The following is a growing list of resources - not exhaustive by a long shot! It's only meant to be a starting point as we are continually striving to build our network and library of resources. If you know of a volunteer or community building resource not listed here, please email Kids Connect to let us know about it!

WEBSITES

Volunteer Clearinghouses/ Resources

• STATE/LOCAL
  • http://www.ncnonprofits.org - NC Center for Nonprofits - has list of NC agencies/ websites
  • www.volunteernc.org - NC Commission for Volunteerism & Community Service
  • http://triangleimpact.org - Local agency that promotes volunteerism through one-day projects, member of Hands On network
  • http://www.unitedwaytriangle.org/
  • http://www.me-3.org - Local agency promoting volunteering and service learning, including a project to develop a curriculum for area schools

• NATIONAL

  • www.volunteermatch.com
  • www.1-800-volunteer.org
  • http://www.handsonnetwork.org
  • www.idealist.org
  • www.unitedway.org
  • www.volunteerprojects123.org/hd/vp/categoryjhtml?categoryid=/templatedata/hd/category/data/ HD_Home.xml - Volunteer Projects 1-2-3
  • http://www.diversionmag.com/volunteerintro.asp
• INTERNATIONAL
• http://www.diversionmag.com/volunteerintro.asp

Youth/Family Volunteering Organizations and Resources

• www.doinggoodtogether.org - Doing Good Together - promotes family volunteering with many resources for ideas for projects as well as learning and reflection
• www.kidscare.org
• www.kids-who-care.org
• www.familycares.org
• www.thevolunteerfamily.org
• www.americaspromise.org
• www.ysa.org - Youth Service America
• http://www.actsofkindness.org/index.asp - ideas for projects for individuals, groups, teachers and youth leaders

Civic Engagement & Advocacy

• http://www.kidsvotingusa.org -- Kids Voting - national program with local chapters throughout Triangle and NC
• http://www.kidsvoting.interpath.net - Kids Voting North Wake County
• http://www.civics.unc.edu/ - UNC's Civic Education Consortium
• http://triangleimpact.org/AboutUs/index.php/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=101
• http://www.doa.state.nc.us/yaio/ - NC Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office
  • NC Internship Council
  • Governor's Advocacy Council on Children & Youth
  • State Youth Council
  • NC Youth Advisory Council
  • Youth Legislative Assembly
• http://www.publicallies.org/raleighdurham - Public Allies Raleigh-Durham
• http://www.civiced.org - We the People: Project Citizen
• http://www.youthvote.org/fieldsites/NC/nc.stm - Youth Vote Coalition: North Carolina
• http://www.legion-aux.org/contact_us/docs/state.html - American Legion Auxiliary of NC
• http://courses.ncssm.edu/nccss/ - NC Council for the Social Studies
• http://www.nationalmocktrial.org/ - NC State Mock Trial Program
• http://www.nationalsave.org - NC Youth for Justice - Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE)
• http://www.generationengage.org - GenerationEngage - for older youth
• www.ncchild.org/ - Action for Children's Youth Involvement Program
  • Young Advocates Toolkit
• www.youthpolicyactioncenter.org/ - Youth Policy Action Center - national resource
• No Child Left Behind's Guide - Helping your Child Become a Responsible Citizen
• www.freechild.org/ - The FreeChild Project- "Community Youth Engagement Specialists" - resources including ideas for getting involved, publications, and tools/ trainings

Service Learning

• www.servicelearning.org
• www.learnandserve.org
  • http://www.ncpublicschools.org/service_learn/ - NC'S Learn & Serve Program administered through DPI
• www.ipsl.org
• www.service-learningpartnership.org
• www.gseis.ucla.edu/slc
• http://www.studentsinservicetoamerica.org/
• www.ecs.org/clc - Compact for Learning & Citizenship

Fair Trade & Sustainability

• http://www.fairtradefederation.org/ - Fair Trade Federation
• http://fairtraderesource.org/index.html - Fair Trade Resource Network's home page
  • http://fairtraderesource.org/resources.html - for a comprehensive listing of fair trade resources
  • http://fairtraderesource.org/abc.html - ABC's of Fair Trade
• www.cafecampesino.com - Cafe Campesino - Fair Trade Coffee online
• www.larrysbeans.com - Raleigh Owned Fair Trade Coffee company
• www.sustainabilityschool.org - Hosted by Larry's Beans - a great resource for learning about sustainability
• http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/ - Fair Trade Retailer of crafts and artisan wares from around the world
  • http://www.villagesofraleigh.org/
  • One World Market - 811 9th Street Durham, NC 27705

ORGANIZATIONS

• www.habitat.org
• www.redcross.org
• www.cityyear.org
• www.americorps.org
• www.dosomething.org
• www.youthonboard.org
• http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/

BOOKS

For adults

• Doing Good Together: The Busy Family’s Guide to Volunteering by Jenny Friedman
• The Giving Family: Raising Our Children to Help Others by Susan Crites Price

For Kids

• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
• The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
• Gideon's Gift by Karen Kingsbury. 2002

ARTICLES

• "9 Ways to Teach Your Child about Charity", Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller, BHG.com.
• "Charity Begins at Home", Debbe Geiger, Better Homes & Gardens, June 2005.
• "Never Too Young to Care", Bonnie Rochman, Raleigh News & Observer, January 2006.
• "Organizing Charitable Events", Real Simple Magazine. May 2006.
• "Raising Kids Who Care", Elizabeth Larsen. Child Magazine, December - January 2005.
• "Study Shows Babies Try To Help" , Lauran Neergaard, Associate Press, March 4, 2006.
• "Teach Children Importance of Service; Character Grows from Learning That Every Life Has Meaning and Hard Times Are Tests", W. Thomas White. Winston - Salem Journal. Winston-Salem, N.C.: Aug 13, 2005. pg. 13
• "Volunteering Options for Everyone", Real Simple Magazine. May 2006
• "Volunteer with Your Kids", Jenny Friedman, Parents Magazine, January 2005.
• "Weave Volunteer Work Into Family Life, and Reap Lasting Rewards", Jeri Fischer Krentz, Knight Ridder Newspapers, Mar 2004.
• "When Writing a Check Just Isn't Enough", Donna Rosato, Money Magazine, Nov 2005.

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