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Youth Engaged in Service: How and Why to Incorporate Volunteer Projects into Yourh Youth Programs

The online toolkit Youth Engaged in Service: How and Why to Incorporate Volunteer Projects into Your Youth Program was developed by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation to support its initiative to encourage all
youth, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to engage in volunteer opportunities. To view the toolkit, click here.

Michigan Campus Compact provides resources for campuses to enhance their community engagement efforts. The most valuable resource is human capital and MCC encourages networking and collaboration among member institutions and with local community organizations. To connect with a campus, please visit our constituents page.

An American Mosaic: Service Learning Stories
The American Association of Community Colleges is pleased to announce the publication of "An American Mosaic: Service Learning Stories." This new 38-page monograph describes service learning initiatives and outcomes at 12 community colleges that participated in AACC's 2003-2006 grant program, Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning

Federal Work-Study Resource
With the U.S. Department of Education showing signs of tightening enforcement of Federal Work-Study (FWS) regulations, now is the time to learn as much as possible about how to meet or exceed the federally mandated requirement that 7% of all FWS funds go toward community service positions. Campus Compact's new online publication, Earn, Learn, and Serve: Getting the Most from Community Service Federal Work-Study, answers these questions and many more. Funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service through a grant from Learn and Serve America, this new resource is available FREE online at http://www.compact.org/fws/.

Opportunity Updates
Opportunities and resources archived and subscription instructions for MCC constituent listservs

Citizenship and Civic Education Links
Service-Learning, K-16 Education, National Service, Michigan Participation, Civics/History, International, Character Education, Diversity, Lifelong Engagement, Public Policy/Legislation, Service Issue Specific Resources on the education of citizens

Research/Assessment
Learning outcome, student and community impact resources

Campus Compacts
Links to state Campus Compacts and other National Campus Compact Resources

Media Relations Kit
Ford Motor Company Fund logo.The purpose of this Media Relations Kit is to provide templates and samples to utilize for a variety of communication purposes.The kit is based on the needs of the organization and its members and will be modified as those needs evolve. The Media Relations Kit is generously supported with funding from the Ford Motor Company Fund.

Faculty Toolkit for Service-Learning in Higher Education
The materials in the toolkit are divided into 10 units designed to aid faculty in every step of planning, designing, and implementing service-learning programs into their curriculum and institutions as well as program evaluation and assessment. Each unit includes tips and in-depth content information about the topic presented and most units include case studies providing real life experiences for readers to learn from.

VISTA Effective Practices
MCC AmeriCorps*VISTAs act as ambassadors for service-learning, community service and civic engagement state-wide through their work with MCC member campuses. As such, VISTAs create materials that can be used by their host campus, as well as other campuses, to promote service initiatives. The one page documents below represent “Effective Practices” or model programs within the MCC network as collected and documented by AmeriCorps*VISTA members.