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Tribes/U.S. Territories Highlights
National Service Agency Announces Grants To Establish Youth Engagement Zones
The Corporation for National and Community Service announces the availability of $5.4 million in grants to establish Youth Engagement Zones, as called for by the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. Application deadline is June 15, 2010 at 5pm EST. Find out more.
Wilderness Service-Learning Field Course
This month-long course is in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in Idaho and Montana from June 28 - July 30, 2010.
Learn and Serve America grantees help coordinate tsunami relief response in American Samoa.
The 2nd Annual National Forum on Dropout Prevention Strategies for Native and Tribal Communities
In Phoenix, AZ, from April 18 - April 20, 2010. More information.
New Learn and Serve America Grant Competition!
The Corporation for National and Community Service announces the availability of $650,070 for new Learn and Serve America School-Based grants to Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories to involve school-age youth in service-learning projects that simultaneously support student development and meet community needs. Application deadline is March 9, 2010. More information.
The Corporation for National and Community Service announces the availability of $650,070 for new Learn and Serve America School-Based grants to Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories to involve school-age youth in service-learning projects that simultaneously support student development and meet community needs. Application deadline is March 9, 2010. More information.
New Learn and Serve America Grant Competition!
The Corporation for National and Community Service announces the availability of $650,070 for new Learn and Serve America School-Based grants to Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories to involve school-age youth in service-learning projects that simultaneously support student development and meet community needs. More Information.
The Corporation for National and Community Service announces the availability of $650,070 for new Learn and Serve America School-Based grants to Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories to involve school-age youth in service-learning projects that simultaneously support student development and meet community needs. More Information.
EagleRock School & Professional Development Center Given Award!
NSLC's Program Advisor for Indian Tribes and US Territories was named one of 5 national High Flying Schools Sponsored by The National Youth-At-Risk Conference in collaboration with The National Network for Educational Renewal! More information.
NSLC's Program Advisor for Indian Tribes and US Territories was named one of 5 national High Flying Schools Sponsored by The National Youth-At-Risk Conference in collaboration with The National Network for Educational Renewal! More information.
AmeriCorps and Service-Learning
See some examples of how AmeriCorps and service-learning interconnect as well as resources to help support AmeriCorps members involved with service-learning. View the page.
See some examples of how AmeriCorps and service-learning interconnect as well as resources to help support AmeriCorps members involved with service-learning. View the page.
Making a Difference at the Tar Creek Superfund Site: Community Efforts to Reduce Risk (2007) 
This book describes the communities and the clean-up project in the voices of participants from every area.
This book describes the communities and the clean-up project in the voices of participants from every area.
ACHP Announces Nationwide Grassroots Service Learning Effort
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) urges historic preservation organizations to create local service learning and/or community service opportunities for students and school systems across the United States in an effort to more widely share and increase public awareness of the benefits of historic preservation. Full press release (65K pdf).
See also the Service-Learning & Historic Preservation page.
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) urges historic preservation organizations to create local service learning and/or community service opportunities for students and school systems across the United States in an effort to more widely share and increase public awareness of the benefits of historic preservation. Full press release (65K pdf).
See also the Service-Learning & Historic Preservation page.
Meet the New Strategic Advisor for Native American Affairs for the Corporation for National & Community Service
Ron Lessard from the Mohawk and Abenaki tribes discusses his new position and what he would like to accomplish. Read his email (71K pdf).
Ron Lessard from the Mohawk and Abenaki tribes discusses his new position and what he would like to accomplish. Read his email (71K pdf).
National Service Agency Announces New Steps to Strengthen Support for Native American Communities
The Corporation for National and Community Service today announced two major steps to increase its commitment and support for Native American communities in using national service as a solution to tackle social and economic challenges. Read the complete press release.
The Corporation for National and Community Service today announced two major steps to increase its commitment and support for Native American communities in using national service as a solution to tackle social and economic challenges. Read the complete press release.
Tribes and US Territories Program Advisor Eagle Rock School Participates in National Evaluation Project
What assets do out-of-school youths offer the workplace? This article discusses a powerful example of youth-led project evaluation. Students at Eagle Rock School, NSLC’s Tribes and Territories Program Advisor and a residential school in Estes Park, Colo., for those who haven’t thrived in mainstream settings, figured that was a question worth asking their peers.
The Generator, v.26(2), Summer 2008. (page 3)
http://www.nylc.org/rc_downloadfile.cfm?emoid=14:810&property=download&mode=download
What assets do out-of-school youths offer the workplace? This article discusses a powerful example of youth-led project evaluation. Students at Eagle Rock School, NSLC’s Tribes and Territories Program Advisor and a residential school in Estes Park, Colo., for those who haven’t thrived in mainstream settings, figured that was a question worth asking their peers.
The Generator, v.26(2), Summer 2008. (page 3)
http://www.nylc.org/rc_downloadfile.cfm?emoid=14:810&property=download&mode=download
Capturing Experience: How People 50+ Can Help Your Organization
Discover proven strategies to capture the experience of people age 50+ in your community in this free online course developed by Temple University Center for Intergenerational Learning. Sign up for the 3-hour course at http://cil.templecil.org/.
Discover proven strategies to capture the experience of people age 50+ in your community in this free online course developed by Temple University Center for Intergenerational Learning. Sign up for the 3-hour course at http://cil.templecil.org/.
In Case You Missed the Teleconference - Meet the Tribes and US Territories Program Advisor!
You can listen to a recording of the teleconference by downloading the file here:
http://servicelearning.org/rss/podcasts/.
You can also subscribe to Bring Learning to Life: A Service-Learning Podcast and get instant rss updates when new podcasts are added:
http://servicelearning.org/filemanager/download/podcasts/podcasts.rss.
You can read more about Eagle Rock here, or by visiting their website: http://www.eaglerockschool.org
You can listen to a recording of the teleconference by downloading the file here:http://servicelearning.org/rss/podcasts/.
You can also subscribe to Bring Learning to Life: A Service-Learning Podcast and get instant rss updates when new podcasts are added:
http://servicelearning.org/filemanager/download/podcasts/podcasts.rss.
You can read more about Eagle Rock here, or by visiting their website: http://www.eaglerockschool.org
IARSLCE Seeks New Administrative Home
The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) is seeking a new administrative home, effective in June or July of 2008. Please see the following documents to apply:
The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) is seeking a new administrative home, effective in June or July of 2008. Please see the following documents to apply:
- RFP (89K pdf)
- Scope of Work (141K pdf)
- Cover Page (69K doc)
- Narrative (67K doc)
Crossroads and Common Ground: An Indiana Campus Compact Compilation Report (2007) 
This compilation research report examines the impact of service on several Indiana institutions of higher education and the communities where the schools are located. This report is a compilation of three research studies, spanning a period of eight years.
This compilation research report examines the impact of service on several Indiana institutions of higher education and the communities where the schools are located. This report is a compilation of three research studies, spanning a period of eight years.
Honoring the Breath of Life (2007) 
From the 2007 National Indian Youth Leadership Project, this anthology includes personal essays, descriptions of service-learning projects, poetry, and articles detailing youth and service-learning in Native American communities.
From the 2007 National Indian Youth Leadership Project, this anthology includes personal essays, descriptions of service-learning projects, poetry, and articles detailing youth and service-learning in Native American communities.
Native American Education: A Reference Handbook (2002) 
This volume puts the schooling of Native American children in the broader context of the country's educational agenda and demonstrates how Native American learning continues to be a challenge to minority education in the United States.
This volume puts the schooling of Native American children in the broader context of the country's educational agenda and demonstrates how Native American learning continues to be a challenge to minority education in the United States.
Tar Creek Anthologies
The Legacy: Poems, Songs, Essays and Research Papers (1999) and Our Toxic Place: Poems, Songs, Essays, and Research Papers (2002) were produced as part of a service-learning project in Oklahoma.
The Legacy: Poems, Songs, Essays and Research Papers (1999) and Our Toxic Place: Poems, Songs, Essays, and Research Papers (2002) were produced as part of a service-learning project in Oklahoma.
A Culture of Giving: Service-Learning in Native American Communities (2003)
A National Commission on Service-Learning video featuring innovative service-learning projects in New Mexico and Northern Michigan.
A National Commission on Service-Learning video featuring innovative service-learning projects in New Mexico and Northern Michigan.
