Michigan’s Jackson High School participated in National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week in November, with a grant from YSA and Sodexo.
The group of high schoolers made a documentary about childhood hunger in their community and ate “meager” lunches to raise money to help local food banks.
Jackson High School was featured in Jackson’s Citizen Patriot.
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YSA has partnered with Go Inspire Go, and Lil’ MDGs to bring you GIG Spark: A Lesson on Compassion. We’re inviting YOU and your community (school, organization, friends etc.) to use your passion and creativity to produce a “GIG Spark” and inspire viewers with your video.
WHAT: USE TECHNOLOGY AS LESSON on COMPASSION
A “GIG Spark” is a short 1-1:30 minute video that inspires viewers to take action and help others after they’ve watched the video. The video will feature you showing and telling viewers what you want them to do and show it on video. It’s simple, quick and can generate inspiration for others! The goal: a fun, easy way to inspire action.
WHERE: Use this as a teaching and communications tool in your networks or platform: your school, classroom, or organization, in your home, anywhere where you can spark some creativity and inspiration – then share it on our platforms to be seen around the world. Your video (select videos) may also appear several platforms; YSA, Go Inspire Go, Lil’ MDGs and Miley Cyrus’s Get Ur Good On website, the Huffington Post and Deepak Chopra’s Intent.com.
WHEN: Please send an email and your YouTube video link for Go Inspire Go's review between 11/15/11 - 01/09/12 (Midnight PST) to gigspark@goinspirego.com. They will contact you if they share it on their platforms.
WHY: Inspiration can be fun and infectious! We believe in the power of small acts and using technology to crowdsource ideas, capture it on video, spread the word online, and inspire immediate action. We know that people (especially youth) care and want to do something good for others, but just don’t know how. So why not teach compassion to kids and adults in your life? This is a quick way for you to use your power to spark civic engagement and inspire a small ripple of kindness that will create a domino effect.
We can’t wait to see inspiring acts popping up all over the state, country, and world!
View the official GIG Spark Guidelines and contact gigspark@goinspirego.com if you have any questions.
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Through the generosity of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation and in an effort to empower communities around the world to participate and grow their J-Serve effort, grants are available for J-Serve 2012 - April 22, 2012. read more »
YSA was featured in a recent Washington Post article on the evolution of branding in business. read more »
In response to the events of September 11, 2001, people served in an unprecedented way. Building upon that spirit, and encouraging young people to make a commitment to addressing critical issues, Youth Service America offers Rebuilding Community: A 9/11 Semester of Service, a free resource with ideas for launching a Semester of Service on 9/11.
Rebuilding Community: A 9/11 Semester of Service
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State Farm® and Major League Baseball® (MLB) have been going to bat for charities for years. This year, State Farm is offering fans a chance to join, in a program called Go To Bat. You can help Youth Service America, along with 47 other charities, to receive a grand prize of $25,000 by playing the Home Run Derby between July 12 and the end of the baseball season. read more »
