It’s not too soon to plan for summer programs. This US Department of Agriculture webinar about the Summer Food Service Program is specifically customized to ...
All of the past winners of the 100 Best Communities for Young People presented by ING
competition showcase promising practices that communities across ...
Every 26 seconds in America, a student drops out
of high school. At the Building a Grad Nation Summit, State announced the launch of a campaign to address this ...
The American Camp Association (ACA) is now extending critical learning opportunities to all youth development professionals. Their Professional Development Center ...
Peter Singer explains his take on the millennial generation, Americans born between 1980 and 2005, and anticipates their tremendous influence. Three times as large as ...
250 young progressives from across country convened in Washington DC for the 2011 YP4 National Summit in January 2011. YP4, a fellowship program, provides ...
The National Collaboration for Youth's brief on the impact of youth development programs on student success argues that the solution to ensuring academic success for ...
Young people across the nation can find inspiration in peer-led
organizations making a difference in their communities today. One impactful
group, the Youth Dreamers, ...
Members of the Leage of Young voters hit the streets of Madison to find out why more African Americans were not participating in the Wisconsin union protests and why ...
The National League of Cities has developed the "Authentic Youth Civic Engagement: A Guide for Municipal Leaders." Its detailed contents contain all the ...
Technology has made it fast and easy to contact Congress, but how well is it working? SparkAction and the National Conference on Citizenship jointly hosted a 2011 ...
New Hampshire is not the only state threatening to impost limits on the ability of voters at its colleges to cast their vote. Rock the Vote, a youth voter- ...
Civil discourse is not new for former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. She has been
promoting better tools for teaching civil discourse, including iCivics, ...
Fifteen million troubled kids who need a mentor don't have one, according to
The Mentoring Group, which links troubled kids with responsible adults. In
Portland, ...
Voting for top questions to US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, is now closed. To continue taking action, please visit the SparkAction Action Center and our ...
Black History Month pays homage to African American's roles in shaping U.S. history each February. Check out 2011 events, including a February 6 webcast on the 50th ...