A resource list of interesting items on civic engagement.
Whoa, wealth of info in one artile. I had never heard of Catie's closet, but I love the idea and I had also not heard about the weightligting as a deterrent to crime. Good article. Have you been to...
http://www.bbbsmb.org/site/c.9gKMJZMxF7LUG/b.8453071/k.A45A/Boston_Mentoring.htm big brother big sister does amazing things for children and provides them with positive influences and role models.
http://www.boston.com/health/2014/10/04/mother-with-womb-transplant-says-risk-paid-off/vTU6tVPZNWTY4dHGQDlYEN/story.html I thought it would be interesting to share this article on the first woman ...
This past week I read an article on NY City Lens about Lara Land, a yoga teacher who opened a studio in Harlem where there are certainly less yoga studios than the rest of the city. She shared:...
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/texas-ebola-case/story?id=25962123 Check this out. Ebola reaching the U.S, how much will it really costs the citizens of the U.S. to pay for the home clean-ups of the f...
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21621846-days-student-led-unrest-hong-kong-are-crisis-chinas-communist-party-no-exit In Hong Kong, over 100,000 protesters gathered to demand free elections. Ch...
One local library located in Plaistow, NH is helping children to get involved in their community and even offer bread baking lessons once a week. This library is trying to be more than just a place...
http://www.4-h.org/youth-development-programs/citizenship-youth-engagement/ I stumbled on this information about 4-H Clubs quite by accident. Before reading about the fantastic programs the organi...
http://www.recordnet.com/article/20140922/NEWS/140929936/101088/A_NEWS A young city councilman has formed an initiative called Reinvent South Stockton to revitalize a community suffering from an o...
In correspondence with chapter 2 of Better Together, this article sheds light on a young advocate, who strikes controversy in an attempt to connect with his community and promote literacy by settin...
A 36 year - old New York City school teacher has been accused of sexually abusing five female students over the past year. At the elementary school were he has worked since 2006. Omil Carrasquillo ...
This is a great video on civic engagement! Students from 10 different schools in St. Cloude Minnesota came together discuss how to improve the quality of life in their community. I love this becaus...
http://www.dailybulletin.com/social-affairs/20140924/university-of-la-verne-wins-national-honors-for-interfaith-community-service The University of La Verne in La Verne, California was just given ...
I came across an interview of one of the youngest elected officials in United States history. At only eighteen years old James Loomis currently serves as the Democratic Committeeman in his town in ...
9/26/14 http://www.civicyouth.org/featured-new-study-dispels-stereotypes-about-young-voters-ahead-of-2012-elections/ Engaging America's youth can be tricky. The youth are willing to help but not a...
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/economic-intelligence/2012/12/14/national-service-supports-innovation-and-job-creation This article, though it's a little dated, talks about how few of those tha...
USA Todayhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-06-14-boomers-volunteer_x.htm - Janet Kornblum We "Baby boomers" grew up believing in John F. Kennedy's call to action. I remember rolling bandage...
Thank you for sharing this! I was at the march and it was so amazing to be part of such a powerful movement!
For my third resource contribution I decided to share the link to Hospice since I wrote about it in my refection this week as well. Their concept is: "Hospice is a concept of caring derived from m...
One example of civic engagement I find interesting is the work being done by Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI). Particularly, their involvement and partnership in the Upham's Corner Art ...
