Service Learning Opportunities
For information about opportunities to volunteer, write:
The Ad Council Commitment 2000,
261 Madison Ave., 11th Floor, Dept. P, New York, N.Y. 10016; or visit
www.adcouncil.org on the web.
To Volunteer in Your Area
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To find groups that need help in your area, call the Kids Campaigns
at 1-888-544-5437 or visit www.kidscampaigns.org
on the web.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America offer after-school programs for
latchkey children. Consult the club in your area or the national
office; call 1-800-854-2582 or visit www.bgca.org
on the web.
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Be a part of the Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, which is being
waged by hundreds of citizens' groups in all 50 states. Write: Food,
Research and Action Center, #540, 1875 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20009; call 1-202-986-2200; or visit www.frac.org
on the web.
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The America's Promise Alliance for Youth, headed by Colin Powell,
needs volunteers to serve as mentors for at-risk youngsters and direct
them to the resources they'll need to reach their potential and give back
to society. Call 1-888-559-6884.
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Consult the American Red Cross chapter in your area. Many
offer babysitting classes covering child development, safety, accident
prevention and first aid.
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Work to prevent child abuse, serve as a tutor/mentor for literacy and learning-disability
programs, or advocate for state and local legislation to protect children.
Contact the General Federation of Women's Clubs, Dept. PM, 1734
N St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
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National Association of Child Advocates serves child advocacy organizations
in 40 states and can link you to groups in your community. Visit
www.childadvocacy.org on the
web.
Young people teach their peers how to resist drugs, alcohol, tobacco and
sexual pressures.
Smart Moves, Boys & Girls Clubs of America Dept. P, 1230 W.
Peachtree St., N.W., Atlanta, Ga. 30309.
An intergenerational program that trains older adult volunteers to read
to any child who happens to wander into the library.
Grandparents and Books, Maureen Wade, Los Angeles Public Library,
RM 443, 630 W. Fifth St., Dept. P, Los Angeles, CA 90071.
Teen Parent Services is offered to 350 young mothers by BBF Family Services,
also known as Building Brighter Futures, a 37-year-old nonprofit organization.
Teen Parent Services Program, 1512 S. Pulaski Road, Dept. P, Chicago,
Il, 60623
Donates handmade blankets to children in such places as hospitals, battered
women's shelters and hospices.
Project Linus, 8223 S. Quebec, Unit I, P.O. Box 121, Dept.P, Englewood,
Colo. 80112; or visit http://members.aol.com/blankets
on the web.
Offers Scholarship and other assistance to students
Mark Damien, PCC Structural Inc., 4600 S.E. Harney Dr., Dept.P,
Portland, Ore. 97206.
Students In Free Enterprise
This business-oriented group is using a capitalist incentive money
to reward members who help others. Top-rated projects will share
$13,500 for additional outreach. Last Make A Difference Day, SIFE
involved 5,524 volunteers at 32 sites. SIFE is sending training videos
to 2,000 campuses. Call 1-800-677-SIFE.
Golden Key National Honor Society
"We want all our chapters to adopt Make A Difference Day," says spokesman
Fabian De Rozario. Members on 269 campuses are being mobilized.
Go to gknhs.gsu.edu online for links to chapters and service projects.
Campus Outreach Opportunity League
"Try it for a day, you may love it for a lifetime" is COOL's take on
community service, and the 1,800 campuses in the network are encouraged
to volunteer Oct, 24. Check www.cool2serve.org
for links to campus service programs.
Revised March 2002
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