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National  Service Briefing
A Weekly Publication of Youth Service America
Published  for the Service and Service-Learning Field Since 1994
July 8, 2010 - Volume  17 #27 - Circulation:  37,000
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Last  Week To Apply:
Three YSA Grant Program Application Deadlines Next Thursday,  July 15

Disney Friends for Change Grants

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. 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.  www.ysa.org/grants/announcements/friendsforchange2010
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551786087&s=78073&e=001qs-3WIQFsn_9eK0Y38816vxZJkyWYY
2tEe-YhkE3dno6WzcSBOqUE4C-E8XEBqqy2LFfcfMlV7g5Lu16Mw2gUs7g6XXAPP-pbRaFvTN3dm
mbCucg01SjvnBMCvOWV8Q1g7cvdNGmtJi8cguhdbOqlbzm8U_PqurGU22mvhP9IhI=]STEMester
  of Service Grants

Funded by Learn and Serve America, STEMester  of
Service incorporates YSA's semester-long service-learning framework  to
engage educators and students in addressing critical  environmental
and disaster preparedness needs and connecting them to STEM  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 guide students
in addressing
local needs by implementing  sustainable service projects.
www.ysa.org/grants/stem
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551786087&s=78073&e=001qs-3WIQFsn9DW9aShj2EOitWxZyHaGv1Xsg2wnZK9OPDr58iV-4RegEdKAdFg3_VJSYMq3BRAHjbAVpGZP6Ov1V
hCcATditzur2RffcTvGMpYMcc8pDpMr4z6SYvBKA6]Global  Youth Service Day U.S.
Lead Agency Grants

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 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.
www.GYSD.org/content/2011GYSDleadagency
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NEWS  FROM THE FIELD
SPECIAL GULF OIL SPILL EDITION

National Service  Agency Oil Spill Response Plan

The Corporation's primary focus in the  wake of the disaster is to
help mitigate immediate and long-term human,  economic and environmental
needs through direct service and mobilization  and coordination of
community volunteers.
Through its national service  programs, the agency is working with
Gulf Coast state service commissions  and community organizations to
expand their operational capacity and  develop strategies to recruit and
manage volunteers. To date, volunteers  and national service
participants have been involved in diverse response  activities ranging
from lining the shores of the Gulf, monitoring  coastlines, pre-landfall
beach clean-up, providing safety net services,  operating and staffing
Volunteer Reception Centers, and hosting career  fairs for displaced
workers. The call for volunteers is expected to grow  considerably over
time.  Read
the Corporation's strategy to respond to  the BP oil spill at
www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1795
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551786087&s=78073&e=001qs-3WIQFsn8tO609Wy3
h3y5zqhiPPsHD92nj-rPqPgPH-i7q6aJeOhr9aVfVS2RJhX0JxkZWGFBaV-bR1JfHkAHVGficLSY
35YObV8MDyfjh1kZaITaGFYzhV3dG24uQSeCi2TVG7Xu1jBzBeyIq8Bl24sg21YLOSOgc1UkFKOf
WCBa8DA1hDeZuaOMKyp18Wtvbqe_Peks=]and
www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/factsheet_serviceresponse_oilspill.pdf
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551786087&s=78073&e=001qs-3WIQFsn8GZ0PwsET8o1KGScBwxcWXS7GcpOmpRl4sB_WyxzaPETGqVAvq0d1-
UlkawgdYpxtPWbmT3ed2lCkJoL4AVBHIg5-WS5s-8tNetXRntl6Q0mn1YktENt9EKDQIPmVMA8GZ
WtgX4QSGU5wPMwRbPdT8KCUYMdsUqXotBrvRKroW3Q==]How  Volunteers Can Help

The complex nature of oil cleanup, coupled with  health and safety
concerns, restricts the role of volunteers. The Deepwater  Unified
Area Command under the direction of Coast Guard Admiral Thad  Allen
has specified that volunteers or unpaid individuals are not  allowed
to perform hands-on hazardous waste remediation. Find an  appropriate
volunteer opportunity
by typing in your zip
code or register  to volunteer with one of the Gulf Coast state
service commissions at the  website below. Volunteers are also encouraged to
support disaster relief  organizations responding to the spill and to
volunteer with human service  agencies and nonprofits in the region
that are experiencing increased  demand due to the effects of the oil
spill. www.serve.gov/oilspill.asp
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551786087&s=78073&e=001qs-3WIQFsn_jkkz0YevJw8HCZL9FLSea82zLXswz7Rs7gEPeSIhxiNVjmyJi
dHwMrilAYH2s6wm-yzbhWQ3axezaw0hJeln5a0gwZJPchV5uy48YGbwzNXoyLOe0pvqB]Disaste
r  Response & Preparedness Resources

Youth Service America has updated  its "Disaster Relief & Preparedness
Through Service-Learning"
module.  This module includes ideas and resources for planning a high
quality  service-learning
project focused on disaster relief and preparedness.  Download this module
at:  http://tools.ysa.org/downloads/modules/DisasterReliefModule.pdf
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uk8aig4T7jdDq4Ou7MzUvUOVBieLf2dgVxHUlbAoT_BYFPOr3yTrLUeCbkk0a0k7_fcd53UJeVSD
HX9c5vZClZDGH2lPXlYZccj-bMzbPKxJmkhm_MJ_4_MA1zUG_ZuTXo-DG3XV7eCPPpauQ=]Middl
e  school STEM educators in 19 states who incorporate disaster preparedness

and service into their curriculum are eligible to apply for YSA's
STEMester of Service
grant program. (See more information in this week's  top story.)

Additional resources are available from the National  Service-Learning
Clearinghouse
at:  www.servicelearning.org/disaster_response
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v5ng9huACpbIbXL2ZnCO4QcM76PAZr94M--Jm8B8_YpicJ7c8IqrpEfHFMp4kujLtRa_ktQF4Mzw
IGPqFQb6VJfyrN2RZW2ij5bR7_A==]Gulf  Coast Restoration Act Calls for Service
As a Solution to Oil Spill

On  June 30, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced H.R. 5654, the Gulf  Coast
Restoration Act, which will create new "wage-earning jobs and  national
service
positions to clean and restore the Gulf Coast waters,  beaches, and
habitats as
well as rebuild local communities and economies."  The bill would create a
Gulf Coast
Community Conservation Corps (CCC). Gulf  Coast CCC members would focus on
service
coordination and  providing
assistance to individuals and communities harmed by the Gulf  Coast oil
spill.
Members would be eligible for the earned education awards  and other
benefits
associated with national service positions. The cost of  implementing the
Gulf
Coast Restoration Act, including these new and  expanded national service
positions, would be paid by BP in accordance with  provisions of the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990. Read a press release about  this Act
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7b_xlCU1w0D3BFIF4=],  read the text of the Act
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V1RhZOrvCb53Xmc5ADUgtqmg60PtMe5afTMxF6ivVeT7fJPqocsiQj9Yvvg7byU7b_xlCU1w0D3B
FIF4=],  or read this one-page summary of the Act
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q9pofDGDM02U_T37aHOc48YmbPFN43m5cRtfKbCh2rtd9uZ0uVuu3kwWLUW8kg==].
Strategies to engage your Member
of Congress are available at:  http://voicesforservice.org/action.htm
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551786087&s=78073&e=001qs-3WIQFsn_Tow2dW7lCyRtb
4vphUptrdpHqzHmjCjg0-7LabRHMagbV5_6zoVwjQ2_LHqABg9VRszuZkkSQ8w1pzURVPqVg8-WJ
ofzfkRO5SjaLnkHuZg4p2NCEChAtsHxYfzYqNF0=]Gulf  Oil Spill Volunteers:
Problems Matching People To Jobs

A recent article  from the Huffington Post provides interesting background
on the
issue of  effectively engaging volunteers when much of what needs to be
done  requires
special training or safety equipment - and alternative ways to  engage
volunteers
other than directly cleaning up oil. Excerpts include:  "Cleaning oiled
birds and
tar-stained beaches isn't as  straightforward
as clearing rubble. In many cases, it's been difficult to  find enough
work for all the volunteers. ... The needs here are specialized  in many
ways ...
workers also
need special safety equipment. ... There  are other ways to help, Some
10,000 volunteers
without
biohazard  training have registered with the Coalition to Restore
Coastal Louisiana.  Hundreds
of them have been sent to clear beaches of debris before oil hits,  he
said. ... In Florida, about one-third of the 7,683 people who offered to
help
have actually worked, mostly in pre-oil beach cleanup. ... In Alabama,
5,000 people
signed up for the first week of a training
program designed  by Mobile Baykeeper and Alabama Coastal Foundation,
that trains volunteers  to go photograph and document what's happening along
the state's  shoreline." Read the full article at:
www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/11/gulf-oil-spill-volunteers_n_608641.html
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GRANTS  & AWARDS

WaysToHelp.org Grants (Deadline:  Ongoing)

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 www.waystohelp.org
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551786087&s=78073&e=001qs-3WIQFsn8YooPyRGe760GXdtdNHei1F2MIBlWZJid
ns3TE9iv1k17dLhyiTtWlttgQopLvD7MurmAwpNGOvaqSC8DP3ELtIyyya0F10ti-8vm5AuefTg==]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.  www.waystohelp.org
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551786087&s=78073&e=001qs-3WIQFsn8YooPyRGe760GXdtdNHei1F2MIBlWZJidns3TE9iv1k17dLhyiTtWlttg
QopLvD7MurmAwpNGOvaqSC8DP3ELtIyyya0F10ti-8vm5AuefTg==]UNDP  Picture This
Contest (Deadline: July 16)

The contest, entitled "Picture  This: We Can End Poverty," is open
to amateurs and professionals, who may  submit up to three photos focusing
on
progress towards one of the eight  Millennium Development Goals, preferably
in a
developing country.  An
exhibit featuring the winning photos will be held during the MDG Summit  in
September 2010 in New York.
For more information please visit:  http://picturethis.undp.org
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551786087&s=78073&e=001qs-3WIQFsn-o9QTfjsqN7nFobNI-Yb
EHPBJo-fjeYoamuPrGrhBpgaiXlSr5YayuWlcdgonhOpKYPqzlAcCY9f4vpmXZX-49WaJTOVD_rt
zXZx8nMgHxig==]Freedom  to Create Prize (Deadline: August 15)

Established in 2008, the Freedom  to Create Prize
is a celebration of the courage and creativity of artists  around the world
who
use their talents to promote social justice, build the  foundations for open
societies and inspire the human spirit. It is open to  artists in all
creative
fields. Each year, $125,000 in prize money is  awarded across three
categories. The Youth Prize is open to artists or  groups whose
participants are under the age of 18.
The $25,000 prize  will be divided into two components. The winner
will receive $10,000. The  remaining $15,000 will be given to an
organisation nominated by the winning  entrant to further the cause that
the artwork has  highlighted.www.freedomtocreate.com/prize.asp
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n9k3lJI-NwUmHlCJGYkl-x29CBd2myLivtGFGPylzE7DEoMpZLd2nevQ0DvecT53OlVsEXHsswrL
MUkY_OpMvypwedUq_sWFzTg_aVOFzVok=]For  Previously Featured Grants & Awards,
 visit:
www.servicewire.org/nsb/Grants-and-Awards
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PROFILES  IN SERVICE
EVERYDAY YOUNG HERO

Simone Bernstein - St. Louis,  MO

Youth Service America recognizes eighteen year old Simone  Bernstein
of St. Louis, Missouri as this week's Everyday Young Hero for her  work
to engage youth in community service and expand youth access  to
volunteer opportunities.
Simone took the initiative to create a  database/website for local area
youth to
easily find volunteer  opportunities at www.stlouisvolunteen.com
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551786087&s=78073&e=001qs-3WIQFsn9jwW79QbEQwgZEUJtsV
wH-f4whrnUW9sofmtZFdLEGqd4NEocIj984fJSj72ew0oyX9GL74pvU8DcEYPJjRFu_CQPzxwvqG
dNudeDU4dFlsP1X2hX50nzi].  As an active volunteer in the community
since the age of 12,  Simone
found it challenging to find local youth volunteer opportunities.  Many
organizations would not allow youth under 18 to volunteer without  a
parent or guardian on site. She contacted nonprofit  agencies,
hospitals, museums and religious institutions to create a  comprehensive
list of organizations that welcome youth volunteers. In  addition, she
met with numerous organizations to encourage them to consider  opening
their doors to youth volunteers. Simone spent
hours researching  and creating a webpage for area youth and fulfilled a
need in the community  by creating a paperless, postage-free green
website. She utilized her own  funds and dove in blindly to create "st
louis volunteen.com" since she had  no previous website building skills.
The
success of the website inspired  the idea for her to organize the 1st St
Louis Youth and Volunteer Fair. The  April 11th Volunteer Fair had a
huge number of guests, and Simone plans on  making this an annual event.
For
her continued effort to advocate for  youth volunteer opportunities and
to spread the spirit of volunteerism in  our community, we honor Simone as
a YSA
Everyday Young  Hero.

To nominate a young person who has improved
their  community through service to be recognized as an Everyday Young
Hero,
please visit www.ysa.org/awards/hero
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TOOLS,  TRAINING, RESOURCES & RESEARCH

2010 Youth Organizing Field  Scan

The Funders' Collaborative on Youth
Organizing (FCYO) recently  released the 2010 Youth
Organizing Field Scan - a result of in-depth  regional
conversations, on-line surveys and one-on-one discussions with  over 100
organizations. FCYO conducts national
field scans using a  combination of quantitative and qualitative research to
document trends,  challenges and opportunities. Field scans provide an
opportunity to inform  FCYO's strategy and to help advocate for the field of
youth organizing.  Download the report at:
http://fcyo.org/media/docs/2465_Appendix1FCYO2010FieldScan.pdf
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551786087&s=78073&e=001qs-3WIQFsn8jFziEa-0WGbeRDvUV9TUcd74Se-PHlxtRku74bvh2Y40eHY6oiFu
ddWN7Ie3tw5fACjL1vv8RkmXXMPNHxuqk89jJQecdXpXaxS6duVg2mFgMdUXyGgyGjSjS-w9uCRH
aNl7r4AxSQIUmuK4ClOh-l8huraZDCvQ=]"Building  a Pipeline for Justice:
Understanding Youth Organizing and the  Leadership
Pipeline"

Written by Dr. Shawn Ginwright, this paper aims  to capture the challenges
and opportunities
of building a
Leadership  Pipeline, with youth organizing as a critical starting
point, for a more  robust and sustainable social justice movement.
Download a copy
of  this paper at
http://fcyo.org/media/docs/6252_FCYO_OPS_10_ScreenVersion.pdf
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551786087&s=78073&e=001qs-3WIQFsn-YM2a5LkwPKb1aRguM0B0dP6zfamIrGmLLHlNp96BzpBkXHxiHNACK8o_QdzO7XdJr7Qz9-CWJKaUqcE
AuFlm05a3s_FwrUfnCtf3JiBWkib2kqUzR9HuwfqAZRHXJHuXTWCnF_lhCDkolM7QdnesQCtKjT6
GURfI=]Change-Makers  Share 10 of Their Favorite Tools

Socialbrite is all about showcasing  social tools for social change. In
this article,
Socialbrite consulted with  experts in the field to compile a list of 10
indepspensible
tools,  including 5 social action tools & platforms and 5 media creation
tools.  Featured
sites include: Mobilize.org, Amazee, Wiser Earth, Charity How To,
WeAreMedia, WordPress,
OpenStreetMap, BlogTalkRadio, Kodak Zi8, Spot.us  & DocumentCloud. Learn
more about
the recommended tools at:
www.socialbrite.org/2010/07/06/social-change-experts-share-10-favorite-tools/
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SERVICE  CALENDARS

Conferences & Events

Voices for National Service  Capitol Hill Day
September 15-16, 2010
Washington, DC

Be a voice  for national service by visiting your Members of Congress
during the Voices  for National Service Capitol Hill Day on September 15-16,
2010.
The  National Service Capitol Hill Day helps to establish and  strengthen
relationships with our legislators and provides an excellent  opportunity
for
constituents to explain how federal funds are used locally.  The meetings on
Capitol Hill are a critical opportunity to share with  Congress how national
service participants are helping to address the  country's most pressing
needs
during this economic downturn.
This fall,  as pressure builds to control spending and cut the deficit,
Congress will  be forced to make really tough decisions about funding
priorities.
It is  critically important that we meet with our legislators, stress the
impact
of national service in our communities, and urge them to fully fund  the
Corporation for National and Community Service at $1.42 billion.  This
appropriation - recommended by President Obama - is a 23% increase for  the
agency, and we must demonstrate that there is a significant need and a
strong
demand for this level of funding.
Due to the limited amount of  meeting space in many Congressional offices,
we
may need to set limits on  the number of Hill Day registrants from certain
Congressional districts. We  encourage you to register early to secure
your place and to give us  sufficient notice of your planned
participation. We want to maximize  interest and schedule a productive
day of meetings for as many as  possible.
Register at:
http://voicesforservice.org/events/nshd_Registration/Form_Regis.php
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