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One of the supporters of the National Service-Learning Conference is The GrowHaus, which is a nonprofit indoor farm, marketplace, and education center in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood. The goal of this organization is to provide healthy, affordable food for the surrounding community, and raise awareness about food justice and sustainability. That part of Denver is unfortunately known as a food desert, which means that the people who live in that area don’t have easy access to healthy food; the closest grocery stores are located about 2.5 miles from the neighborhood. more »

Thank you to everyone who donated on November 15, Razoo and GiveMN’s Give to the Max Day! Please see our special thank you message from NYLC CEO Kelita Bak and members of the National Youth Advisory Council.  more »

Hunter Mullis is part of a growing demographic of Generator School Network users: youth. A resource previously exclusive to educators and community leaders involved in service-learning, Hunter is excited for the opportunity to introduce youth voice to the GSN conversation. more »

NYLT…WOW! What an experience!

Aside from the wonderfulness that is Minnesota, there are so many different things that I learned at the 2012 National Youth Leadership Training and will always cherish. NYLT taught me so much, not only about the achievement gap and service-learning, but also about myself as a member of society and a leader. more »

At first I was skeptical. I hated flying, and I had never been to Minnesota (or anywhere close to it). People who had attended National Youth Leadership Training before me tried convince me that I had nothing to worry about because it was fun, but still had my doubts. more »

The National Youth Leadership Training is important to me because it taught me how to be a better leader in my school, home, and throughout my community. Starting out at my new school, which means I was on new sports teams and in new classrooms with total strangers, I was nervous to speak when the coach or teacher would ask me questions in front of the team or class because I was afraid of what the other people would think of the things I would say. more »

As it turns out, many youth councils have very similar training needs for their youth leaders, no matter what the purpose or structure of the group. Last weekend, NYLC participated in an organically-created Twin Cities Youth Council Collaborative Training, which brought together nearly 70 high school students from seven different youth councils/boards. more »

To each of you who participated in our nation’s election yesterday – thank you.  Regardless of who you voted for, whether it was early, by absentee, or yesterday, it was so wonderful to see the “I Voted” stickers and the amazing turnout at the polls around the country. more »

It’s no secret that the staff here at NYLC and at Earth Force, our cohost for this amazing event, is excited for the 24th annual National Service-Learning Conference®, Without Limits. more »

Each year, a diverse group of service-learning professionals converge at the NYLC offices to participate in the on-site workshop proposal review to select workshops for the National Service-Learning Conference. Sorting through quality workshop proposals is no easy task, but is something that our group of 14 reviewers took very seriously to help ensure that the 24th Annual National Service-Learning Conference, Without Limits, has quality programming scheduled.  more »