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OJJDP is one of 115 national partners supporting Youth Service America's
17th annual National Youth Service Day (NYSD), April 15–17,
2005. NYSD mobilizes youth to identify and address the needs of their
communities, supports youth on a lifelong path of service and civic
engagement, and informs the public about the many contributions youth
make to their communities year-round.
Millions of youth participate in NYSD each year, making it the largest
service event in the world. Youth take part in projects organized
by schools and other local organizations to address a wide range
of issues, such as literacy, hunger, health care, public safety,
needs of the elderly, and the environment. For example, in 2004,
a Detroit, MI, project engaged more than 500 youth in a voter education
and turnout drive. In Bradenton, FL, 11 youth helped to clean artificial
reefs in Tampa Bay. In 2005, a Chicago, IL, group is painting libraries
in inner city schools.
The NYSD Web site
presents detailed information about the event, including project
ideas, related grants and awards, and a gallery of photos from 2004
projects.
National
Teach-In Focuses on Constitutional Rights
In coordination with NYSD, OJJDP is joining with the
Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) to sponsor a national
teach-in for 150 classes of middle- and high-school
students. An initiative of OJJDP’s Youth for
Justice Program, the teach-in focuses on issues of
security, liberty, justice, and equality. In 2004,
over 9,100 youth participated in CRF’s first
national teach-in. |
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