Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Plan Your Service Project For National & Global Youth Service Day 2007

National & Global Youth Service Day, the largest service event in the world, is April 20-22, 2007. Resources are available to help you plan your service project:



*Order or download free planning resources: Planning Tool Kits, Service-Learning Curriculum Guides, posters are available at www.ysa.org/nysd/resource/planning.cfm.



The Planning Tool Kit is a comprehensive guide to help project planners identify their projects, recruit volunteers, generate media attention, raise funds, and more. The Service-Learning Curriculum Guide contains eight lessons to develop students' project management skills while planning projects for National & Global Youth Service Day. Classroom Posters are colorful tools to recruit volunteers and decorate project sites. The back of the poster contains a guide for teachers and activity sheets for students.

*Apply for a grant to support your project: Youth Service America is pleased to offer grants to help young people and organizations plan and implement service projects for National & Global Youth Service Day and beyond. Current grant opportunities include National Crime Prevention Council Grants; Red, White, and Green Climate Change Grants; and YSA Youth Venture Program Grants (to support sustainable social ventures). Visit www.YSA.org/awards for more information.