Service Learning Resources

Service Learning

Resources

These organizations and agencies have made significant contributions to the expanding field of service learning through ongoing research and the development of outstanding materials and information.

Constitutional Rights Foundation: http://www.crf-usa.org
Offering programs, curricula, and training opportunities designed to engage K-12 youth and teachers in civic participation through service learning activities, this organization also publishes a free quarterly national newsletter.

Council for Service Learning Excellence: http://www.nslexchange.org
This group offers technical assistance and professional development opportunities.

The Giraffe Project: http://www.giraffe.org
Kids learn about heroes in their communities and are inspired to make a difference through service learning projects.

KIDS Consortium: http://www.kidsconsortium.org
The KIDS Consortium offers educators and community members, ideas for involving students in their own neighborhoods.

Learn and Service America: http://www.learnandserve.org
Provides grants and scholarships to schools, colleges, and nonprofit groups that participate in community service programs.

National Center for Learning and Citizenship: http://www.ecs.org/nclc
This national center for service learning established by the Education Commission on the States works with state and district administrators and educators and promotes service learning opportunities in K-12 education. Publications on a range of service learning topics are available.

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse: http://www.servicelearning.org
Materials for all grade levels, submit questions, and access documents about service learning.

National Service-Learning Partnership: http://www.service-learningpartnership.org
Their mission is to make service learning a core element of every K-12 student’s education. Members receive news from the service learning community, ideas for strengthening service opportunities in local areas, and access to relevant publications.

National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC): http://www.nylc.org
NYLC provides service learning training and produces publications, videos, and other resources for youth and adults involved in service projects.

Youth Service America: http://www.ysa.org
Committed to increasing opportunities for young Americans to serve locally, nationally, or globally. The organization sponsors National and Global Youth Service Day, which takes place each April, and hosts SERVEnet.org, as a site with informational and resources on service and volunteering.

Keystone Area Education Agency does not control the contents of the sites listed. The currency of data, comprehensiveness, and relevancy of the information on these sites is the entire responsibility of each site's content manager.