Project Planning and Facilitation Tools
Here are some great online tools for project planning:
Youth Service America—online toolkit for planning your own service project or program.
Youth Leadership Links
Here is a great link to youth leadership conferences, summits, and skill building:
Youth Leadership Development Information Clearinghouse—lists conference dates and links to leadership programming.
Youth Leadership Institute—Bay Area Resource
We design and implement community-based programs that provide youth with leadership skills in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse prevention, philanthropy, and civic engagement.
Youth Commission Links
Check out what your cities youth commission is all about and how you can get involved in public policy:
City of San Jose Youth Advisory Commission
City of Morgan Hill Youth Advisory Committee
City of Milpitas Youth Advisory Commission
Inspirational Article Links
Girls For a Change
Two San Jose girls will stand before 1,200 of their peers at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center and ask them, just for a day, to forget about looks and think about change.
America’s Promise
Young leaders everywhere are making a difference in their communities. Learn more about someone who has taken sharge and made an impact.
Reading Room
Making Everyday count: Daily Readings for Young People on Solving Problems, Setting Goals, & Feeling Good About Yourself, Pamela Espeland & Elizabeth Verdick
Respect: A Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line is Crosses, Courtney Macavinta & Andrea Vander Pluym
The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them, the Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell
The Courage to be Yourself, Edited by Al Desetta, M.A. and Educators for Social Responsibility
How to Take the GRRRR out of Anger, Elizabeth Verdick & Marjorie Lisovskis
Speak up and Get Along, Scott Cooper
What Do You Stand For? For Kids, Barbara A. Lewis
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