Fall 2009
Input Requested for Iowa’s State Service Plan
Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame Nomination Materials Released
Summer Youth Corps and Green Corps Administrative Rules
Iowa Nonprofit Summit to Be Held November 16
Post Your Volunteer Opportunities Online!
Excellence in Mentoring Awards
Accept the Challenge!
October 5-11, 2009
Join your peers from around the country for a concentrated week of special events and community outreach activities designed to raise awareness and build support for service-learning.
Through the Challenge, you can:
- Spotlight the value of service-learning to young people, schools, and communities.
- Encourage others to launch service-learning activities
- Build support for service-learning among decision-makers
- Increase recognition of Learn and Serve America, the only federal program dedicated to service-learning
Join us in moving closer to achieving our 2010 national goals to:
- Engage 5 million college students in service
- Ensure 50 percent of America's K-12 schools incorporate service-learning into their curricula
For tips and simple ways you can participate in the Challenge, visit the Tool Kit section of the website.
Gear up for the Challenge now:
- Designate when and how your school or organization will celebrate.
- Register your Challenge activity in the Accept the Challenge section of the website.
- Join the growing community of Proud Partners. Click here to add your school or organization's name to the list.
- Order your Challenge t-shirts, buttons, and more at the Online Store section of the website.
Tell us what you will be doing for the Challenge in the Accept the Challenge section.