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At 15 Deadline Extended to Jan. 30!
Through Jan. 30, youth ages 13-18 can get involved in Best Buy’s @15 website, earn points, and direct their points to NYLC or other youth-serving nonprofits.
Minnesota Teacher of the Year Celebrates Service as Route to Academic Achievement
Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year (‘08-’09) Derek Olson recently addressed an annual gathering of NYLC’s board and staff, testifying to the power of his early exposure to service-learning through NYLC.
NYLC CEO Kielsmeier to Receive National Award
James C. Kielsmeier, NYLC Founder, President, and CEO, will receive the Voices for National Service Special Recognition Award for Partnership from Voices for National Service.
Minneapolis Foundation Funds Local Schools Through NYLC
The National Youth Leadership Council has been granted $40,000 to work with eight urban schools in Minneapolis through a grant from the B.C. Gamble and P.W. Skogmo Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation.
Accept the Learn and Serve Challenge
The Learn and Serve Challenge, a national initiative to increase student and school-based opportunities for service-learning which started in October, needs you to register your projects that begin in January.
Support NYLC's Youth Initiatives with Best Buy's @15 Campaign
Check out Best Buy’s @15.com website, where service-learning and youth service are the focus of a youth-led initiative to raise money for four nonprofits — and NYLC is one of them!
Check out Best Buy’s @15.com website, where service-learning and youth service are the focus of a youth-led initiative to raise money for four nonprofits — and NYLC is one of them!
In Memory of Service-Learning Pioneer Dr. Harry C. Silcox
We join the larger service-learning community in grieving the passing of Dr. Harry C. Silcox, who died December 5, 2009.
NYLC Co-Sponsors Statewide Graduation Summit
With Minnesota high schools experiencing increasing drop-out rates, NYLC, in conjunction with the Search Institute, Minnesota Alliance with Youth, State Farm®, and the Department of Education sponsored a two-day Minnesota Metro and Statewide Graduation Summit in St. Paul recently — one of the series of summits being held in every state this year.
Schools Named in National Generator Go Green Initiative
NYLC recently launched the Generator Go Green (G3) Initiative, a two-year program involving 21 middle schools nationwide committed to high-quality service-learning in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Stan Potts Heads Generator School Network
NYLC is pleased to announce the addition of Stanley J. Potts, Ph.D., as senior education specialist, providing leadership for NYLC’s Generator School Network.
