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Minnesota Resources & Links
ServeMinnesota!
ServeMinnesota! is the Minnesota Commission on National &
Community Service). ServeMinnesota is a nonprofit organization
that cultivates private partnerships and funding to support Minnesota
AmeriCorps (the domestic Peace Corps) and other service programs
in Education, Public Safety, Human Needs, Environment and Homeland
Security. By creating meaningful opportunities for all people to
serve their communities, ServeMinnesota supports the growth of
community service and volunteerism in Minnesota, paving the way
for significantly stronger and healthier communities.
Mentoring Partnership
of Minnesota
Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota and the Minnesota Business
Partnership are challenging businesses to either expand involvement
in mentoring or to get started.
National Resources and Links
Corporation for National
& Community Service
The Corporation for National and Community Service provides opportunities
for Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve their communities
and country through three programs: Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and
Learn and Serve America. Members and volunteers serve with national
and community nonprofit organizations, faith-based groups, schools,
and local agencies to help meet community needs in education, the
environment, public safety, homeland security, and other critical
areas. The Corporation is part of USA Freedom Corps, a White House
initiative to foster a culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility,
and help all Americans answer the President's Call to Service.
4-H
4-H is the youth education branch of the Cooperative Extension
Service, a program of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Each state and each county has access to a County Extension office
for both youth and adult programs. 4-H is a national leader in providing
service opportunities for young adults.
National Center on Secondary Education
and Transition (NCSET)
NCSET provides a broad range of resources and assistance focused
on Youth Development and Family Participation. NCSET coordinates
national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates
information related to secondary education and transition for youth
with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to
achieve successful futures.
The National Mentoring Partnership
To close the mentoring gap, the National Mentoring Partnership
has identified a number of barriers that historically have prevented
mentoring from being available to all who need it. Barriers include:
too little support for existing mentoring efforts; duplication of
efforts in some areas, while not enough initiatives in others; lack
of easy access to information about how to start and maintain mentoring
efforts; high attrition among mentors and would-be mentors; and
not enough influence with decision makers at all levels regarding
mentoring issues.
National Service
Inclusion Project
The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) is a training and
technical assistance provider through the Corporation for National
and Community Service. NSIP builds connections between disability
organizations and state commissions, offices, and service programs.
NSIP offers training, individualized technical assistance, resources
on service and disability, and communication via the Corporation’s
disability listserv.
National Service-Learning
Clearinghouse
The Learn and Serve America National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
(NSLC) supports the service-learning community in higher education,
kindergarten through grade twelve, community-based initiatives and
tribal programs, as well as all others interested in strengthening
schools and communities using service-learning techniques and methodologies.
The Clearinghouse assists through sharing materials, references,
referrals, and information. The Clearinghouse also provides an ever-growing
library collection available to Learn and Serve America grantees.
National Service
Resource Center (NSRC)
The National Service Resource Center (NSRC) is part of a network
of over twenty organizations providing training and technical assistance
to Corporation-funded programs. Their mission is to act as a central
point for sharing training and technical assistance information
and resources with Corporation-funded programs, State Commissions,
other training and technical assistance providers, and the Corporation.
National Youth Leadership Council
The National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) has been a pioneer
in youth leadership initiatives since it began in 1983. NYLC was
the first organization to champion a meaningful new vision of learning
that addresses the dual purpose of educating America's K-12 and
college-age students through thoughtful and practical service, while
at the same time benefiting the communities in which those young
people live. As one of America's most prominent advocates of service-learning
and national service, NYLC is at the forefront of efforts to reform
education and guide youth-oriented public policy.
Search Institute
The Search Institute conducts applied scientific research on positive
child and adolescent development to strengthen and deepen the scientific
foundations of the developmental assets framework. In addition,
the institute studies how communities attend to young people’s
developmental needs. The Institute also provides a wide range of
publications and resources to help with asset building of youth
and communities as well as some technical assistance and training.
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