href="www.whyhunger.org/programs/grassroots-action-network/272.html">www.whyhunger.org/programs/grassroots-action-network/272.html</a><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold'>The Collaboration Prize (Deadline: June 16)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Collaboration Prize, created by the Lodestar Foundation, is a national award program designed to identify and showcase models of collaboration among nonprofit organizations. Recognizing the impact that can be achieved from working together, the prize shines a spotlight on collaborations that cooperate to demonstrate innovative and effective responses to challenges or opportunities. To be eligible, a collaboration must involve two or more <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> nonprofit organizations and must have been in operation for at least 18 months. Each of eight finalists will receive $12,500 and the winner will receive an additional $150,000. The online application process will open June 1, 2010 and close on July 16, 2010. http://thecollaborationprize.org/<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For Previously Featured Grants & Awards, visit:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="www.servicewire.org/nsb/Grants-and-Awards"><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>www.servicewire.org/nsb/Grants-and-Awards</span></font></a> </span></font><font size=3 color=navy><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-37447180658489462862010-06-01T16:35:00.001-07:002010-06-01T16:35:34.528-07:00Leadership and Environmental Action Forum<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>This past weekend, EarthTeam, StopWaste.Org and the Alameda County Office of Education hosted LEAF- the Leadership and Environmental Action Forum.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>LEAF provided a venue for students from across the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">East</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> to share best practices in environmental service-learning projects with each other while also learning new leadership skills from local non-profit organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Students taught workshops in paper making, native plant gardens, Green Career Academies, urban farming, campus recycling systems, solar energy, and more. Participating schools are members of the Service-Learning Waste Reduction Project and have been working all year to reduce waste and improve environmental awareness at school, at home and in the community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Photos, workshop descriptions, waste reduction resources, and samples of student work are available at <a href="http://schools.stopwaste.org/">http://schools.stopwaste.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>~Nate Ivy, Service-Learning Waste Reduction Project Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-70664979367947980212010-06-01T09:47:00.001-07:002010-06-01T09:47:32.858-07:00Grants Awards & Contests<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>From Youth Service <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America-</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK8><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>My Idea Grants (Deadline: June 11)</span></font></b></a><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>'s Promise Alliance and AT&T are looking for the energy, enthusiasm, creativity and commitment to help make this country a Grad Nation through the My Idea Grants program. My Idea will empower young people to examine the high school dropout crisis and take action to help more of their peers to graduate on time. National grants of $10,000-$20,000 will be awarded to 20 - 25 youth for the best of the submitted ideas to help increase a community's graduation rate anywhere in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Additional opportunities are available for young people in <st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on">Houston</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on">Indianapolis</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on">Jackson</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on">Louisville</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on">Nashville</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State>, <st1:City w:st="on">New Orleans</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on">Oakland</st1:City>, and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">D.C.</st1:State></st1:place>, with grants of $500-$1500 to support targeted local projects. </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103423666058&s=61915&e=001eacV8M71L1J7SG8fs_sO53kYK6SOT1pcUUOrUnvxS5b-y7f3g2NUH_vGmXXq8HIq43sjIYT2QjDSFvYflWfJtDvzwFYoB8BkUhuSKqNZttbzUc-nKvNjs2hYqNXOTebsXMttEHcPSELY1MOrUQtr06jw8fW8RYbkK2JmYSwrBU58F84wA58XqWvwSmV6AtVu" target="_blank" title="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103423666058&s=61915&e=001eacV8M71L1J7SG8fs_sO53kYK6SOT1pcUUOrUnvxS5b-y7f3g2NUH_vGmXXq8HIq43sjIYT2QjDSFvYflWfJtDvzwFYoB8BkUhuSKqNZttbzUc-nKvNjs2hYqNXOTebsXMttEHcPSELY1MOrUQtr06jw8fW8RYbkK2JmYSwrBU58F84wA58XqWvwSmV6AtVu">www.americaspromise.org/How-to-Help/Young-Leaders/My-Idea-Grants.aspx</a><br> <br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>BIC 4 GOOD Grants (Deadline: June 15)</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Did you create a sustainable community action project, program or organization that you want to grow? Lack the funds to take your project to the next level? If you answered "YES!", you are eligible to apply for a BIC 4 GOOD Grant! BIC 4 GOOD Grants are targeted towards established programs and organizations that have a large impact, proven sustainability, and measurable success. The best applicants are those that are self-driven, unique, community-oriented with measurable impact.<br> Ten outstanding projects or organizations will be awarded $2,000 BIC 4 GOOD Grants and 1 exceptional project or organization will be awarded the Grand Prize $5,000 BIC 4 GOOD Grant! <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103423666058&s=61915&e=001eacV8M71L1KbNB_4c5aJgHXFcGxzIfNKJ1uRY8rXG6Sy7WPEAMvNr9ySyWZen2b3pcR0ArQ1bDkbJzHbq2JN7IH64jWroVKx0WZem_CE4aR1nbsqAfswJIo3DIGjnaWMeT3EZi3ZYRY=" target="_blank" title="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103423666058&s=61915&e=001eacV8M71L1KbNB_4c5aJgHXFcGxzIfNKJ1uRY8rXG6Sy7WPEAMvNr9ySyWZen2b3pcR0ArQ1bDkbJzHbq2JN7IH64jWroVKx0WZem_CE4aR1nbsqAfswJIo3DIGjnaWMeT3EZi3ZYRY=">www.dosomething.org/grants/bic4good</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>OAS Logo Design Contest (Deadline: June 21)</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>To promote youth participation in the hemisphere, as well as the theme of the Second Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Development, and public participation as a priority and a cross-cutting issue to its working areas, the Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) is inviting all interested youth students of architecture, graphic design, art, marketing or related areas and nationals of an OAS Member State, to participate in the design of a logo/visual distinctive for the Second Inter-American <br> Meeting of Ministers and High Level Authorities on Sustainable Development.<br> The objective of the contest is to promote the participation and creativityof young students by participating in the design of a logo/visual distinctive for the Second Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Development, creating awareness and knowledge about the ministerial theme "Towards Sustainable Development in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Americas</st1:place></st1:country-region>." The winner will be given an official certificate of participation, and be awarded a small monetary compensation from the DSD. Also, the winner will have the opportunity to do an internship at OAS headquarters in the fall of 2010. Learn more at: <br> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103423666058&s=61915&e=001eacV8M71L1IEW_7Aet-DZYsPTfI4y8-7eFNetQ9ycMuax2sEjTMRGiGjkk5QMnmkN-I35M4BnhphPafMTg3I8MZRAbuyoDone5YDVT2skFjXiK_ZtFUKKe3Zq9AY0BaLjtG5a-UNOENEIG9_I9PIbuNTJv8IdZ5h1hBdEXYusDSnfIVNF-oS_A==" target="_blank" title="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103423666058&s=61915&e=001eacV8M71L1IEW_7Aet-DZYsPTfI4y8-7eFNetQ9ycMuax2sEjTMRGiGjkk5QMnmkN-I35M4BnhphPafMTg3I8MZRAbuyoDone5YDVT2skFjXiK_ZtFUKKe3Zq9AY0BaLjtG5a-UNOENEIG9_I9PIbuNTJv8IdZ5h1hBdEXYusDSnfIVNF-oS_A==">www.oas.org/dsd/MinisterialMeeting/DocumentsII/Logo_eng.pdf</a> and<br> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103423666058&s=61915&e=001eacV8M71L1JqPZeXIzErV0Y1r1_EvmJNcSjkNmv4R66HX_VltqneYR9qWtjY3onc-sN4BexrYUrCMc2GC3Cz8vOg5Shz38-D0CgheqQyJE0Pg2cOj1yBERNF-Mv2_4St3_AghJA0b-Js52_ZEpprCu0HzVHIMVqZ5OJDaGVBX59Vvq4Nxw5MtvWKqMysSAwr" target="_blank" title="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103423666058&s=61915&e=001eacV8M71L1JqPZeXIzErV0Y1r1_EvmJNcSjkNmv4R66HX_VltqneYR9qWtjY3onc-sN4BexrYUrCMc2GC3Cz8vOg5Shz38-D0CgheqQyJE0Pg2cOj1yBERNF-Mv2_4St3_AghJA0b-Js52_ZEpprCu0HzVHIMVqZ5OJDaGVBX59Vvq4Nxw5MtvWKqMysSAwr">www.oas.org/dsd/MinisterialMeeting/DocumentsII/CONTESTRULESfinal.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-23957884622518701352010-05-28T15:31:00.001-07:002010-05-28T15:31:55.210-07:00FW: Action Now+Network - social justice information portal launched<div class=Section1> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Action Now+Network is a new social justice information portal, the goals of which are twofold: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1) to inspire and motivate people to become involved in social justice, to learn about the issues and to find a social justice passion, and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2) to offer a central place from which to connect with all the wonderful organizations that have a social justice mission, and from which to make contact with them for involvement in some way. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>There are two ways in which Action Now+Network will be relevant to schools in search of service learning opportunities or schools which are already involved with service learning programs. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>First, upon entering the site (<a href="http://www.actionnownetwork.com">www.actionnownetwork.com</a>), the user will see a Take Action Now index. This index contains profiles on organizations, organized within twelve social justice categories. New organizations are added all the time, with the expectation that each social justice cell eventually will be filled with profiles. A keyword search for service learning (must be registered and logged in to use the search function), immediately identifies those organizations with a service learning component. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>There is also a virtual library on the site, which contains articles on social justice issues within the same twelve social justice categories; all articles link back to original sources, which themselves, often offer a wealth of information about related subject matter. Serious authors of original articles (students and others) are invited to submit material to the library as well, which, if accepted for the library, can be viewed by anyone entering the site to research the issues. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ideally, Action Now+Network will be a great resource for anyone involved in service learning, with a research interest in social justice issues of any kind. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I would be more than happy to answer any questions you have about the site, or any information contained within it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Warm regards, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sheila Wasserman <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=Default><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>sheilajgw@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Action Now+Network<font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-14488452880631420362010-05-28T14:46:00.001-07:002010-05-28T14:46:32.027-07:00Service-Learning Workshop with Cathy Berger Kaye<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size: 22.0pt;color:red;font-weight:bold'>Online Registration!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://formbuilder.sjcoe.org/form.aspx?f=156" title="http://formbuilder.sjcoe.org/form.aspx?f=156">http://formbuilder.sjcoe.org/form.aspx?f=156</a></span></font><b><font size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 face=Arial><span style='font-size:22.0pt; font-weight:bold'>Back by Popular Demand!<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold'>13<sup>th</sup> Annual Service Learning Summer Institute<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Presented by Delta Sierra Region Six Service Learning Programs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>A Cooperative Effort of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">San Joaquin & Stanislaus</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Offices of Education<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:20.0pt; font-weight:bold'>Cathy Berger Kaye<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Includes Continental Breakfast, Lunch & <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;color:red'>The New Edition of <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold; font-style:italic'>The Complete Guide to Service Learning</span></i></b> with CD</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Monday, June 14<sup>th</sup> 2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size: 14.0pt;color:red;font-weight:bold'>Deadline - Wed. June 9th<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Registration Fee $50.00<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Coffee & Registration 8:30am - Workshop 9:00am - 3:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>San Joaquin <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Office</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> of Education<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Stockton</span></font></st1:City><font size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>, <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=4 color=navy><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Veray Wickham</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Community Involvement Coordinator/Regional Service Learning Lead</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>San Joaquin <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Office</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> of Education</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(209) 468-9021</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006320245964074623.post-5358970304138072282010-05-20T10:58:00.001-07:002010-05-20T10:58:50.363-07:00Childhood Obesity and Service-Learning Working Group<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Palatino Linotype"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:navy'>Posted by request:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>====================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:#333399'><span PalatinoLinotype?;color:#333399?="">generationOn—formerly Children for Children, now the youth arm of the Points of Light Institute, is pleased to announce the formation of the <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Working Group on Service-Learning and Childhood Obesity;</span></i> sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span PalatinoLinotype?;color:#333399?=""><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:#333399'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"; color:#333399'></span><span PalatinoLinotype?;color:#333399?="">generationOn is the largest youth-focused organization in the country dedicated to service. As the youth and education arm of the Points of Light Institute, the resources and programs of generationOn bring together the cumulative best practices, created from more than 40 years of work in the youth and family service space. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"; color:#333399'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></font></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span PalatinoLinotype?;color:#333399?=""><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:#333399'>generationOn is excited to unite a cross-sector network of leaders to focus on the area of childhood obesity prevention through service-learning. We are inviting leaders, specifically those in the service-learning and health and wellness industry, to connect, serve, and coordinate efforts that will provide industry and community input and direction on<i><span style='font-style:italic'> </span></i>performance<i><span style='font-style:italic'> </span></i>and measurement-related topics that most affect urban and rural low-income communities and communities of color. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"; color:#333399'></span><span PalatinoLinotype?;color:#333399?=""> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"; color:#333399'></span><span PalatinoLinotype?;color:#333399?="">Our goals will be to (1) promote service-learning and community/parent engagement as strategies for improving the built environment and preventing childhood obesity, (2) collecting and sharing best practices in service-learning from experts in the field, and (3) building cross-sector relationships among conference attendees that can scale up best practices as they relate to service-learning strategies in childhood obesity prevention. Topics can include but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"; color:#333399'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></font></p> </span> <ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333399;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span PalatinoLinotype??=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"'>Increasing the accessibility of affordable nutritious and unprocessed foods <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> </span> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333399;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"'></span><span PalatinoLinotype??="">Decreasing the saturation of fast-food restaurants <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> </span> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333399;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"'></span><span PalatinoLinotype??="">Increasing safe play places <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> </span> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333399;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"'></span><span PalatinoLinotype??="">Mandating physical activities—such as school recess </span></span></font></span> <font size=2 face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span PalatinoLinotype??=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"'><span Palatino=""><o:p></o:p></span></font></li> </ul> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><b><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"; color:#333399;font-weight:bold'></span><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span PalatinoLinotype?;color:#333399?=""><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:#333399'>The<i><span style='font-style:italic'> </span></i>working group will meet and begin planning at the annual the National Conference on Volunteering and Service at the <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Hilton New York</span></i>, June 28<sup>th</sup>-30<sup>th</sup> 2010; at a private session on Wednesday, June 30<sup>th</sup> at 10:30am, funding will support sustaining the working group activities through the year in preparation for a share out of our findings at the 2011’s conference. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"; color:#333399'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></font></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span PalatinoLinotype?;color:#333399?=""><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:#333399'>I sincerely hope that you will join us in this important work to explore how service-learning impacts childhood obesity prevention and helps to create a healthier <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>. I also welcome you to forward this invitation through your networks and to those you believe should be involved.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"; color:#333399'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></font></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span PalatinoLinotype?;color:#333399?=""><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:#333399'>To confirm your participation, or if you have any questions or concerns, please respond as soon as you are able; I am looking forward to our working together.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </span></span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"; color:navy'></span><span PalatinoLinotype?;color:navy?=""><span Palatino="">Best, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Palatino Linotype"><span Palatino=""><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"; color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </span> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>_____________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:navy; font-weight:bold'></span>Shammara Wright</span></span></font></b></st1:PersonName><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino; color:navy;font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Senior Manager, After-School Programs <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:navy'>Children for Children<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino; color:navy'>6 East 43rd Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino; color:navy'>, 25th Floor<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino; color:navy'>New York</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:navy'>, <st1:State w:st="on">NY</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">10017</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino; color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:navy'>Tel: 212-850-4140 | Fax: 212-850-4180<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:navy'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:julie@childrenforchildren.org"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>shammara@childrenforchildren.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:navy'>Website: <a href="http://www.childrenforchildren.org/" title="blocked::http://www.childrenforchildren.org/"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><span title="blocked::http://www.childrenforchildren.org/"><span title="blocked::http://www.childrenforchildren.org/"><span title="blocked::http://www.childrenforchildren.org/">www.childrenforchildren.org</span></span></span></font></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Palatino><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Palatino;color:navy'><a href="http://www.childrenforchildren.org/" title="blocked::http://www.childrenforchildren.org/"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>http://www.childrenforchildren.org/</span></font></a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <pre><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span PalatinoLinotype?;color:navy?=""><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre></span></div> CalServe Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489355648282388404noreply@blogger.com0