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Teen Driver Safety Project Ignition Finalists Announced; 2010 Applications Online
The National Youth Leadership Council and State Farm® are proud to announce the top 10 teen driver safety Project Ignition finalists for 2009, and the opening of the 2010 competition
NYLC YAC Advisor Attends Inauguration
Close your eyes. Imagine being surrounded by millions of some of the
most energetic and inspiring people that you will ever meet. Imagine
being a part of history.
National Youth Board Funds Minnesota-based Summer Youth Training (February 20, 2009)
Training Supports Young People Addressing Achievement Gap
Despite freezing temperatures, more than 50 youth and their adult mentors recently gathered at the Voyageur Environmental Center in Mound, Minn. to continue their work — begun last summer — to address the “achievement gap.”
NYLC Launches Spring Online Seminars
Beginning in March, NYLC will host a series of four online seminars that will link service-learning practitioners from around the world with leading experts on youth voice, the history of service-learning, service-learning research, and curriculum.
NYLC Supports Serve America Act, Advises Transition Team
With President Obama a strong champion of service, his support is driving the conversation for increased funding for service and service-learning legislation during this congressional session.
State Farm Plants NYLC Tree
The National Youth Leadership Council has a long-held tradition of tree-planting, symbolizing an investment in future generations. In this spirit, State Farm® Public Affairs department gathered this fall to plant a tree in the State Farm Park in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., to honor NYLC’s founder, Jim Kielsmeier. The tree also memorializes Bernard Gill and Evan Dalgaard, significant members of the NYLC community who died in 2008
NYLC Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The National Youth Leadership Council’s efforts to promote
service-learning have impacted thousands of students and adults
throughout the world. Since 1983, NYLC has led the service-learning
movement, engaging students in meaningful service to their communities.
NYLT Participant Reflects
NYLC Youth Advisory Council member EllaKate Wagner reflects on her National Youth Leadership Training experience and explains what her group will be doing to address the achievement gap.
NYLC CEO Kielsmeier Addresses Peace Corps on International Volunteer Day
In recognition of International Volunteer Day, National Youth Leadership Council founder and CEO James C. Kielsmeier addressed the Peace Corps on Friday, Dec. 5, as part of the Loret Miller Ruppe Speaker Series, a forum for distinguished individuals to speak about issues of volunteerism, international peace developments, and public service.
