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Youth Service in the 2010S Youth Service in the 2010s A LOOK BACK AT 2010 January More than 10,000 service projects take place in all 50 states for the 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service. www.MLKDay.gov Disney and the HandsOn Network team up to inspire more than one million people to make positive change in their communities with the Give a Day, Get a Disney Day program. www.handsonnetwork.org The service community responds to the Haiti earthquake and remind us all of the many needs - food, water, clothes, medical aid, and shelter - of millions around the world. www.servicelearning.org/disaster_response 10 cities receive grants to hire Chief Service Officers, including: Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; Nashville-Davidson, TN; Newark, NJ; Omaha, NE; Philadelphia, PA; Sacramento, CA; Savannah, GA; Seattle, WA. www.citiesofservice.org YSA announces support for 265 'Health Heroes' and 100 'Good Neighbors' with more than $280,000 in grants. www.YSA.org/grants February First Lady Michelle Obama announces the 'Let's Move' campaign to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation. www.letsmove.gov Friends and supporters of national service gather in the nation's capital to celebrate and honor elected officials at the Friends of National Service Reception 2010. www.voicesforservice.org/events/fons10/fons10.htm Patrick Corvington is confirmed by the U.S. Senate as new CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. www.nationalservice.gov March America's Promise Alliance launches the GradNation campaign to mobilize Americans to end the high school dropout crisis and prepare young people for college and the 21st century workforce. www.americaspromise.org/Our-Work/Grad-Nation.aspx YSA releases an updated Semester of Service Strategy Guide. www.YSA.org/resources CNCS announces Summer of Service grants totaling $2 million to 17 nonprofits, universities, and schools to engage at-risk youth in grades 6 through 9 in innovative All links are from original Youth Service Briefing e-mails and may no longer work. Youth Service in the 2010s service projects that address environmental and disaster preparedness issues. www.learnandserve.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=1680 The 21st Annual National Service-Learning Conference convenes in San Jose, CA. www.nslc.nylc.org The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse launches YouthSITE (Youth Sharing Ideas and Tools for Engagement), a platform for students of all ages and grade levels to tell their service-learning stories. www.servicelearning.org/youthsite April More than one billion people globally observe the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, taking part in events and rallying to call for action on climate change. www.earthday.org Millions of youth and adults organize thousands of service projects and celebrations in more than 100 countries around the world on Global Youth Service Day. www.GYSD.org The U.S. House and U.S. Senate pass resolutions recognizing Global Youth Service Day and honoring youth who serve their communities throughout the year. YSA organizes TEDxCapital, a day of TED Talks with "ideas worth spreading" about youth engagement and presents the 2010 Harris Wofford Awards. www.TEDxCapital.org National Volunteer Week 2010 commemorates the one-year anniversary of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act while also "Celebrating People in Action." www.handsonnetwork.org/nationalprograms/signatureevents/nvw2010 May The service community responds to the Gulf Oil Spill, in May and throughout the summer. www.serve.gov/oilspill.asp 480 events across the country are organized for the fourth annual AmeriCorps Week. www.americorpsweek.gov The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards recognize the top ten middle and high school students from across the country in a ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce headquarters. http://spirit.prudential.com June The 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service gathers more than 5,000 participants and an incredible group of presenters from the nonprofit, corporate and government sectors. www.volunteeringandservice.org/about/archive/2010/ All links are from original Youth Service Briefing e-mails and may no longer work. Youth Service in the 2010s The United We Serve Summer of Service Let's Read. Let's Move. campaign launches to combat childhood obesity and summer reading loss. www.serve.gov/lrlm.asp The Volunteering in America 2010 report is released. 63.4 million Americans volunteered to help their communities in 2009, an additional 1.6 million volunteers when compared to 2008, contributing 8.1 billion hours of service. www.VolunteeringInAmerica.gov Vice President Biden and Secretary of Education Duncan honor PARADE's All America Service Team. www.parade.com/news/all-america/2010/meet-parades-all-america- high-school-service-team.html CNCS awards the first-ever Social Innovation Fund grants to 11 organizations with strong track records of successfully identifying and growing high-performing nonprofits. www.nationalservice.gov/about/programs/innovation.asp July 10 more cities receive grants for Chief Service Officers, including: Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Baltimore, MD; Baton Rouge, LA; Chula Vista, CA; Houston, TX; Little Rock, AK; Orlando, FL; Pittsburgh, PA; and Richmond, VA. www.citiesofservice.org Search Institute releases the Teen Voice 2010 report, sponsored by Best Buy, focused teen sparks, voice, and relationships. https://www.at15.com/about_at_15/teen_voice_2010 For the first time in 43 years, the YMCA unveils a new brand, including a new logo and new name: "the Y". www.ymca.net/news-media/ August The National League of Cities releases Authentic Youth Civic Engagement, a step-by- step guide for local leaders who want to create meaningful opportunities for youth participation in local government. www.nlc.org/ASSETS/8DCFB802143A42279291EDD2F02E4E18/IYEF_AYCE_Guide_7- 10.pdf The International Year of Youth begins on International Youth Day - August 12, 2010. http://social.un.org/youthyear/ The Gallup Student Poll releases its latest survey data. For the next 10 years, the student poll will track the hope, engagement, and wellbeing of students in grades 5 through 12 across the United States. www.gallupstudentpoll.com The U.S. Department of Education hosts its first ever Bullying Summit and launches a campaign to combat bullying in schools. www.bullyinginfo.org CNCS announces inaugural Volunteer Generation Fund and Nonprofit Capacity Building Fund grant winners. www.nationalservice.gov/about/programs All links are from original Youth Service Briefing e-mails and may no longer work. Youth Service in the 2010s September The September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance commemorates the 9th anniversary of September 11th. www.911day.org YSA provides 9 lessons of 9/11 for youth with related service project ideas. www.YSA.org/911 The National Conference on Citizenship releases the Civic Health Index at its 65th annual conference at the Library of Congress. A number of state reports are also released in following months. www.ncoc.net/CivicHealth2010 CNCS announces $5.4 million in new Youth Engagement Zone grants to improve academic and civic engagement for students in high poverty communities. www.learnandserve.gov America's Promise Alliances announces its 2010 list of the 100 Best Communities for Young People, presented by ING. www.americaspromise.org/100best YSA Disney Friends for Change grantees implement youth-led environmental initiatives on National Public Lands Day or International Coastal Cleanup Day, both September 25. http://disney.go.com/projectgreen October YSA convenes GYSD Lead Agencies, Semester of Service Organizers, STEMester of Service schools, Cities of Service, and ECS's District Leader Network at the Youth Service Institute in Detroit. www.YSA.org/institute The Youth Service Institute is followed by a retreat of the 15 new members of the YSA Youth Council; all new members represent YSA partners or grantees. Peace Corps kicks off a year-long 50th anniversary celebration by commemorating the 1960 campaign speech by then-Sen. John F. Kennedy at the University of Michigan, which led to the agency's creation. www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=about.fiftieth Nearly 300,000 people commit to participating in the National Learn and Serve Challenge to build public awareness and support for service-learning between October 2010 and April 2011. www.learnandservechallenge.org 1 million Americans celebrate the 11th annual Lights On Afterschool with 7,585 rallies for afterschool on October 21. www.afterschoolalliance.org/loa.cfm Points of Lights launches generationOn on Make a Difference Day, culminating Kids Care Week. www.generationon.org November The Engaged Education Now coalition launches to mobilize support for engaged learning strategies within federal education legislation and policy, particularly the All links are from original Youth Service Briefing e-mails and may no longer work. Youth Service in the 2010s reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. www.nylc.org/een Search Institute convenes the first-ever Big Tent Conference in Houston, gathering thousands of youth-serving professionals, volunteers, and young people under one "big tent" to focus on the betterment of kids in every community in America. www.bigtentconference.org YSA co-chairs the Youth Service Task Force at the U.S. Summit for Global Citizen Diplomacy, launching a ten year Initiative for Global Citizen Diplomacy to double the number of American volunteers of all ages involved in international activities at home or abroad, from an estimated 60 million today to 120 million by 2020. http://uscenterforcitizendiplomacy.org/summit/ YSA announces the Special Olympics Get Into It grant program and the NEA Youth Leaders for Literacy grant program, both accepting applications until January. www.YSA.org/grants YSA celebrates its 24th anniversary, and looks ahead to our 25th anniversary next year by planning a series of special events, refreshing the YSA brand, and embarking on a new five-year strategic plan. www.YSA.org December To recognize International Volunteer Day, YSA announces 10 Global Youth Service Day Regional Partners for GYSD 2011.
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