September 2002 — EduHound Extra
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Community Service
- America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth
- Youth Service America
- SERVEnet
- National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC)
www.nylc.org
NYLC is a prominent advocate of service-learning and national service for today's youth. - VolunteerMatch
www.volunteermatch.org
This nonprofit online service is dedicated to helping anyone find a great place to volunteer. - 20 Ways for Teenagers to Help Other People by Volunteering
www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/volunteer.htm
As an online resource for The Teenager's Guide to the Real World by Marshall Brain, this site provides a useful list that tells teens about the advantages of volunteering. The site also lists 20 volunteering opportunities suited for different personalities.
www.americaspromise.org
This site mobilizes people from every sector of American life to help build the character and competence of our nation's youth.
www.ysa.org
An alliance of more than 300 organizations committed to increasing opportunities for young Americans to serve locally, nationally or globally.
www.servenet.org
Users can enter their ZIP code, city, skills, interests and/or availability, and then be matched with organizations that need help.
Judith B. Rajala, M.A., president and founder of EduHound.com, is an independent education technology instructor and former K-12 educator. She is also a consultant for several Connecticut-based state technology organizations. E-mail: EduHoundExtra@thejournal.com.
