Announcing a National Assembly/National Collaboration for Youth and PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement

About half of young Americans have never attended college. They are less than half as likely to vote and to volunteer as their college-educated peers. These youth have few opportunities to develop civic skills and interests. Drawing on a white paper published by in PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement October, 2009, An Inequitable Invitation to Citizenship: Non-College-Bound Youth and Civic Engagement, Jim Youniss, Professor of Psychology at Catholic University of America, and Peter Levine, Director of CIRCLE, The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement and Research, and research director of Tufts University’s Jonathan Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service will provide the latest research on non-college bound youth and civic engagement.

The speakers will suggest ways that civic and human services sector organizations can be part of the solution to greater inclusion of non-college bound youth, while at the same time enriching their own missions, creating future volunteers, social justice advocates, and engaged citizens.Download slideshow presentation used in the webinar.

Today, President Obama released his FY2011 Budget. View the budget release.

For a full report on the FY2011 budget come to the NCY Washington Group monthly meeting tomorrow, February 2nd, at 1:30 PM. Meeting is held at the NHSA Offices on 1319 F Street, Suite 402 and will feature a presentation on the budget from Joan Huffer, Director of the Federal Budget Project at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities.

The National Collaboration for Youth has submitted comments in response to the Corporation’s Fiscal Year 2010 Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) for Social Innovation Fund Awards. The Corporation released a draft Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the $50 million Social Innovation Fund (SIF) which will provide $50 million in funding to 5-7 intermediary grantees that will, in turn, provide subgrants of $100,000 or more per year for 3-5 years to other nonprofits for innovative programs in low-income communities.
View the NCY’s comment letter»

The Girl Scouts Research Institute and the National Collaboration for Youth held a webinar today to share research findings from Good Intentions: The Beliefs and Values of Teens and Tweens Today (2009), a national study conducted by the Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI) in partnership with Harris Interactive. Click here to view the full report was released on December 2^nd.

The study explores what youth today value and how they go about making decisions, based on research conducted with 3,263 3rd- to 12th-graders from around the country. This work builds on a study published in 1989 by GSUSA and paints an encouraging picture about a generation of youth responsible to themselves and to others, and who value diversity, acceptance, and community involvement. It also highlights the important role that adults play in helping girls actualize their good intentions.

Click here to view the webinar slides.

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