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Learn and Serve America impacts both the service participants and the communities they serve. Performance reviews, research, and policy analysis help develop and cultivate knowledge that enhance the overall effectiveness of Learn and Serve America and service-learning. A number of independent studies evaluating Learn and Serve America and assessing the program's impact on the participant have been undertaken over the years. All have come to the same conclusion—Learn and Serve America has a positive impact on participants' civic attitudes and involvement in volunteer service. Read more on the Impact of Learn and Serve America
2009-2012 Learn and Serve America Grantees
- 2010 Youth Engagement Zones (PDF)
- 2010 Higher Education (STEM and teacher training) (PDF)
- 2010 School-Based Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories
- 2010 Summer of Service
- 2009 School-Based (PDF)
- 2009 Community-Based (PDF)
- 2009 Higher Education (PDF)
2008 Social Media Grantees
In 2008, aiming to tap into the skyrocketing popularity and power of social networking tools like Facebook and Twitter to promote social good, the Corporation for National and Community Service / Learn and Serve America granted a total of $2.3 million to six organizations to use social media to engage college students in service to meet community needs.
They also funded 10 community-based organizations to use social media to engage youth in service to meet community needs. These are the stories, lessons learned, and evidence of impact of some of those programs.
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