Gun
Violence and Gang Intervention:
Report-It.com
A safe and secure, on-line anonymous and confidential reporting service.
It provides students an alternate method of reporting acts of violence,
weapons, drugs and other criminal acts to the proper school authority.
Join Together
Online
441 Stuart Street
7th Floor
Boston, MA. 02116
Phone: (617) 437-1500
Fax: (617) 437-9394
E-mail: info@jointogether.org
A national resource center for communities working to reduce substance
abuse and gun violence.
National Youth Gang
Center
Institute for Intergovernmental Research
Post Office Box 12729
Tallahassee, FL 32317
Phone: (800) 446-0912
Fax: (850) 386-5356
E-Mail: nygc@iir.com
Common Sense About
Kids And Guns
This organization functions as a clearinghouse of information on topics
relevant to the issue of children's access to firearms.
National Crime Prevention
Council
Phone: (800) WE PREVENT
Center To Prevent
Handgun Violence
Straight Talk About Risks (STAR)
Phone: (202) 289-7319
The Educational Fund
To End Gun Violence
Phone: (202) 530-0340
Child Welfare League
of America
440 First Street, NW, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20001-2085
Phone: (202) 638-2952
Fax: (202) 638-4004
Crime and
Violence Prevention Center
California Attorney General's Office
Crime and Violence Prevention Center
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Phone: (916) 324-7863
Choices For
Youth
Choices for Youth is a public education campaign funded by a grant to
i.e. communications, LLC from The California Wellness Foundation. The
goal of the campaign is to increase support for effective programs to
prevent violence by and against youth.
Taking
the Bully by the Horns
Advice, info, and articles for teachers, parents, and kids on learning
the skills needed to handle bullies and maintain a healthy self-esteem.
Student Pledge Against
Gun Violence
The Student Pledge Against Gun Violence will be observed in schools
throughout
the country on October 21st 1999, a Day of National Concern about Young
People
and Gun Violence.
112 Nevada Street
Northfield, MN 55057
U.S. Department
of Justice for Kids and Youth
Self-Image
and Eating Disorders:
Eating Disorder
Referral and Information Center
Information and treatment resources for all forms of eating disorders.
Planned Parenthood’s Teen
Wire
Phone: (800) 230-PLAN
Eating Disorders Awareness
and Prevention
603 Stewart St., Suite 803
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 382-3587
Helpline: (800) 931-2237
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
Box 7
Highland Park, IL 60035
Phone: (708) 831-3438
American Anorexia and Bulimia Association
165 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 575-6200
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse
for Alcohol and Drug Information/PREVLINE
Girl Power!
Phone: (800) 729-6686
Ms. Foundation
For Women
120 Wall Street, 33rd floor
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 742-2300
Fax: (212) 742-1653
E-mail: info@ms.foundation.org
Center For Science
in the Public Interest
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
Phone (202) 332-9110
Fax (202) 265-4954
E-mail: cspi@cspinet.org
Size Wise
Size-Acceptance information and support
National Women's Health
Information Center (NWHIC)
A "women's health central" that links to thousands of fact sheets, brochures,
reports, and other important health information.
Helpline: (800) 994-WOMAN (9662)
Dating
Violence:
www.911rape.org
Includes information on: what to do if you are raped, making a police
report, obtaining medical care, the impact of rape, and acquaintance
rape. Offers referrals and other resources for help.
National
Coalition Against Domestic Violence
P. O. Box 18749
Denver, CO 80218-0749
Phone: (303) 839-1852
Fax: (303) 831-9251
Department of Justice
Violence Against Women Office
Director: Bonnie J. Campbell
810 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20531
Phone: (202) 616-8894
Fax: (202) 307-3911
Feminist Majority Foundation
1600 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 801
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: (703) 522-2214
Fax: (703) 522-2219
E-mail: femmaj@feminist.org
Relationship
Violence Warning Signs
From the State University of New York at Buffalo
RAINN (Rape, Abuse and
Incest National Network)
635-B Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (800) 656-HOPE
Fax: (202) 544-3556
E-mail: rainnmail@aol.com
Faces
902 48th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219
Phone: (718) 283-7861
Teen theater group featured in this program which deals with many issues
including dating violence.
National Women's Health
Information Center
NWHIC is a service of the Office on Women's Health in the Department
of Health and Human Services.
School
Violence and Conflict Resolution:
Report-It.com
A safe and secure, on-line anonymous and confidential reporting service.
It provides students an alternate method of reporting acts of violence,
weapons, drugs and other criminal acts to the proper school authority.
Choices For
Youth
Choices for Youth is a public education campaign funded by a grant to
i.e. communications, LLC from The California Wellness Foundation. The
goal of the campaign is to increase support for effective programs to
prevent violence by and against youth.
Center for
the Study and Prevention of Violence
Institute of Behavioral Science
University of Colorado at Boulder
Campus Box 442
Boulder, CO 80309-0442
Phone: (303) 492-8465
Fax: (303) 443-3297
E-Mail:cspv@colorado.edu
North Carolina
Center for the Prevention of School Violence
3824 Barrett Drive, Suite 303
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: (800) 299-6054
National Association for Mediation in Education
205 Hampshire House
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003-3635
Phone: (413) 545-2462
National Crime
Prevention Council
1700 K Street, NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (800) WE-PREVENT
Fax: (202) 785-0698
National Urban League
Stop the Violence Clearinghouse
500 East 62nd Street
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 558-5300
Center to
Prevent Handgun Violence
Straight Talk About Risks (STAR)
1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1150
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 289-7319
Bullying.org
A project for kids by kids. Youth can contribute their personal reflections,
poems, music, drawings, photographs, can even films.
Taking
the Bully by the Horns
Advice, info, and articles for teachers, parents, and kids on learning
the skills needed to handle bullies and maintain a healthy self-esteem.
Alaska Comprehensive
Regional Assistance Center
Assistance in reforming and improving America's schools. Contains hundreds
of useful links, resources, and current information for educators nationwide.
210 Ferry Way, Suite 200
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Phone: (907) 586-6806 or (888) 43-AKRAC
Fax: (907) 463-3811
Smoking
Prevention:
Prevention Online
American Cancer
Society - Smokeout
National Cancer Institute
Campaign for
Tobacco-Free Kids
Phone: (202) 296-5469
E-mail: info@tobaccofreekids.org
American Nonsmokers'
Rights Foundation
Works to protect nonsmokers from the dangers of secondhand smoke
2530 San Pablo Avenue, Suite J
Berkeley, California 94702
Phone: (510) 841-3032
E-mail: anr@no-smoke.org
Get Outraged
Facts and news about tobacco issues.
National Association
of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
1100 17th Street, Second Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 783-5550
Fax (202) 783-1583
A non-profit association serving 3,000 local health departments. Contains
information and resources for those interested in public health and
the work of local health agencies.
California Departnment
of Justice and the California Narcotic Officers' Association
Florida Pilot Program
on Tobacco Control
Features playable video of PSA airing statewide
Drug
and Alcohol Abuse:
National Institute
on Drug Abuse
Phone: (888) 644-6432
Infofax: (888) NIH-NIDA
ClubDrugs.org
Information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse about drugs such
as Ecstacy, GHB, and Rohypnol, whose use is especially popular at raves
and dance clubs.
FreeVibe
The White House's National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign has developed
tools and resources for teens that want to maintain a drug-free lifestyle.
Freevibe.com helps young people understand the dangers of substance
abuse and make responsible decisions with their lives. The site emphasizes
that the majority of kids can't be bothered with drugs.
Leadership
To Keep Children Alcohol Free
A unique coalition of Governors' spouses, Federal agencies, and public
and private organizations, is an initiative to prevent the use of alcohol
by children ages 9 to 15.
SAMHSA's National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information/PREVLINE
The nation's number one resource for substance abuse information. NCADI
distributes the latest studies, helpful guides, videocassettes, and
other substance abuse information and resource materials produced by
various federal agencies.
Phone: (800) 729-6686, Ext. 260
Fax: (301) 468-6433
Mailing address: PO Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847
Street address:11426 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
Office
of National Drug Control Policy
Resources, statistics, prevention programs, and more.
Society for Neuroscience
Education Program
Phone: (202) 462-6688
National Center
on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)
Provides access to CASA publications, current research, and online resource
links.
The American Council
for Drug Education
Offers an extensive library of substance abuse education and prevention
information for kids and adults, as well as a resource list of prevention
materials and videos.
Daytop Village
Daytop Village, a non-profit organization founded in 1963, is the oldest
and largest drug- free, self-help program with 29 centers throughout
the United States.
HOTLINE -- 1-800-2-DAYTOP
Daytop Village Inc.
54 West 40th street
New York, N.Y. 10018
Phone: (212) 354-6000
Join Together
Online
441 Stuart Street
7th Floor
Boston, MA. 02116
Phone: (617) 437-1500
Fax: (617) 437-9394
E-mail: info@jointogether.org
A national resource center for communities working to reduce substance
abuse and gun violence.
Partnership
For A Drug-Free America
Among other great resources, here you can search for facts on drugs
by name, image, slang term, or paraphernalia.
Community Anti-Drug
Coalitions of America (CADCA)
A meeting place for individuals and organizations looking for information
on current substance abuse policy and public affairs.
Neuroscience
for Kids
Answers to commonly-asked questions about the brain and neuroscience,
with information on brain and spinal cord anatomy and physiology, neurotransmission,
and the effects of specific drugs on the nervous system.
Society for Neuroscience
Brain Briefings
Access to Society for Neuroscience publications covering topics such
as addiction, opiate receptors, and the effects of various drugs on
the brain and behavior.
Media
Literacy:
Center for Media
Literacy
4727 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 403
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (323) 931-4177
Fax (323) 931-4474
The Media
Literacy Clearinghouse
A web page designed for K-12 educators who want to learn more about
media literacy, integrate it into classroom instruction, and make their
students more media aware.
TV Planet/Rocky
Mountain PBS
Media
Literacy Online Project
New Mexico Media Literacy
Project
The Project publishes a free newsletter with a circulation of 9000.
E-mail: mccannon@aa.edu
Media Awareness
Network
1500 Merivale Road, Third Floor
Nepean, ON K2E 6Z5
Phone: (613) 224-7721 or (800) 896-3342
Fax: (613) 224-1958
Email: info@media-awareness.ca
National
Institute on Media and the Family
606 24th Avenue South, Suite 606
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone: (612) 672-5437 or (888) 672-5437
Just Think Foundation
80 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 1
Sausalito, CA 94965
Phone: (415) 289-0122
Fax: (415) 289-0123
E-mail: think@justthink.org
Media Education Foundation
26 Center Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Phone: (800) 897-0089
Fax (800) 659-6882
Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster
www.katrinamedia.org
Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster chronicles the struggles and triumphs of Gulf Coast residents since the destruction more than two years ago. Through stories and images, the site explores what is preventing residents from recovering from the disaster and returning home. It features the work of dozens of award-winning print and radio journalists, photographers, filmmakers, and youth media organizations, all of whom are OSI Katrina Media Fellows.
Computer
Literacy:
Webgrrls International
50 Broad Street, Suite 1614
New York, NY 10004
Phone: (212) 785-1276, Ext. 504
Fax: 212 785-1383
Email: Webgrrls@cgim.com
College
Selection and Financial Aid:
College
Board Online
Everything you need to prepare and register for the SAT's (yikes!).
CollegeXpress
Carnegie Communications, Inc.
239 Littleton Road, Suite 8A
Westford, MA 01886
Phone: (978) 692-2313
Fax: (978) 692-4174
E-mail: webmaster@collegexpress.com
Lets you search for a college, find scholarships and loans, view campus
maps, chat with other applicants, read about athletic programs, and
even apply online to certain schools.
Guaranteed
Scholarships
Lists and describes scholarships offered by individual colleges and
universities to all enrolled students meeting specific criteria.
Get
Recruited
Offers students a chance to be recruited by, and perhaps be offered
scholarships to attend, colleges, universities and graduate schools
throughout the United States.
American
Universities Page
Includes almost all American four-year Universities, international schools,
and some two-year schools.
Petersons
Page
202 Carnegie Center
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 243-9111
Includes four-year colleges, trade and vocational schools.
U.S.
Department of Education: Student Guide to Financial Aid
Phone: (800) 4-FED-AID (800-433-3243)
Provides information on all forms of financial aid.
The
Financial Aid Information Page
Provides information on financial aid, including legitimate scholarship
sources. Also warns about scholarship scams.
FastWEB
2550 Commonwealth Avenue
North Chicago, IL 60064
Phone: (847) 785-8000
A free scholarship search database, used and endorsed by over 500 colleges
across the country, containing over 275,000 scholarships.
United
Scholarship Advisement
Scholarship search and postings.
Sports
Participation:
AskCoachMike.com
An online resource for helping young people succeed on and off the field.
National Youth Sports
Safety Foundation
333 Longwood Avenue, Suite 202
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Phone: (617) 277-1171
Fax: (617) 277-2278
E-Mail: NYSSF@aol.com
The Foundation provides current information on sports injury prevention
and can help you learn to evaluate the quality and safety of youth sports
programs; learn about sports organizations and the services they provide;
and be informed about guidelines in youth sports participation.
American Sport Education
Program
ASEP aims to improve the sport experience of youth through courses and
workshops for parents, coaches and administrators.
ScoreCardUSA.com
A site where you can create your own personal and permanent online sports
journal.
Athletes For A Better
World
ABW exists to change the culture of sport by developing individual character,
teamwork, and civic responsibility through commitment to the Code for
Living.
Activism
and Community Service:
B'nai
B'rith Youth Organization
1640 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036-3278
Phone: (202) 857-6633
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
230 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 567-7000
Fax: (215) 567-0394
Boys and Girls Clubs
of America
1230 W. Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 815-5700
E-mail: lmclemore@bgca.org
Camp Fire Boys and
Girls
4601 Madison Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri 64112-1278
Phone: (816) 756-1950
Fax: (816) 756-0258
E-mail: info@campfire.org
Campus Compact
Box 1975
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912-1975
Phone: (401) 863-1119
Fax: (401) 863-3779
E-mail: campus@compact.org
Campus Outreach
Opportunity League (COOL)
1531 P Street NW, Suite LL
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 265-1200
Fax: (202) 265-3241
Email: homeoffice@COOL2SERVE.org
Center for Youth as Resources
1700 K Street, NW, Suite 801
Washington, DC 20006-3817
Phone: (202) 261-4131
E-mail: morizu@ncpc.org
Do Something
423 West 55th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 523-1175
Fax: (212) 582-1307
E-Mail: mail@dosomething.org
Girl Scouts of USA
KaBoom!
Kaboom builds safe playgrounds and creates healthy play opportunities
for kids with the Support of communities and corporations.
National 4-H
Council
7100 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: (800) Four-H-DC
National Urban League
120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 558-5300
National Youth Leadership
Council
1910 West County Road B
St. Paul, MN 55113
Phone: (651) 631-3672
Fax: (651) 631-2955
E-mail: nylcinfo@nylc.org
United National Indian
Tribal Youth, INC.
P.O. Box 25042
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Phone: (405) 236-2800
Fax: (405) 971-1071
YMCA of USA
101 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 977-0031
Fax. (312) 977-9063
Youth Service America
Includes a database to search for volunteer opportunities by zip code,
city, state, interests, availability, and skills.
Youth Volunteer
Corps of America
YWCA of USA
Immigration
and Race Issues:
American Immigration
Lawyers Association
1400 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 216-2400
Ellis Island Immigration
Museum
Phone: (212) 363-3200; (212) 363-6307 (library)
Center for Immigration
Studies
1522 K Street N.W., Suite 820
Washington, DC 20005-1202
Phone: (202) 466-8185
Perry
High School’s American Dream Project
E-mail: wardc@perry-lake.k12.oh.us
International Organization
for Migration
17 Route des Morillons
C.P. 71, CH-1211
Geneva 19 * Switzerland
Phone: (41) 22-7179111
Fax: (41) 22-7986150
E-mail: info@iom.int
U.S. Immigration
and Naturalization Service
CES National
Center for Diversity
Box 196
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 227-5904
Fax: (502) 227-5933
E-mail: jbankston@gwmail.kysu.edu
Diversity
Resources for Educators
Cultural
Horizons
Friaborg High School,
Box 174, 272 24
Simrishamn, SWEDEN
E-mail: cultural_horizons@friaborgsskolan.simrishamn.se
An international student magazine written by and for youth worldwide.
Science
and Health:
Planned Parenthood’s
Teen Wire
Phone: (800) 230-PLAN
Eating Disorders Awareness
and Prevention
603 Stewart St., Suite 803
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 382-3587
Helpline: (800) 931-2237
FDA Kids
Home Page
Teens and pre-teens can learn about FDA-related subjects.
National Women's Health
Information Center (NWHIC)
A "women's health central" that links to thousands of fact sheets, brochures,
reports, and other important health information.
Helpline: (800) 994-WOMAN (9662)
The Yuckiest Site
on the Internet
This site uses the gross-out factor in a unique way to interest teens
in science. Kids (and parents and teachers too) can learn why one farts,
burps, snores and more...with clickable questions, sound effects, and
interactive Q & A.
Money
Management and Financial Literacy:
Junior Achievement New York
www.jany.org
The Family Saving Center
Merrill Lynch's award-winning website is a fun place for kids, parents
and teachers to learn more about saving. The website features activities
and games for home and classroom use.
Cash Management Connection
www.cashworkbooks.com
This Web site is
filled with basic financial information, including common-sense tips
for parents on how to talk to your kids about money. You can even
download a free budget worksheet.
Economic
Education from The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Federal Reserve
Bank of San Francisco's American Currency Exhibit
KidsandMoney.com
The Stock Market Game
SIFE (Students In Free
Enterprise)
SIFE is a nonprofit organization that gives students the tools to learn
the free enterprise system in a real working situation. SIFE challenges
students on more than 750 college campuses nationwide to take what they're
learning in the classroom and use their knowledge to better their communities.
Fun Facts About
The U.S. Mint
Channel
One's Teens And Money
YoungMoney.com
MainXChange
The online teen money network.
Department of
the Treasury's Learning Vault
Money Matters
For Kids Teen Pages
USA
Weekend's Teens And Money
TeenBiz.com
The YoungMoney Online Game
Independent Means
A place for women under twenty to find an income of their own.
Consumer Education For Teens
Investing For Kids
Native American Teens:
The "Reach the Rez" Tour
www.reachtherez.org
Information about Litefoot's nationwide tour to reservations across the country.
The Chiefs
www.pbs.org/independentlens/chiefs/
A feature film about Wyoming Indian High's champion basketball team. Courtesy of Dewey-Obenchain Films, Just Media.
Lacrosse History
www.laxhistory.com
Information about the Native American origins of lacrosse.
Native American Flute Association
www.worldflutes.org
An organization dedicated to fostering the preservation, appreciation, and advancemement of Native American Flute.
Canyon Records
www.canyonrecords.com
Hovia Edwards' record label and a good source for Native American music.
Soundmix: Five Young Musicians
www.freerangeproductions.org
A PBS documentary and website about five teenage musicians playing a range of American styles, including Native American flute player Hovia Edwards. Produced by Free Range Productions.
The Native Youth Olympics
www.anchorage.net/764.cfm
Boys and Girls Clubs in Indian country
www.naclubs.org
Reznet News
www.reznetnews.org
Native Village
www.nativevillage.org
News about young Native Americans.
The Cradleboard Teaching Project
www.cradleboard.org
A school curriculum that "turns on the lights in public education
about Native American culture...past, present, and future."
United National Indian Tribal Youth
www.unityinc.org
An organization that is dedicated to developing spiritual, mental,
social, and physical attributes of Native youth.
FinAid: Financial Aid for Native American Students
www.finaid.org/otheraid/natamind.phtml
Lists scholarships and organizations that are geared towards helping
Native students find tuition and scholarship assistance.
Native American Organizations and Urban Indian Centers
nativeculturelinks.com/organizations.html
Provides contact information and websites for Native American centers
and organizations throughout the United States.
Native Youth Crisis Hotline
1-877-209-1266
Nutrition:
Get Fit, Get Right
Get Fit, Get Right is an interactive online intervention for overweight teens that are at risk for diabetes or heart disease through real-life success stories, video stories, blogs, and chat.
Politics
FactCheck.org
This site aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S.
politics by monitoring the factual accuracy of what is said by major
U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews,
and news releases. The Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of
the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
The
Democracy Project
Watch debates online, take part in a "cyber-debate", share opinions,
check candidate positions, and more.
The
Thirty Second Candidate
The online companion to the PBS documentary.
Federal
Election Commission
In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer
and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that
governs the financing of federal elections.
Choose
or Lose
Coverage for young people of the 2004 presidential campaign, including
candidates' positions on the issues.
Election.com
Register to vote or request an absentee ballot.
Best
Practices
Fostering innovative campaign coverage.
Project
Vote Smart
Get info, write opinions, test your political knowledge, and rate your
political involvement.
Rock
The Vote
A forum for posting your thoughts on social issues, along with direct
access to voter registration forms and resources for getting involved.
Youth
Vote Coalition
Focusing on voter registration and a petition urging a youth-focused
presidential debate with youth moderators.
Youth-e-Vote
Participate in a "mock" voting process that will warm you up to the
scene if you're not yet of voting age.
Newseum:
Every Four Years
Examines 20th century U.S. presidential campaigns.
The
American President
The companion to the PBS series profiling all U.S. presidents features
a simulated campaign game.
E-The
People
Sign local and national petitions, write to politicians, take polls,
and get election news.
School
Reform
Youth in Action
Providence, RI
Karen Feldman, Director
Phone: (401) 751-4264
yia@ids.net
Youth Organizing
Communities
Los Angeles, CA
Maria Brenes, Youth Coordinator
maria@schoolsnotjails.com
www.innercitystruggle.org
Phone: (323) 780-7605
Publicolor
New York, NY
www.publicolor.org
Phone: (212) 213-6121
Gay Straight Alliance
Network
San Francisco, CA
www.gsanetwork.org
Phone: (415) 552-4229
Campaign for Fiscal
Equity
www.cfequity.org
Phone: (212) 867-8455
Funder's Collaborative
on Youth Organizing
Jewish Fund for Justice
www.fcyo.org
Phone: (212) 213-2113
Grant making, Capacity building (conferences, self-assessment tools),
outreach and education (promoting Youth Organizations).
What Kids Can Do
www.whatkidscando.org
Phone: (401) 247-7665
For more information on youth organizing groups for school reform, check
this annotated directory: whatkidscando.org/featurestories/YOdirectory.html
Youth Venture
www.youthventure.org
info@youthventure.org
National Center for
Education Statistics
www.nces.ed.gov
Institute for Education
and Social Policy
Education Advisory Committee, New York University
www.nyu.edu/iesp
Phone: (212) 998-5880
Primary goal is to improve urban education; deals with research and
public policy. Can assist young people and parents (and others interested)
on how to organize and think critically about their schools, analyze
issues and how to approach these issues; can also provide research and
data on schools.
Youth Empowerment
Center
www.youthec.org
Phone: (510) 451-5466
Over the next several years, YEC will support dozens of existing and
emerging youth projects that take innovative approaches to youth organizing,
leadership development, and cultural production.
LEED - Sacramento
www.leed.org
Phone: (916) 858-0686
Philadelphia Student
Union
www.phillystudentunion.org
Phone: (215) 546-3290
Leadership Development Program: Chapters in 6 publics schools, meetings
once a week, building leaderdership skills ie: public speaking, social
justice awareness, building campaigns; Building A Youth Movement: 2
week summer program (with stipend) facilitated by students with the
goal of encouraging youth involvement.
Boston Youth Organizing
Project
www.byop.org
Phone: (617) 262-1895
BOOKS/REPORTS
Chronicle of
Philanthropy Special Report on Youth Philanthropy
A series of articles describes the growing trend among foundations both
to fund youth-led programs and to create opportunities for youth as
grantmakers. Sample articles available on: www.whatkidscando.org/whatslearned/youthinvolvement.html
For order and subscription information, see www.philanthropy.com
Project 540's
Civic Resource Guide
Released in November 2002 by Project 540, the Civic Resource Guide catalogues
for students, educators, and community leaders more than 100 organizations
that engage young people in civic activity. Visit www.project540.org,
then click "Act."
Youth Action:
Youth Contributing to Communities, Communities Supporting Youth
by Merita Irby, Thaddeus Ferber and Karen Pittman
This monograph analyzes the potential for youth engagement in community
development.
www.forumforyouthinvestment.org
Sexuality:
HIV
- Get Tested!
iwannaknow.org
Answers to your questions about teen sexual health and STD prevention.
Centers
for Disease Control STD Prevention
CDC National STD Hotline: (800) 227-8922
SEX,
ETC.
A website by and for teens.
TeenSexuality.org
TeenPregnancy.org
The web home of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
SaferSex.org
Youth.org
The Youth Assistance Organization, for gay, lesbian, bisexual and questioning
young people.
DrDrew.com
Everything you want to know from your favorite "Loveline" doc.
GYN101.com
National
Women's Health Information Center
NWHIC is a service of the Office on Women's Health in the Department of
Health and Human Services.
Terrorist
Attacks of September 11, 2001:
Childhelp USA Hotline:
1-800-4-A-CHILD
Offers assistance to children, families and individuals who need help
coping with the terrorist attacks.
American Psychological Association
"Managing
Traumatic Stress"
Resources and information on coping with many aspects of the September
11 events.
Sept. 11: A Campus Reflects
www.dukenews.duke.edu/911site
Multimedia resources for and by youth, from Duke University.
National Institute of Mental Health
"Response
to Terrorist Acts Against America"
Useful fact sheets.
National Mental Health Association
"Mental
Health in Troubled Times"
PBS Online:
America Responds
Resources for news and background information, as well as parent and
teacher resources.
Global Nomads Group
Global Nomads Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting
global education through videoconferencing and interactive broadcasting.
American Red Cross
News about relief efforts and assistance opportunities.
Helping.org
Find a relief organization for donation or ways to help in person.
Educator
Resources:
It's My Life: Postsecondary Education and Training
A guide for professionals to help young people from foster care prepare academically, financially, and emotionally for postsecondary education and training success.
National PTA
National Headquarters
330 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60611-3690
Phone: (312) 670-6782 or (800) 307-4PTA (4782)
E-mail: info@pta.org
Librarians Online
Warehouse
Features a product buyers guide and chat room for sharing tips with
colleagues.
E-mail: information@libsonline.com
National Institute
for Urban School Improvement
E-mail: urbaninstitute@edc.org
Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs in the U.S. Department
of Education, the Institute has been designed to support capacity building
in urban schools and school districts.
International Reading
Association
800 Barksdale Road
PO Box 8139
Newark, DE 19714-8139
Phone: (302) 731-1600
Fax: (302) 731-1057
Includes info about reading tutorials, upcoming conferences, and links
to local literacy groups.
Alaska Comprehensive
Regional Assistance Center
Assistance in reforming and improving America's schools. Contains hundreds
of useful links, resources, and current information for educators nationwide.
210 Ferry Way, Suite 200
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Phone: (907) 586-6806 or (888) 43-AKRAC
Fax: (907) 463-3811
Other
Teen Sites That Are Worth A Surf:
React!
The online home of the popular teen magazine.
www.react.com
Teen Wire
A new on-line magazine for teens from Planned Parenthood Federation
of America, Inc. which focuses on sexual health and relationship issues
that pertain to teens.
www.teenwire.com
WireTap Magazine
WireTap provides readers with a weekly index of investigative news articles
and provocative personal essays by and about young people that challenge
stereotypes of race, gender, sexuality and lifestyle.
www.alternet.org/wiretapmag
YELL-Oh! Girls! - Asian American Girls Speak Out!
Asian American girls speak out about identity, culture, and coming-of-age.
www.yellohgirls.com
Liquid Generation
Games, animation, and links to other online teen resources on a variety
of topics.
www.liquidgeneration.com
The Student Center
Created and run by teens.
www.studentcenter.org
Cyberteens
A place for teen creativity from photo essays to posts of the week,
haiku to music reviews, sonnets to suicide columns.
www.cyberteens.com
Girl Power!
Part of SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
www.health.org/gpower
Fresh Angles
The electronic voice of teens
www.freshangles.com
Teen Voices
www.teenvoices.com
Children's Express
Young people aged 8-18 research, report, and edit news for adult print,
broadcast, and interactive media. CE stories have won Peabody and Emmy
awards and been nominated for a Pulitzer.
www.cenews.org
UNICEF Voices of Youth
Young people worldwide meet for dialogue and activism on issues of peace,
social justice, and human rights, especially the rights of children
and young people.
www.unicef.org/voy
YouthExpressions.org
YouthExpressions.org is dedicated to providing a safe forum for young
people to explore, define and build healthy relationships.
www.youthexpressions.org
Youth(Wired)
The Electronic Library for Young Adults
www.youthwired.sat.lib.tx.us
Iwannaknow.org
Sexual health and STD prevention information for teens, including games,
chat, education, and resources.
www.iwannaknow.org
Adolescence Directory Online (ADOL)
education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
Adolescent Adulthood - Learn all about dating, flirting, and dumping
www.adolescentadulthood.com
AIDS and Young People
Includes what causes AIDS, ways of becoming infected, what activities
are safe, injecting drugs.
www.avert.org/young.htm
Channel One
www.channelone.com
Amigos
A place for Hispanic teens to share stories, swap experiences, find
information, or ask questions
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/amigos
FitTeen
Dedicated to inspiring teen fitness, weight training, aerobics, and
nutrition and helping all teens get the most out of life.
www.fitteen.com
Teen Advice Line
Fill out one simple form and soon you will have at least a dozen replies
from teen operators
www.teenadviceonline.org
TeenCentral.net
Where teens who've been there and done that can share their troubles
and triumphs
www.teencentral.net
