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SAVE THE DATE!

Training Opportunities:
Post Ike: Youth Services Respond to Crisis
Holly Bell, Amy Dunn, Jack Nowicki
December 16, 2008
Houston

Rethinking Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Frank J. Kros
January 16, 2009
Austin

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Youth In Action
February 4, 2009
TNOYS & Texans Care for Children partner to hold Youth In Action/Children's Advocacy Day
For more information click here

Internet Links for Youth

We have separated the links into general categories, however, many sites will also have information and links for topics otside of their category.  Also, we have tried to find some of the best websites for youth, but not all of them are for all youth: some are designed for teens and some for younger youth, so check them out!

 Get Involved / Do Something
(Youth Leadership and Community Building Sites)

  • Action Without Borders / Kids & Teens – www.idealist.org/kt/index.html
    If you're young, curious, optimistic, seeking help, or looking to help others, this section of Idealist.org is for you.
  • Arsalyn - www.arsalyn.org/home.asp
    The Arsalyn Program was created to encourage young Americans to become informed and active participants in the electoral process.  You can even register to vote online through their site!

  • Aspiring Youth - www.aspiringyouth.org/
    “Preparing inspiring youth for success in school and in life.”

  • CYLC (Congressional Youth Leadership Council) - www.cylc.org/
    “Inspiring today’s young leaders to become tomorrow’s stars.”  The Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC) offers education leadership conferences for outstanding young people from across the country and around the world.

  • Do Something! - www.dosomething.org/index.cfm
    Learn about this organization that helps people under 30 years old Do Something!

  • The Giraffe Project - www.giraffe.org/
    Features stories of people who have stuck their necks out to help their communities.

  • Girl Power! - http://www.health.org/gpower
    A website designed to help encourage and motivate 9- to 13- year-old girls to make the most of their lives.

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  • The Global Youth Action Network - www.takingitglobal.org/home.html?width=800
    The Global Youth Action Network     is an incubator of global partnerships among youth organizations; its mission is to increase collaboration among youth organizations, to provide resources and recognition for positive youth action and to facilitate intergenerational partnership in global decision-making.

  • Global Youth Network - www.unodc.org/youthnet/
    A nonprofit organization run by young people who want to help improve the world.

  • Global Youth Service Day - www.gysd.net/home/index.html?width=800
    A annual global event created to mobilize, recruit and educate youth and adults to identify and address the needs of their communities.

  • Freechild – www.freechild.org
    Resources for social change by and with young people.  Their mission is to build active democracy by engaging young people in social change, particularly those who have been historically denied participation. 
  • Many Young Voices - www.manyyoungvoices.org/
    Many Young Voices is an organization designed to bring teens together to share their unique cultural, ethnical, and racial experiences in the world today.

  • National Youth Leadership Council - www.nylc.org
    Features information about changing youth policies and NYLC’s youth leadership camps and programs.

  • Project for Public Spaces (Teens as Community Builders) - www.pps.org/tcb/highlights.htm
    Teens turning places around – read the stories of what youth all over the country have done to improve their communities.

  • Project 540 - www.project540.org/
    Project 540 has information on nationwide programs to engage young people and foster civic skills and youth voice.

  • SERVEnet - www.SERVEnet.org
    SERVEnet matches the skills, experience, and enthusiasm of volunteers of all ages with local organizations that need their participation.

  • TakingITGlobal - http://takingitglobal.org/express/
    TakingITGlobal (TIG) is an international organization, led by youth, empowered by technology.  TIG brings together young people in more than 200 countries within international networks to collaborate on concrete projects addressing global problems and creating positive change.

  • Teens, Crime, & the Community - www.nationaltcc.org/
    TCC is a national program all about teens getting involved in crime prevention to make themselves safer and their communities stronger.

  • VolunteerMatch.org - www.volunteermatch.org
    Find volunteer opportunities all over the country by ZIP code or area of interest.

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  • The White House for Kids - www.whitehouse.gov/
    Click on the kids only link on the White House home page to visit the kids section.  Information about the home of our nation’s President.

  • WNet School’s Teen Leadership Institute - www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/pbs/role/tli.html
    Thirteen/WNET New York's Teen Leadership Institute.  The Institute is a "cutting edge" project that brings together recognized leaders in the fields of ethics and values to work with a broad range of high school students from the New York tri-state region.

  • Youth Advocacy Program International - www.yapi.org
    YAPI seeks to improve the well-being of youth on a global basis, with special emphasis on youth suffering from social conflicts and war.

  • Youth Build - www.youthbuild.org
    Provides information about this nationwide program that encourages youth to gain important skills and help rebuild their communities.

  • Youth Crime Watch - www.ycwa.org/
    Youth Crime Watch is a youth-led movement to create a crime-free, drug-free and violence-free environment in our schools and neighborhoods.

  • Youth in Action - www.youthlink.org/us/
    Youth In Action is dedicated to creating support and recognition for the voices, ideas and positive contributions of young people. Its programs are focused on improving citizenship, civic engagement and communities through youth leadership and positive action.

  • Youth Noise - www.youthnoise.com/Home/
    YouthNOISE is about maximum volume (It's about the racket a bunch of young people can generate when they get together to make their voices heard); about being heard over the negative stereotypes about teens; a place where you can raise a RUCKUS about things you don't like, take ACTION and make a DIFFERENCE in issues that affect you.  Make sure you check out their Young Leaders page.

  • Youth On Board - www.youthonboard.org/
    Youth on Board is a nonprofit organization that prepares youth to be leaders in their communities and strengthens relationships between youth and adults by providing publications, customized workshops, and technical assistance.

  • Youth Venture - www.youthventure.org/
    Youth Venture empowers young people to create and launch their own enterprises, and through these enterprises, to take greater responsibility for their lives and communities.  We are leading a growing global liberation movement of young people who are committed to making a positive difference and playing an instrumental role in the welfare of their communities.

  • 4-H Youth Involvement - www.n4h.org/index.asp
    Learn more about community youth development and how 4-H programs are involving youth in communities across the United States.

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Learning Sites and Help with Homework
(There's some fun stuff in here too!!)

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  • In The Mix - www.pbs.org/inthemix/
    In the Mix is a national award-winning TV series for teens and by teens.  Check out transcripts of past episodes with related resources or see what’s coming next.

  • Internet Detectives - www.madison.k12.wi.us/tnl/detectives/
    A Middle School Social Studies and Library Media Project:  Hosted by the Madison Metropolitan School District, this site contains a developing library of student-evaluated Internet resources.

  • Just Think - www.justthink.org/
    “Teaching young people about the media, teaching the world about young people.”

  • Kids Hub - http://kidshub.org/kids/kids.cfm
    Learning center for elementary school and middle school students.  It features free online interactive learning games, puzzles, and quizzes.  (see also High School Hub)

  • Learning Adventures in Citizenship (from New York to Your Town) - www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/
    This site is based on NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM, by award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns and is designed for youth in grades four through eight.  The site uses New York City as an example of how cities and communities across America developed into unique centers of commerce, politics, architecture, culture, and ethnicity.

  • Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary - www.m-w.com/
    Online dictionary; also has word games to improve vocabulary.

  • National Crime Prevention Council for Children - www.mcgruff.org/
    Child safety, tips, games and more.

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  • Smithsonian Institute – www.si.edu/
    Learn about art and design, history and culture, and science and technology.

  • Surfing the Net with Kids – www.surfnetkids.com/
    All sorts of informational resources for youth.

  • Vocabulary - www.vocabulary.com/
    Improve your vocabulary.

  • Web Links 4 Kids - www.4kids.org/
    ”Your link to the latest tecKNOWLEDGEy on the Web."  Technology resources for youth.

  • Whyville - http://www.whyville.net
    Whyville is an on-line community dedicated to learning through exploration and communication.  Their objective is to teach youth everything from business management to newspaper writing to math skills and its formula is learning through activity rather than through reading about something.

  • Youth Tech - www.youthtech.com/
    A site for teen techies (or wannabes); get computer help, tech info and more.

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 Webzines

  • BAMboozled.org - http://www.bamboozled.org
    BAMboozled.org is a website that publishes the lives of a hive of teenagers, congregating at the Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center in San Francisco with one mission: to Find Truth in Youth.  Their mission is to combat the negative stereotypes of youth and to present an alternative and more authentic view of teen life as well as facilitate positive change by creatively, intelligently, and honestly portraying their lives.

  • International Kids’ Space - www.kids-space.org
    A place to show your art, write letters, share music and meet new friends from around the world.

  • J-14 (Just 4 Teens) - www.j14.com/
    Webzine for teenage girls.

  • Katrillion - www.alloy.com/
    Webzine.

  • L.A. Youth! - www.layouth.com/
    LA Youth newspaper is a teen-written publication from Los Angeles.

  • Over Board - www.wnet.org/closetohome/overboard/menu.html
    An online 13-issue comic book style webzine about drug addiction for teens.  Part of the Web companion piece to Close to Home, the Bill Moyers five-part television series on addiction.

  • RezNet - www.reznetnews.org/
    ‘Newz and Viewz' by Native American Students.  Designed to help American Indian students get a taste of the journalism field, and provide a space for Indian youth online

  • Spank Mag! - www.spankmag.com/
    Youth culture defined by youth.

  • Teen Voices Online Magazine - www.teenvoices.com/tvhome.html
    An online magazine by, for, and about teenage and young adult women.

  • WireTap -  www.wiretapmag.org/index.html
    "Youth in Pursuit of Dirty Truth."  WireTap, a national nonprofit based in San Francisco, is “the independent information source by and for socially conscious youth.”  They have a weekly on-line magazine, with investigative news articles, personal essays and opinions, a youth media network, and a gallery of artwork and poetry by youth.

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 Staying Safe & Healthy

Also see our Need Hotline or Referrals Now page for additional resources for immediate assistance.

  • Advocates For Youth - www.advocatesforyouth.org
    Advocates for Youth champions efforts to help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.  This site features section for teens and other information, plus links to sites about HIV prevention, healthy sexuality, peer education, teen pregnancy prevention and more!

  • Check Yourself - www.checkyourself.com/main.html
    See whether your drug or alcohol use might be turning into a problem.  The website includes links to treatment resources, the opportunity to interact with other teens who have experienced their own "moments of truth," and a series of quizzes youth can take to assess the depth of their drug or alcohol problem.

  • Department of Health and Human Services - www.hhs.gov/kids
    Provides all kinds of information about your health.  Also features many interesting links.

  • oster Club - www.fosterclub.org

    Foster Club is just for foster youth.  They have a different site for kids and teens (as well as a site for adults).  Foster Club's mission is to provide foster children with a network that allows them to communicate with each other and provide them with education, motivation, and benefits that the foster care system does not usually provide.  The teen site has great information about getting ready for life as an adult AFTER you leave foster care.

     
  • I Wanna Know - www.iwannaknow.org
    A resource for teenagers to learn the facts about sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases.

  • Job Information - www.cdc.gov/niosh/adoldoc.html
    Are you a working teen?  This site tells you what you should know about safety and health on the job.  The website can be viewed in Spanish as well.  (See Youth Rules below for more information on youth employment.)

  • Kaleidoscope Youth Coalition - www.kaleidoscope.org/
    Information about issues facing gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and trans-gender youth.

  • KASA - www.fvkasa.org/
    Kids As Self Advocates (KASA) is an organization created by youth with disabilities for youth to educate society about issues concerning youth with a wide spectrum of disabilities and special healthcare needs. KASA believes in supporting self-determination, creating support networks and proactive advocacy for all youth with disabilities in our society.

  • National Runaway Switchboard Kids & Teens Page - http://www.nrscrisisline.org/kids.asp
    This website has information and help to see you through whatever you're experiencing, whether you are in serious trouble and need immediate help or just need someone to listen.
  • Students Against Violence Everywhere - http://www.nationalsave.org/
    Students learn about alternatives to violence and practice what they learn through school and community service projects.

  • Teen Central.Net - www.teencentral.net/
    Find out "whassup" with people you can relate to at TeenCentral.Net, the help-line web site for teens, by teens.
  • Texas Youth Connection - www.TexasYouthConnection.org
    A great resource for youth in foster care, sponsored by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
  • Youth Communication - http://www.youthcomm.org/
    True stories by teens.
  • Youth Rules - www.youthrules.dol.gov

    Youth Rules is an initiative of the U.S. Department of labor to give parents, educators and teens up-to-date information on federal and state regulations for youth employment.  (See Job Information above for more information on youth employment.)

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Just for Fun

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Web Resources