Resources

Activism 2000 Project
Encourages young people to speak up about issues they care about. Offers books, videos, training, and consulting on youth participation in decision-making processes and free materials and technical assistance to young people on how to move their ideas into action.

P.O. Box E
Kensington, MD 20895
1-800-KID-POWER

www.youthactivism.com

At the Table

Grounded in the conviction that institutions and communities benefit from the voices of young people, a growing national movement of youth and adults is working to secure a place for youth "at the table" where decisions are made that affect them.

Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development
7100 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815

www.atthetable.org

Barry Checkoway
Has career commitment to creating community change through research, teaching and training, and consultation and technical assistance. His research includes studies of increasing involvement of traditionally underserved people worldwide through multicultural community organizations, social planning, and urban neighborhood work.

2846 School of Social Work Building
1080 South University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
734/763-5960

barrych@umich.edu

BoardSource (formerly NCNB)
Dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their boards of directors.

1828 L Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036-5104
800/883-6262

www.Boardsource.org

Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth
Strengthens the leadership capacity of community foundations to improve the lives of children, youth, and families.

1000 Broadway, Suite 302
Kansas City, MO 64105-1540
816/842-4246

Center for Youth as Resources
Provides small grants to youth and supports them as they design and implement issue-related projects. Past organizational and youth participants help provide training and technical assistance.

1700 K Street, NW, Suite 801
Washington, DC 20006
202/261-4185

www.yar.org

Community Partnerships With Youth, Inc.
Community Partnerships with Youth is a national training, resource design and technical assistance organization that specializes in Youth as Trustees of their communities, Youth in Governance, and Youth as Philanthropists. Curriculum and training are available in all of these areas. CPY also has an exciting new curriculum for young philanthropists (ages 7-11) called "The Word for Me Is Philanthropy", plus a wonderful new storybook for children called "What If Everybody Gave?"

6319 Constitution Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
219/436-4402

www.cpyinc.org

Council of Michigan Foundations
An association of more than 430 foundations and corporations that make grants for charitable purposes and whose mission it is to enhance, improve, and increase philanthropy in Michigan.

One S. Harbor Avenue, Suite 3
Grand Haven, MI 49417
616/842-7080

www.cmif.org

Do Something
Through its BRICK Awards program, funds innovative projects started by community activists under the age of 30.

423 West 55th Street
8th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212/523-1175

www.dosomething.org

Midwest Academy
A training institute for progressive organizers and activists that conducts six to eight week-long training sessions yearly.

225 W. Ohio, Suite 250
Chicago, IL 60610
312/645-6010

National 4-H Council, At The Table
At The Table seeks to advance the youth in governance movement on a national level. They maintain a database of organizations with youth board members and resources related to youth in governance.

7100 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
301/961-2972

www.fourhcouncil.edu


National Youth Leadership Council, Strategic Youth Initiatives
Provides training and technical assistance related to youth leadership and service-learning. Each training is developed to meet the needs of the client and is lead by at least one adult in partnership with at least one young person.

1910 West Country Road B
St. Paul, MN 55113
651/631-3672

www.nylc.org

Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Youth Leadership and Service Initiative
Encourages youth involvement in service-learning in schools and communities.

PO Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98501
360/753-2858

Parents Leadership Institute
Foster healthy parent-child relationships that will last a lifetime.

P.O. Box 1279
Palo Alto, CA 94302
(650) 322-LEAD (5323)

http://www.parentleaders.org/

Points of Light Foundation
Works with leaders to maximize efforts in community volunteering. Its Youth Outreach area provides training and technical assistance to young people and organizations to develop programs that involve young people as leaders.

1400 I Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
202/729-8000

www.pointsoflight.org

Re-evaluation Counseling
A process whereby people of all ages and of all backgrounds can learn how to exchange effective help with each other in order to free themselves from the effects of past distress experiences.

719 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98109
206/284-0311

www.rc.org

Resource Center for Youth and Their Allies (RCYA)
Provides information, training, and technical assistance to young people and their allies. RCYA is closely affiliated with Youth on Board.

601 Walnut
Kansas City, MO 64106
816/221-5000

www.rdikc.org

Resource Generation
Provides resources, publications, and networks to help young people make positive and creative choices about their lives and their money.

P.O. Box 40036
North Cambridge, MA 02140
617/441-5567

www.resourcegeneration.org

Washington Youth Voice Project ESD 112
Works to strengthen youth involvement in schools and communities by helping students and adults gain the skills and resources needed to work together effectively and efficiently.

2500 NE 65th Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98661-6812
360/750-7500 x362

www.esd112.webnet.edu

YouthBuild USA
Encourages youth to take charge of their lives and gain skills that lead to economic independence, while helping rebuild their communities.

58 Day Street
P.O. Box 440322
Somerville, MA 02144
617/623-9900

www.youthbuild.org


Youth Leadership Institute
A community-based institute that joins with young people to build communities that value, honor, and support youth. Offers a wide array of programs, all of which are grounded in a positive youth development philosophy.

870 Market Street, Suite 708
San Francisco, CA 94102
415/397-2256

Youth Today

The Newspaper on Youth Work offers news, views and feature stories on youth programs around the world as well as up-to-date information on funding sources, professional books, and a calendar of conventions and workshops.

1200 17th St., NW, 4th Fl.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 785-0764

www.youthtoday.org

Youth Venture

Youth Venture strives to reach and support any young person nationwide who has a dream about how to make a difference, and the commitment to make it happen.

1700 N. Moore Street, Suite 2000
Arlington, VA 22209

www.youthventure.org