(NAME-MCE) Calling all youth and youth service providers

[Christina Wessell Batcheler]

Calling all youth and youth service providers
In April 2008, Youth Service America (YSA) released a guide entitled
Effective Practices for Engaging At-Risk Youth in Service providing
effective practices, steps, research, and commentary for
service-learning practitioners and public officials to more successfully
involve at-risk youth in service. Now, author Sejal Hathi and YSA are
seeking to expand the publication to include stories of at-risk youth
who have surmounted challenges to contribute back to their communities,
as well as tools and resources for youth themselves to become inspired
and become engaged. 
YSA seeks stories of youth who have overcome at-risk behavior or, have
begun to heal from it, by engaging in service and finding fulfillment in
giving back. These youth may then be featured in the book to be
developed celebrating their example and their service.  If you would
like to become a part of this endeavor, please send all submissions,
questions, and comments to amutima at ysa.org. Submissions will be accepted
until July 1st, 2008.  
 
 
 
-- Christina Wessell Batcheler
Christina Wessell Batcheler  -  Director of Communications 
Youth Service America (YSA) 
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