<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> YSA <<a href="mailto:nsbinfo@ysa.org">nsbinfo@ysa.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> October 13, 2011 7:24:11 PM PDT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ds94124@aol.com">ds94124@aol.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>National Service Briefing: Last Chance to Be a Hero!</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> <a href="mailto:nsbinfo@ysa.org">nsbinfo@ysa.org</a><br><br></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Having trouble viewing this email?</span><br><span>Click here</span><br><span><a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=otshzucab&v=001EbGq4AQcELQn9yQE0rz3Nplh8wXVM4ZPbJfyub9LHkSdlT8yKiWwpNOoKnoJJX-bCv8OYH_lcZ747VqPlkEN-FIe6ciElQPtSt6P4hk-kxz6zJVrCR2MYzlsHgoq-qQ_U7xPqCJYvNX1c8SUEvSKGZxOnYHx9uu282dBvV-gw1j3jaug6DkzcfRvp9Vh0GHx">http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=otshzucab&v=001EbGq4AQcELQn9yQE0rz3Nplh8wXVM4ZPbJfyub9LHkSdlT8yKiWwpNOoKnoJJX-bCv8OYH_lcZ747VqPlkEN-FIe6ciElQPtSt6P4hk-kxz6zJVrCR2MYzlsHgoq-qQ_U7xPqCJYvNX1c8SUEvSKGZxOnYHx9uu282dBvV-gw1j3jaug6DkzcfRvp9Vh0GHx</a></span><br><span>National Service Briefing [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2hHWaz5C-o8QBNPueKNl2qljbLKJgaPAl6T2zoL2lsF7GA6yn4wbNQwsL49f7-1RnGSmv6vTgwxf1Ci7qktgKNG01pWjnP_ftfV5GUojWc5A==]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~YSA">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2hHWaz5C-o8QBNPueKNl2qljbLKJgaPAl6T2zoL2lsF7GA6yn4wbNQwsL49f7-1RnGSmv6vTgwxf1Ci7qktgKNG01pWjnP_ftfV5GUojWc5A==]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~YSA</a> Logo [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c3xnY9hrDmlIsUH5edtAbCLwMGpH3fnnbarusV-enen1ZhsZTJIORmqKZa3_Kp0UTrzyYQJi2-a-4b_5dEh6emkdPXsi7qptu8=]National">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c3xnY9hrDmlIsUH5edtAbCLwMGpH3fnnbarusV-enen1ZhsZTJIORmqKZa3_Kp0UTrzyYQJi2-a-4b_5dEh6emkdPXsi7qptu8=]National</a> Service Briefing</span><br><span>published by Youth Service America</span><br><span></span><br><span>October 6, 2011</span><br><span>Volume 18, No. 41</span><br><span>Circulation: 39,950</span><br><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><br><span></span><br><span>Last Chance To Be a UnitedHealth HERO!</span><br><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><br><span></span><br><span>These are the last few days to apply for YSA's UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning</span><br><span>Grants!</span><br><span></span><br><span>UnitedHealth HEROES program is a service-learning, health literacy  initiative developed</span><br><span>by UnitedHealthcare and YSA (Youth Service America). The  program awards grants </span><br><span>to help youth, ages 5-25, create and implement local,  hands-on programs to fight</span><br><span>childhood obesity.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The grants encourage semester-long projects that launch on Martin  Luther King, </span><br><span>Jr. Day of Service (January 16, 2012) and culminate on Global Youth  Service Day</span><br><span> (April 20-22, 2012).</span><br><span></span><br><span>Schools, service-learning coordinators,  after-school programs, non-profits, and</span><br><span> students in the health professions  located in all 50 states and the District of</span><br><span>Columbia are eligible to apply for  the $500-$1,000 grants. Grant applications will</span><br><span>be reviewed and selected on a state-by-state basis, and there will be grants awarded</span><br><span>in every state.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Applications must be submitted online before midnight next Monday, October  17, </span><br><span>2011.  To obtain an application, visit <a href="http://www.YSA.org/HEROES">www.YSA.org/HEROES</a> [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c3e7q5WfxMJVN5iTfct1cB2U5vJ83N47io9_HjJdYRQzriFhIXwqz2lU0K1OBMshVzDvwS30sbwlUhXqojJeQD9HJ4s7bghR8JOUF05BjrBMg==]Download">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c3e7q5WfxMJVN5iTfct1cB2U5vJ83N47io9_HjJdYRQzriFhIXwqz2lU0K1OBMshVzDvwS30sbwlUhXqojJeQD9HJ4s7bghR8JOUF05BjrBMg==]Download</a> " First Responders: Youth  Addressing Childhood Obesity Through Service-Learning [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2JOGxY6GupV4vm26FHus25hIHJNcRGZKyRdcsR1-AJ17fxbOHtVcmeMi_GIOOc0_Uv6Iu318-rUq0MdIIYjpsankbk0tCxDrn2VU0nIReE4Lc3CwmGYP3vNsaR-M9h_e4iUZTdr3EZsmXrGFK7vj0FDceO7UYh1_kPp_0Ztg9UpK8TkDAKWizXwk9vEKPQsNQ=">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2JOGxY6GupV4vm26FHus25hIHJNcRGZKyRdcsR1-AJ17fxbOHtVcmeMi_GIOOc0_Uv6Iu318-rUq0MdIIYjpsankbk0tCxDrn2VU0nIReE4Lc3CwmGYP3vNsaR-M9h_e4iUZTdr3EZsmXrGFK7vj0FDceO7UYh1_kPp_0Ztg9UpK8TkDAKWizXwk9vEKPQsNQ=</a>],"</span><br><span>a step-by-step guide  to help youth, parents, teachers, and other volunteers deploy</span><br><span>YSA  service-learning models to fight childhood obesity in their communities</span><br><span></span><br><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><br><span></span><br><span>News From the Field</span><br><span></span><br><span>Make Your Mark Week: 10/16 - 10/22</span><br><span></span><br><span>GenerationOn's Make Your Mark Week is October 16-22. It's an opportunity for kids</span><br><span>to focus on issues that matter most to them and to support those issues with small</span><br><span>acts of service that come together to create big changes. This year, Make Your Mark</span><br><span>Week focuses on five issue areas that matter most to young people: animals, the </span><br><span>environment, homelessness, hunger and literacy. You can help to support Make Your</span><br><span>Mark Week by sharing ways that kids can make their mark through your social networks.</span><br><span>Take a minute to check out the Make Your Mark Week website and the Make Your Mark</span><br><span>Week Facebook application. <a href="http://bit.ly/qKb76q">http://bit.ly/qKb76q</a> [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c0K1vndiBmdglhqRzHoPVlRj9GfXmHUZ5V0KQn_5KOiWk_mQHDc-oNaRt-2qolUMPg0KJkUWFWiH0bX91geFelGw6moenQSqsM=]2011">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c0K1vndiBmdglhqRzHoPVlRj9GfXmHUZ5V0KQn_5KOiWk_mQHDc-oNaRt-2qolUMPg0KJkUWFWiH0bX91geFelGw6moenQSqsM=]2011</a> List of 100 Best Communities for Young People Announced</span><br><span></span><br><span>America's Promise Alliance has announced its 2011 list of 100 Best Communities for</span><br><span>Young People presented by ING. This year, more than 350 communities in all 50 states</span><br><span>and Washington, DC, were nominated for the 100 Best competition. The winners come</span><br><span>from 37 states and 30 are first-time recipients of the honor. To learn more about</span><br><span>the winning communities, visit: <a href="http://bit.ly/qZYCuk">http://bit.ly/qZYCuk</a> [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c1ravs2VlgODV3IEtIwUteP9JQJcrdRR03TrVN80xj50FTtLfQ60WhcxcRJLODMv7IEbYT1vNq6UVDjEjuTm17G8z-whoKgW7M=]View">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c1ravs2VlgODV3IEtIwUteP9JQJcrdRR03TrVN80xj50FTtLfQ60WhcxcRJLODMv7IEbYT1vNq6UVDjEjuTm17G8z-whoKgW7M=]View</a> the archived webcast of the announcement, featuring a congratulatory message</span><br><span>from Vice President Joe Biden at: <a href="http://bit.ly/pvuSUJ">http://bit.ly/pvuSUJ</a> [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c1DxH1aDh6VnMgslypRf56Jj88i1W6p_j95J6UQ8-tJfHY581yW2r64HZeTce6thtfYeVK2z0AZ08WpILNV_PNX7_I49Ea1XKI=]YSA">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c1DxH1aDh6VnMgslypRf56Jj88i1W6p_j95J6UQ8-tJfHY581yW2r64HZeTce6thtfYeVK2z0AZ08WpILNV_PNX7_I49Ea1XKI=]YSA</a> to Celebrate 25th Anniversary with TEDxCapital - November 4 TEDxCapital [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2uvNbS9cTWUKXW7cyswONuA91n5VGYU9cpWd-u50sw2b4tewyG1niLh1vWxdRUsQSobqyBjqaX78dN7kf0WxnrjsDy0uqpIqWe4tHziLQ9Qg==]On">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2uvNbS9cTWUKXW7cyswONuA91n5VGYU9cpWd-u50sw2b4tewyG1niLh1vWxdRUsQSobqyBjqaX78dN7kf0WxnrjsDy0uqpIqWe4tHziLQ9Qg==]On</a> Friday, November 4, YSA will host TEDxCapital: Generational Service in celebration</span><br><span>of our 25th anniversary. The event will feature seven outstanding speakers offering</span><br><span>"ideas worth spreading" about the past, present, and future of youth engagement.</span><br><span> TEDxCapital will take place on November 4 from 2:00 - 5:00pm at the Wooly Mammoth</span><br><span>Theater in Washington, DC. If you're interested in joining us, please visit <a href="http://www.TEDxCapital.org">www.TEDxCapital.org</a> [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2Ji5NZgAQZgpVuXl7M9T6d15l5JlHigagysehxkstJTkZe5u2ELGIHXdloe7j2b6bwV9m1HCemXRylVS761zOJ-ErfdbWpyltAyjRYdqZbyA==]for">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2Ji5NZgAQZgpVuXl7M9T6d15l5JlHigagysehxkstJTkZe5u2ELGIHXdloe7j2b6bwV9m1HCemXRylVS761zOJ-ErfdbWpyltAyjRYdqZbyA==]for</a> more details. Videos of all the speakers</span><br><span> will be archived on the site after the event.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>MLK Day of Service - January 16, 2012MLK</span><br><span> Day of Service [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c0-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/r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c3e7q5WfxMJVKIHXwiAEZfT_lK8aqDWtj_hczPpsqpNoksqSunt8C_Q1aW_O6WhXPtnBhJxWPmWcNrtBJjOaOUrYt2OMrhYBf4=]Watch</a> this webinar for information about all the MLK Day grant programs available:</span><br><span><a href="http://bit.ly/nWU0Oh">http://bit.ly/nWU0Oh</a> [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c0LVMVgnryH_iuZdfIypoenf1Bd-3QwUuFDIALjtNjjfJU_UmhfLrqdWi-L577Z2-4pijwCOZjG0rKd47FsqrljytCKFcHjpGI=]Grant">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c0LVMVgnryH_iuZdfIypoenf1Bd-3QwUuFDIALjtNjjfJU_UmhfLrqdWi-L577Z2-4pijwCOZjG0rKd47FsqrljytCKFcHjpGI=]Grant</a> Opportunities - Is your Project Eligible to Receive a Grant and</span><br><span>What is the Process? [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c3p37DrGCMc6MsHySljtEdP_-TOwWcSW_5-LYgZHXENiXKGIHiM80a2F-4BVeiqASrOfn_L3SF-rVROyeX6FtQGP-Lyfsyj6jX7xFyXsWwbvA==]Grant">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c3p37DrGCMc6MsHySljtEdP_-TOwWcSW_5-LYgZHXENiXKGIHiM80a2F-4BVeiqASrOfn_L3SF-rVROyeX6FtQGP-Lyfsyj6jX7xFyXsWwbvA==]Grant</a> Opportunities - Is your Project Eligible to Receive a Grant and What is the</span><br><span>Process?</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants</span><br><span>Deadline: November 9</span><br><span></span><br><span>State Farm is proud to team up with YSA to offer grants of up to $1,000 for service-learning</span><br><span>projects in K-12 public schools in all fifty US states and the District of Columbia,</span><br><span>and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick. The State Farm</span><br><span>Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants encourage semester-long projects. Up to 125</span><br><span>grants will be awarded; at least 10-15 grants will support projects addressing teen</span><br><span>driver safety issues. Learn more at <a href="http://www.YSA.org/goodneighbor">www.YSA.org/goodneighbor</a> [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2-2wHXgl6J815RvW2EXm7ggWxs3N8wg67QwzZAAIMPq3zwHtEGNTdXfalJw6LybByCwesTPlds2fP_M8dhCbQrVDLFzIRfxmtFjP77EMs-c5qXJhSWPwHD]MLK">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2-2wHXgl6J815RvW2EXm7ggWxs3N8wg67QwzZAAIMPq3zwHtEGNTdXfalJw6LybByCwesTPlds2fP_M8dhCbQrVDLFzIRfxmtFjP77EMs-c5qXJhSWPwHD]MLK</a> Day Lead Organizer Grants</span><br><span>Deadline: November 18</span><br><span></span><br><span>YSA and CNCS are proud to support up to 16 MLK Day Lead Organizers with $4,000 planning</span><br><span>grants to coordinate Martin Luther King Day of Service (January 16, 2012) activities.</span><br><span>This grant program is open to nonprofit organizations, K-12 schools, and colleges</span><br><span>& universities in all 50 states and DC. Grantees will be required to engage at least</span><br><span>3,000 volunteers in community service or service-learning projects on MLK Day, build</span><br><span>or strengthen partnerships with at least 5 partner organizations, and address one</span><br><span>or more strategic issue areas. Learn more: <a href="http://www.YSA.org/grants/MLKDay">www.YSA.org/grants/MLKDay</a> [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c1PzknriId1tEqrJcJ4-n3iKcvqeiFT7LWBos-RT21jGt3Qu4bQzdTXgX4E2iqBZWB6yZB0hpsfrp8wxuNsaPX62qQ8mV_0UZAYta-Qo6S81dBS1BMi_iAX]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c1PzknriId1tEqrJcJ4-n3iKcvqeiFT7LWBos-RT21jGt3Qu4bQzdTXgX4E2iqBZWB6yZB0hpsfrp8wxuNsaPX62qQ8mV_0UZAYta-Qo6S81dBS1BMi_iAX]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Everyday Young Heroes</span><br><span></span><br><span>Ari Hiller</span><br><span>Teaneck, NJ</span><br><span></span><br><span>YSA recognizes thirteen year old Ari Hiller of Teaneck, New Jersey, as one of our</span><br><span>Everyday Young Heroes for his many efforts to provide support to seniors and needy</span><br><span>members of his community.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Ari takes part in Areyvut's Bergen County Mitzvah Clowning program, spending time</span><br><span>monthly with residents of senior care facilities and with special needs children.</span><br><span>He interacts with various populations, talks with those that get few visitors, and</span><br><span>brings joy and smiles to others. In June Ari celebrated his Bar Mitzvah by designing</span><br><span>and implementing a Tikkun Olam (community service) tour of Bergen County. On the</span><br><span> last day of school he and his peers performed many acts of service. On the last</span><br><span> day of school he and his peers boarded a bus and dropped off magazines at hospitals</span><br><span>and nursing homes, nonperishable food items at a local pantry and assisted with </span><br><span>a trail clean up at a local nature preserve. Ari was successful in engaging roughly</span><br><span>40 youth volunteers for his Tikkun Olam tour by recruiting his friends, classmates</span><br><span>and peers to participate in this innovative program that he developed.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Because of Ari's impressive work in the Bergen County community, individuals in </span><br><span>need know that there is someone they can count on who is committed to helping them.</span><br><span>Ari was able to donated hundreds of magazines, many food items and continues to </span><br><span>be an active participant in Areyvut's Mitzvah Clowning program.  For his work to</span><br><span> provide smiles and friendship to local senior citizens and his volunteer initiatives</span><br><span>to support needy community members, we honor Ari as an Everyday Young Hero.</span><br><span></span><br><span>To nominate a young person who has improved their community through service to be</span><br><span>recognized as an Everyday Young Hero, please visit <a href="http://www.ysa.org/awards/hero">www.ysa.org/awards/hero</a>.</span><br><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><br><span></span><br><span>Resources & Trainings</span><br><span></span><br><span>MLK Day of Service Webinarsmlkwebinars [<a href="http://your.website.address.here]Mark">http://your.website.address.here]Mark</a> your calendars and get your service projects ready for the 2012 MLK Day of </span><br><span>Service on January 16, 2012. With fewer than 100 days left until the 2012 MLK Day</span><br><span>of Service, now is the time to plan! The following free webinars will be presented</span><br><span>to help project organizers prepare for MLK Day of Service:</span><br><span>* Project Planning and Development - October 19, 2011</span><br><span>* Raising Resources & In-Kind Donations- October 26, 2011</span><br><span>* Recruiting Stellar Volunteers - November 9, 2011</span><br><span>* Project Planning and Development (repeated) - November 21, 2011</span><br><span>* Raising Resources & In-Kind Donations (repeated)- November 30, 2011</span><br><span>* Recruiting Stellar Volunteers (repeated) - December 7, 2011</span><br><span>* Creating a Communications Plan - December 14, 2011</span><br><span>* Final Preparations - January 11, 2012</span><br><span></span><br><span>Register for any or all of these webinars at: <a href="http://1.usa.gov/qH6axE">http://1.usa.gov/qH6axE</a> [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c3AqfXs9QmER2OPBb-QdHeqPV26u0hoUQBS53dJgyCMTvHHBAig310CF08DyZUWWR4Jo5B5HJ2qwos87Dui-3b9vexOCsX6Tfp4H3C9RO5LPw==]2nd">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c3AqfXs9QmER2OPBb-QdHeqPV26u0hoUQBS53dJgyCMTvHHBAig310CF08DyZUWWR4Jo5B5HJ2qwos87Dui-3b9vexOCsX6Tfp4H3C9RO5LPw==]2nd</a> International Training Institute to Establish or Enhance a Local Youth Court/Teen</span><br><span>Court</span><br><span>December 6-8, 2011 in Las Vegas</span><br><span></span><br><span>This institute is designed for those who are interested in establishing or enhancing</span><br><span>a local juvenile justice diversion program, often referred to as youth court, teen</span><br><span>court, peer court, student court and youth peer panel. Topics to be covered include</span><br><span>training adult and youth volunteers, offering quality community service programs,</span><br><span>mock family intake meetings, implementing operational and administrative procedures,</span><br><span>identifying funding and resources opportunities, legal and liability issues, partnerships</span><br><span>with MOU's, program evaluation/satisfaction, juvenile referral sources,  grant writing,</span><br><span>identifying public and private resources and other operational and administrative</span><br><span>aspects Learn more and register at: <a href="http://bit.ly/q3HRvQ">http://bit.ly/q3HRvQ</a> [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c0Eag12QmGGxBwxb5pVWHwtZMYJftHIZrF9Ost1wDck1icChrwDEmvdq6_XzgwNYYMy0YKtprzT2UMr1G-0hEL825PmSeBluwE=]Heart">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c0Eag12QmGGxBwxb5pVWHwtZMYJftHIZrF9Ost1wDck1icChrwDEmvdq6_XzgwNYYMy0YKtprzT2UMr1G-0hEL825PmSeBluwE=]Heart</a> of the Nation: 9/11 & America's Civic Spirit</span><br><span></span><br><span>This new book is a resource to help people awaken in them the spirit to serve  and</span><br><span>to help them find their own calling in life. Chapter 6 is devoted to how young people</span><br><span>can start thinking about those questions.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The author,John M. Bridgeland, is former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council</span><br><span>under President George W. Bush and is a current member of the White House Council</span><br><span>for Community Solutions under President Obama. Order the book at: <a href="http://bit.ly/q09SPn">http://bit.ly/q09SPn</a> [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c3PXOad4e8jAAI9gakP1BhpkQuxcbiHff-nUYEZT-rmZHbcuyVDXWwCnQTTLE13y2i2E5sLdUUOun9dRjSxFpinZej5gnBUftA=]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c3PXOad4e8jAAI9gakP1BhpkQuxcbiHff-nUYEZT-rmZHbcuyVDXWwCnQTTLE13y2i2E5sLdUUOun9dRjSxFpinZej5gnBUftA=]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Service Calendars</span><br><span></span><br><span>Conferences & Events</span><br><span></span><br><span>YSA Youth Service Institute [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2XzlRXKgQXVoxmdU1cLE0Gy0qJitpkI_6YDxy-NjRzK6jfk8YiTZjxpzZ41ADdkbHMwW9_9et0eb1AFvqwu2rWYnMXVbZ1p0eNVj4gdN5-Gw==]October">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2XzlRXKgQXVoxmdU1cLE0Gy0qJitpkI_6YDxy-NjRzK6jfk8YiTZjxpzZ41ADdkbHMwW9_9et0eb1AFvqwu2rWYnMXVbZ1p0eNVj4gdN5-Gw==]October</a> 24-26 - Philadelphia, PA</span><br><span></span><br><span>2nd World Summit for </span><br><span>Youth Volunteering [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2jobmcXFKAhgRztURLm7m1KNp8py_fshur9rC8VWwSNWqVGAEIWt9pe9446g1KTXxVQ7n2m7ZTZ2sVt0T5gxzvgnPCESZVH7QGcWyzrenxjDa1rpbz-aaYqbRJ4i0P6Jw=]November">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2jobmcXFKAhgRztURLm7m1KNp8py_fshur9rC8VWwSNWqVGAEIWt9pe9446g1KTXxVQ7n2m7ZTZ2sVt0T5gxzvgnPCESZVH7QGcWyzrenxjDa1rpbz-aaYqbRJ4i0P6Jw=]November</a> 3-5 - Barranquilla, Colombia</span><br><span></span><br><span>People to People International Global Youth Forum [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c0JGV0P_F9cEW90nTss2RbohYNdSN9AJ97CHMbUslJj5LvNlw_EyL8iDwvYUrJlzrL5g3eJL--7RTuqT8xxddKtkk4dcxS1tUY3R6g0X9G4B8PSbolm7pgy9405Bp2KwpVoJ1eZHVPchdG2HoNjDl8AFqPspVE8ww1qmDoN1ZrQJMkNR8V7BRsts8RxHOGNZdKLfn7drL0OGg==]November">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c0JGV0P_F9cEW90nTss2RbohYNdSN9AJ97CHMbUslJj5LvNlw_EyL8iDwvYUrJlzrL5g3eJL--7RTuqT8xxddKtkk4dcxS1tUY3R6g0X9G4B8PSbolm7pgy9405Bp2KwpVoJ1eZHVPchdG2HoNjDl8AFqPspVE8ww1qmDoN1ZrQJMkNR8V7BRsts8RxHOGNZdKLfn7drL0OGg==]November</a> 9-13 -  Kansas City, MO</span><br><span></span><br><span>National AfterSchool</span><br><span>Association Conference [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2MFTt7b_a4I3qpZdpBym8gJXfkbGbKge-4oZw-H_XuOhE3Ej0mmovGitWOAbR3wVUMoP47mVgXGe_mrXIuq8mpS3n62aMTckIo8oXeCte36XY6tyd39CsXi1ix4C-rfC406z_B7URptA==]April">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c2MFTt7b_a4I3qpZdpBym8gJXfkbGbKge-4oZw-H_XuOhE3Ej0mmovGitWOAbR3wVUMoP47mVgXGe_mrXIuq8mpS3n62aMTckIo8oXeCte36XY6tyd39CsXi1ix4C-rfC406z_B7URptA==]April</a> 2-4, 2012 - Dallas, TX</span><br><span></span><br><span>National Service-Learning Conference [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c0Nw0gWAChWe2ix4qE1qAn_10q4LpmO-AuRxPYT8YZkbdgmnlFh7evaO_xNijWRYamTtWowPZuakThZxquKvpkjfd1_A2kJJ4Tg-Snzl-6VdA==]April">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c0Nw0gWAChWe2ix4qE1qAn_10q4LpmO-AuRxPYT8YZkbdgmnlFh7evaO_xNijWRYamTtWowPZuakThZxquKvpkjfd1_A2kJJ4Tg-Snzl-6VdA==]April</a> 11-14, 2012 - Minneapolis, MN</span><br><span></span><br><span>Best Of Out-of-School Time</span><br><span> Conference [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c1SYkravWECkWpp45XQ6JxUH5iRw5ZoshQZCvUbtlSD20Mjiz1xICOsqPe1msnUM8FhmWh4Fw3PmGppLaATnxLjgHa95E1N7NVshRgYH_hgUBOnJaKJHtAb]April">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c1SYkravWECkWpp45XQ6JxUH5iRw5ZoshQZCvUbtlSD20Mjiz1xICOsqPe1msnUM8FhmWh4Fw3PmGppLaATnxLjgHa95E1N7NVshRgYH_hgUBOnJaKJHtAb]April</a> 25-28, 2012 - Palm Springs, CA</span><br><span></span><br><span>See more events on the Conference Calendar.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Seasons of Service</span><br><span></span><br><span>October 2011</span><br><span>National Hispanic Heritage</span><br><span>Month [<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c1xI_Vk8KPU0LNg9Q4SGXsO6bsQqyxOvR-9SXyuJT-p9Izy5IPZJMJTiuEDb_qWqjTiXutydfmHDilFrDbZCyASaMo7ad_aea5x1xjvXYMVheaspcA6jPjq265sRaVXPBo=]Domestic">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=otshzucab&et=1108117394572&s=78073&e=001CF77caKx_c1xI_Vk8KPU0LNg9Q4SGXsO6bsQqyxOvR-9SXyuJT-p9Izy5IPZJMJTiuEDb_qWqjTiXutydfmHDilFrDbZCyASaMo7ad_aea5x1xjvXYMVheaspcA6jPjq265sRaVXPBo=]Domestic</a> Violence Awareness Mont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