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www.learningtogive.org
Learning to Give is the world's leading developer of lessons and resources that
teach giving and volunteerism, civic engagement, and character through service
learning.
www.scoolfood.org/initiative/gardens.cfm
The Center for Sustainability at
Santa Barbara City College, has partnered with the Orfalea Fund's s'Cool Food
Initiative to spearhead the s'Cool Gardens program.
www.dunescenter.org
The mission of the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center is to promote the
conservation and restoration of the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes ecosystem through
education, research, and the support of cooperative stewardship.,
Roots and Shoots
A program of the Jane Goodall Institute
http://www.rootsandshoots.org/
http://www.rootsandshoots.org/educators
The Roots & Shoots program is about making positive change happen—for our
communities, for animals and for the environment. And it all starts with you!
With tens of thousands of young people in almost 100 countries, the Roots &
Shoots network branches out across the globe, connecting youth of all ages who
share a common desire to help make our world a better place.
Contact: Cathleen Kilgallen
Roots & Shoots
1840 Alcatraz Ave, Suite A2
Berkeley, CA 94703
Phone: 510-420-0746
Fax: 510-420-0976
rootsnshoots@janegoodall.org
Junior Master Gardener Program
http://www.ca4h.org/projresource/jrmastergardener/
This exciting national youth gardening program cultivates leadership and
volunteering by utilizing fun, hands-on horticultural projects. It also kindles
and ignites an interest in science (biology) through exciting hands-on
activities. It fosters personal pride and responsibility, and encourages peer
and cross-generational mentoring.
Activities and the State Content Standards (grades3-5) that they meet are listed
on the website.
Contact: Susan Gloeckler
State Coordinator, Junior Master Gardener Program
669 County Square Drive, Suite 100
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 662-6943
sygloeckler@ucdavis.edu
Other gardening opportunities
www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/he/garden.asp and
www.csgn.org
The Common Cents Penny Harvest
http://www.commoncents.org
Common Cents is an educational, not-for-profit organization, which specializes
in creating and managing service-learning programs for young people. Its most
popular and best-known program is the Penny Harvest, which shows young people
they have the ability to change the world by introducing them to the power of
philanthropy and service during their formative years. As children help others,
they develop their generosity and moral character, and they learn through
practice the skills and responsibilities of democratic participation
Project Angels Bearing Gifts brings happiness to individuals with developmental
disabilities who have no one to remember them by providing gifts on birthdays
and holidays. We foster compassion within the community towards those with
developmental disabilities by education on our recipient's disabilities and
volunteer activities.
505 E Montecito Street
Santa Barbara, CA
www.angelsbearinggifts.com
info@angelsbearinggifts.com
(805) 969-5500 or (805) 884-7222
FAX: (805) 969-4203
www.freerice.com-
Check it out...THIS IS AWESOME! FreeRice has two goals:
1. Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free.
2. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
For each word you get right, 20 grains of rice are donated through the United
Nations to help end world hunger
www.freechild.org
The FreeChild Project provides tools and training to young people and
adults that engage children and youth in social change.
www.civicyouth.org/practitioners/index.htm
Helpful links to improve youth civic engagement
www.lausd.k12.ca.us/District_2/servicelearning.htm
Service
Learning Partnership
• More Service Learning Resources:
Service Learning
in Portola Valley
www.idealist.org/teachers/servicelearning.html
www.peacecorps.gov/wws/sitemap.cfm
www.goodcharacter.com
www.studentsinservicetoamerica.org/tools_resources/started.html
www.servicelearning.org
www.lausd.net
(Click Resources, Click Instructional Resources, Click Service Learning)
The
Community Guide to Helping America’s Youth
Youth Service America
www.sbwater.org/ClassMats.htm
(resources and projects arranged by grade
level)
www.freekibble.com
www.freekibblekat.com
www.donorschoose.org
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