New NSLC-Produced Resources

General/Cross-Sector

Developmental Assets: A Framework for Enriching Service-Learning
(Created by Search Institute for NSLC)
This fact sheet introduces Developmental Assets, a framework for Positive Youth Development, and discusses its use as a tool for enriching service-learning.
http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/fact_sheets/
cb_facts/developmental_assets/

Resources for Parents: How to Get Your Child Started in Service-Learning
This page offers parents information and resources on how and where to get their child started in service-learning. It contains links, books, and other resources where parents can learn about the benefits of service-learning, as well as websites and organizations where parents can search for volunteering/service-learning opportunities in their area.
http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/parents/

Sample Forms and Templates Database
This collection of user-submitted sample forms and templates for service-learning programs includes all kinds of practical sample materials to make it easier to run your program. You'll find: agreements/contracts, applications, certificates/awards, evaluation and assessment, financial forms, job/position descriptions, lesson planning templates, mission statements, policies/guidelines, promotional materials, public relations communications, site visit documents, Spanish language documents, surveys, time sheets, and workplans.
http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/sample_forms/

Service-Learning with Disadvantaged Youth
(Created for NSLC by Search Institute)Young people from disadvantaged circumstances benefit from participation in quality service-learning in a number of different ways. This fact sheet discusses the positive outcomes for these youth and recommendations on how to engage this demographic in service-learning. http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/fact_sheets/
cb_facts/disadvantaged_youth/

What is Service-Learning? A Guide for Parents
Parental involvement is one of the most important factors in student success. A companion piece to Learn and Serve America’s popular service-learning public service announcement, Bring Learning to Life, this 6-page guide for parents provides information on the definition and benefits of service-learning as well as practical steps for ensuring service-learning is a part of their child’s education. Download the pdf or order your free copy at: http://www.servicelearning.org/lsa/bring_learning/
index.php#parents


CBO

Benefits of Community-Based Service-Learning
(Created by Search Institute for NSLC)
Thousands of community-based organizations engage millions of young people in service and service-learning. Though research in K-12 and higher education shows a wide range of benefits of effective service-learning, much less is known about the benefits of service-learning in community-based settings. This fact sheet highlights emerging knowledge about service-learning in the CBO sector.
http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/fact_sheets/
cb_facts/benefits_cbosl/

Developing Partnerships for Service-Learning: Starting Points for Community-Based Organizations
(Created for NSLC by Search Institute)
This fact sheet examines several key questions that emerge when community-based organizations (CBOs) seek to form partnerships, including: who to partner with, what makes a partnership work, and what kinds of challenges you might face.
http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/fact_sheets/
cb_facts/developing_partnerships/