AfterSchool KidzMath
Designed for children to use mathematics in settings outside the classroom. The games and activities help children learn key math skills while having fun. To meet the unique needs of after-school programs, they are designed for both large and small groups, require few materials, And can be used as free-choice or structured activities.
AtTheTable.org
A partnership of Youth Service America and the Forum for Youth Investment, The At the Table initiative aims to promote youth governance. Campaign for Meaningful Student Involvement
Bring resources to students, educators, administrators, researchers, and advocates who want to increase meaningful student involvement in schools. Meaningful involvement happens when students are connected to their learning and have voice, influence, and can affect the educational systems that serve them, there is meaningful involvement. Part of The Freechild Project, dedicated to building communities by engaging all people in active democracy through social justice. Community Partnerships with Youth
National training and resource development non-profit organization that promotes increased youth voice in organizations and communities. Includes Training for Youth and Adults, Consulting, Technical Assistance, Writing Resource Materials, Conference/Camp Planning/Student Voice Directory Websites, organizations, and publications that are student-led, -created, and focused on the elementary, junior, middle and senior high schools that students attend Cool Schools on the Web
Middle schools around the world that are on-line and ready to work on collaborative projects with others.
FIST Youth Resource Directory
Citywide Resource Guide for Youth Ages 1. Provides a listing of youth organizations and programs in the city of Baltimore. Great Sites for Kids
700+ sites compiled by the American Library Association. Organized into categories: Arts/Entertainment, Literature/Language, People Past and Present, Planet Earth and Beyond, Science and Technology. Also sites for parents, teachers, caregivers. Heads UpScience-based drug abuse education from the National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA]. The latest science has to offer on the effects drugs can have on your brain and your body. Plus, true stories of teens who have abused drugs.
HHS Pages for Kids
Information about health, cosmetics, addiction, crime, environment. Games for children and youth. By the US Department of Health and Human Services.
It's My Life
For adolescents: New web site provides fun and safe place for youth aged 8-13 to explore crucial real-life issues. It's My Life offers visitors a unique interactive community that provides information and educational entertainment focused on the social, emotional, and physical issues that most affect them
KidsCom
Kids games, chat rooms for kids, video game cheats and other child activities. Our kids' games focus on fun, learning and Internet safety. Can also sign up for the KidsCom Club!
Kids Did This! Hotlist
List of student-produced internet stuff on various topics including science, social studies, language arts, math, art, and school newspapers. From the Franklin Institute. Kids Fun Online
Scholastic’s Kids site.
MidLink Magazine
A virtual space where any student aged 8 - 18 can be a published author. Highlights exemplary work from the most creative classrooms around the globe. A non-profit organization, supported by SAS inSchool and the University of Central Florida. Any school, teacher, or student is invited to participate. Mix It Up
The Mix It Up Grants Program funds youth-directed activist projects that focus on identifying, crossing and challenging social boundaries in schools and communities. Grants are limited to $250, and we can give you only one. A website of The Southern Poverty Law Center.
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth)
NCWD/Youth is one of two technical assistance centers funded by the US Department of Labor to assist the workforce development community address issues affecting the employment of people with disabilities. The site contains useful information and resources for youth with disabilities and their families, service providers and other front line workers, administrators, policy makers, and employers.
National Network for Youth
More than 800 organizations, young people, and adults joined by a common commitment to creating opportunities for America’s youth. Includes national news on youth, commentary, interactive Communities of Practice forum, youth development programs, moderated chat, surveys NIDA Launches New Drug Education Program for Teens
Drug education program geared specifically for youth between the ages of 11 and 15. The website, NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse, is an interactive website filled with facts about the effects of drugs on the human body, a glossary of terms, and facts about specific drugs. Pathways to Getting Ahead
48-page booklet helps young adults make choices that increase their chances of attaining the future they want. Helps them think about about asset building in their personal lives -- getting the skills and financing for a good education, ways to save, finding jobs with good benefits -- and links to other important information.
Student Aid on the Web
The U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid (FSA) website to guide parents and students through the college application and financial aid process. Information on everything from assessing a student's career interests to helping apply for financial aid. Students Portal
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools site with links to games, information, and activities on many health topics.
Teens, Crime, and Community
A national program all about teens getting involved in crime prevention to make themselves safer and their communities stronger. Teens speak out, describe projects, problems. TeenGrowth
An interactive Web site tailored toward the health interests and general well-being of the teenage population.
What Kids Can Do
Articles about youth projects and activities in schools and communities. Works by youth including art, poetry, essays, stories, radio public service announcements. WireTapMag
Provides readers with a weekly index of investigative news articles and personal essays by and about young people that challenge stereotypes of race, gender, sexuality and lifestyle. Encourages exchange of ideas through message boards and interactive features. YouthActionNet
YouthActionNet seeks to connect, inspire and nurture present and future young leaders. Our aim is to provide a virtual space where young people can share lessons, stories, information and advice on how to lead effective change. It is a space where youth can get up-to-date information, resources and tools to strengthen their work. Youth as Resources
Connecting youth positively to their communities. Provides small grants to young people to design and carry out service projects that address social problems and contribute to significant community change.
Youth Media Council
A gallery of audio, video, writing and art by youth mediamakers addressing juvenile justice. By KQED, a PBS and NPR affiliate. Youth on Board
A grassroots nonprofit organization that works to prepare youth to be leaders in their communities and strengthen relationships between youth and adults by providing publications, customized workshops, and technical assistance. A project of YouthBuild USA. YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA (YSA)
Resource center that partners with thousands of organizations committed to increasing the quality and quantity of volunteer opportunities for young people in America, ages 5-25, to serve locally, nationally, and globally. Includes A Guide for Engaging Youth in Leadership and Decision-Making in Service-Learning Programs; national directory of youth leadership councils; how-to tip sheets fundraising, recruiting volunteers, building storng youth/adult partnerships; and online project planning toolkits.
Youth Venture
Supports young people in creating and launching their own enterprises, and through these enterprises, to take greater responsibility for their lives and communities. Ventures range from tutoring services to virtual radio stations, from bike stores to dance academies, from video festivals to youth diabetes support groups. Provides materials, technical assistance, workshops, seed money. The websites listed in this document are not intended to be an endorsement of any service, product, or company, nor do they necessarily reflect the views of the Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence. |
