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ydnklamath-lake — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:35:58 CST

Building Bridges & Climbing Walls

Welcome Klamath-Lake Area Youth Development Network Members!

The objective of the network is to enhance the vision and mission of each youth development program within both Klamath and Lake counties by working together, sharing resources, trainings, and support.


	Next YDN Meeting! Monday, March 8, 2010 12:00-1:30 LUNCH PROVIDED!! The Children's Museum of Klamath Falls 711 East Main Street RSVP to Sharon 541-274-1564 free training before the meeting from 9:30-noon
Family Support and Connections & Citizens for Safe Schools Movie Ad!	TRAINING!!!!! March 8th, 2010 FREE training for all ydn members and guests Presented by Celeste Janssen, Oregon Mentors "Volunteer Recruiting" "How to be an Effective Mentor" 9:30-noon The Children's Museum 711 East Main St.

AfterSchool Programs Mentoring Programs

Click Here for a Detailed Map of Klamath Falls Programs

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Instructional and Informative Videos on How to Use the Wetpaint Site!

Event Page

ydnklamath-lake — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:28:33 CDT

CARES CONFERENCE Adverse Childhood Experiences Study
engage....learn....meet....be inspired

When: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:30-4:00
Where: United Evangelical Free Church
Cost: $30.00 ( As a YDN member you can contact Sharon Bowman to receive $15 towards your registration)
for registration packet call 541-883-5117 or email kestes@co.klamath.or.us
Mail registration by April 23, 2009 to Kim Estes
Commission on Children & Families
305 Main Street
Klamath Falls, Ore 97601
LUNCH IS INCLUDED!

Needs and Wants

ydnklamath-lake — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:02:44 CDT

What are your organizations desires and goals?

Another agency may be able to help you realize these.

Your YDN Coordinator is also aimed at connecting you to the right resources for what you need and want.
Call Sharon Bowman at 274-1564

Start making a list below!

Event Calendar

ydnklamath-lake — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:10:57 CDT

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YDN Member Sites

kestes — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:06:38 CST

Family Support and Connections

Hands Project

BBBSCO

The Children's Museum of Klamath Falls

Tree of Life Christian Wilderness Expeditions

EagleRidge High School

Oregon State University Klamath County Extension

Klamath County YMCA

Oregon Institute of Technology High School and Pre-College Transitions

Klamath County Commission on Children and Families

Lutheran Community Services

Girl Scouts Winema Council

Sparrow Clubs USA

Friends of the Children

Camp Fire USA Klamath Falls Extension

Integral Youth Services

Chiloquin Visions In Progress
Chiloquin Learns Afterschool

Oregon Mentors

Citizens for Safe Schools

Ross Ragland Theater

Linkville Players

Chosen To Serve Ministries

Addictions/Abuse,Recovery/Help

Web Design

Oregon Funders for Education

ydnklamath-lake — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:26:08 CST

Elementary/Secondary School Reform, Elementary/Secondary Education, Elementary School/Education, Education Special, Education Services, Education Reading, Education PTA Groups, Education Gifted Students, Education ESL Programs, Education Early Childhood Education, Education Drop-Out Prevention, Education Continuing Education, Education Community/Cooperative, Education Bilingual Programs, Education Alumni Groups

Abby's Legendary Pizza Foundation, The	Eugene, OR
Adams Foundation, The	Portland, OR
Ahmad & Abrahim Ekramullah Zafar Foundation, Sehar Saleha	Portland, OR
Albina Rotary Club Foundation	Gresham, OR
Alexander & Baldwin Foundation	Honolulu, HI
Alford Foundation, Inc.	Englewood, NJ
Allen Family Foundation, Paul G., The	Seattle, WA
Almquist-SUHS No. 7J Graduate Assistance Fund, Inc., Mabel V.	Silverton, OR
American Institute of Economics	Ashland, OR
Anderson Children's Foundation, Gary M., The	Portland, OR
Archer Scholarship Trust Fund, Virginia A.	Portland, OR
Astoria School Children's Fund	Astoria, OR
Autzen Foundation, The	Portland, OR
Avista Corporation Contributions Program	Spokane, WA
Avista Foundation, The	Spokane, WA
Baker Family Foundation	Eugene, OR
Baker Foundation Trust, James A. and Laura L.	Seattle, WA
Ballew Charitable Trust	Seattle, WA
Bankus Memorial Scholarship Fund, Elmer	Wilsonville, OR
Barker Foundation, Coeta and Donald, The	Rancho Mirage, CA
Baron Foundation	Portland, OR
Bartholomew Family Scholarship & Loan Fund	Seattle, WA
Barton Trust for the University of Oregon Foundation, M.	Los Angeles, CA
Bauman Foundation, William H. Bauman & Mary L.	Wilsonville, OR
Bean Foundation, The	Madras, OR
Bechen Family Foundation	Portland, OR
Beck-Rocchi Student Loan Fund	Seattle, WA
Behrens Foundation, Walter	Neotsu, OR
Bend Foundation	Minneapolis, MN
Bend Memorial Clinic Foundation	Bend, OR
Benson Fund, Inc., Simon	Portland, OR
Benton County Foundation	Corvallis, OR
Best Foundation, Inc.	Indianapolis, IN
Best Student Loan Fund	Portland, OR
Biegel Family Memorial Foundation, Elmer C.	Ashland, OR
Bieze Family Foundation	Lake Oswego, OR
Binney Charitable Fund, E. P.	Providence, RI
Bishop Memorial Scholarship Fund, Warren H.	Portland, OR
Black United Fund of Oregon	Portland, OR

Bloomfield Family Foundation	Portland, OR
Blue Mountain Community Foundation	Walla Walla, WA
Boeschen Family Foundation, The	St. Helena, CA
Boller-Thomas Foundation of Oregon	Portland, OR
Bolton Family Foundation, The	Florence, OR
Bonavia Family Charitable Trust	Wichita, KS
Boyd Charitable Foundation, W. Glen	Portland, OR
Bradley Fund, Inc., Helen, The	Salem, OR
Brady Trust, Robert, The	Portland, OR
Braemar Charitable Trust	Portland, OR
Bratzel-Kremen Foundation	Salem, OR
Bridlemile Foundation	Portland, OR
Brown Foundation, E. C., The	Portland, OR
Browning Oregon Foundation, John N.	Cincinnati, OH
Burlingham Trust, Inc.	Salem, OR
Burning Foundation, The	Seattle, WA
Bushby Scholarship Fund, Ed and Olive	Brooklyn, OH
C.H.R. Foundation, Inc.	Portland, OR
Cameron Foundation	Vancouver, WA
Campbell Foundation, The	Lake Oswego, OR
Campbell Scholarship Fund for Other Than Linfield College, W. C. & Pearl	Portland, OR
Campbell-Oxholm Foundation, The	Merion Station, PA
Carpenter Foundation, The	Medford, OR
Cartales Foundation, John A. and Helen M.	Vancouver, WA
Cedarvall Foundation	Cottage Grove, OR
Chambers Family Foundation	Eugene, OR
Charis Fund	Claremont, CA
Cheney Foundation, Ben B.	Tacoma, WA
Chong Foundation, Stanley & Marvel	Edina, MN
Clark Family Foundation	Portland, OR
Clark Family Memorial Fund, Adam A.	Tucson, AZ
Clark Foundation	Portland, OR
Clark Foundation, Ltd., D. E. and Jane	Portland, OR
Clarke Family Foundation	Hillsboro, OR
Cline Memorial Scholarship Fund, Charles & Hazel	Portland, OR
Coffman Family Foundation, The	Central Point, OR
Collins Foundation, The	Portland, OR
Collins Medical Trust	Portland, OR
Colvin Scholarship Trust, Thomas S.	Medford, OR
Concordia University Foundation	Irvine, CA
Cooke Educational Fund, Robert W.	Seattle, WA
Cooper Student Aid Fund	Portland, OR
Coquille Tribal Community Fund	North Bend, OR
Corvallis Clinic Foundation, Inc., The	Corvallis, OR
Cottage Grove Community Foundation	Cottage Grove, OR
Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation	Roseburg, OR
Daly Educational Fund, Bernard	Lakeview, OR
Davis Educational Foundation, Charles E.	Seattle, WA
Dell Foundation, The	Round Rock, TX
Dempsey Foundation, The	Menlo Park, CA
Dennis Trust, Jack B.	Seattle, WA
Dental Foundation of Oregon, The	Wilsonville, OR
Dewuhs-Keckritz Educational Trust	La Grande, OR
Dodd Foundation, Norris E.	Henderson, NV
Dodge Memorial Foundation, Will M. and Margaret, The	Ashland, OR
Donovan Family Foundation	Beaverton, OR
Drake Scholarship Trust, Lily E.	Brooklyn, OH
Dunbar Nursing Education Fund, Saidie Orr	Portland, OR
Dussin Family Charitable Trust	Portland, OR
Dwyer Charitable Trust	Portland, OR

Hoover Family Foundation	Indianapolis, IN
HRLD Foundation, Inc.	Columbia, MD
Hunt Charitable Trust, C. Giles	Eugene, OR
IDACORP, Inc. Corporate Giving Program	Boise, ID
Idaho Power Foundation, Inc.	Boise, ID
Irwin Foundation, H. W. Irwin & D. I.	Portland, OR
Itel Educational Trust, James E.	Sherwood, OR
Jackson Foundation, The	Portland, OR
Jackson-Gen. George A. White Student Aid for Children of War Veterans Foundation, Maria C.	Portland, OR
Jacobs Foundation, Ralph & Adolph	Portland, OR
Johnson Foundation, Samuel S., The	Redmond, OR
Jubitz Family Foundation	Portland, OR
Jubitz Foundation, Frederick D. & Gail Y., The	Portland, OR
Kaneko Foundation for International Research and Education	Salem, OR
Klamath Medical Service Bureau Foundation	Klamath Falls, OR
Klamath Scholarship Fund, Joseph Ball	Portland, OR
Kobe Foundation	Seattle, WA
Krueger Scholarship, Dale	Portland, OR
L & H Foundation	Warren, MI
Laird Norton Foundation	Seattle, WA
Lake Oswego School District Foundation, Inc.	Lake Oswego, OR
Langell Valley Conservation Grant Fund, Inc.	Bonanza, OR
Lematta Foundation, The	Vancouver, WA
Leonard Foundation, Red and Gena	Hermiston, OR
Leupold & Stevens Foundation	Beaverton, OR
Lightfoot Foundation, E. L. & B. G., The	Portland, OR
Litster Scholarship Trust	Portland, OR
Loar Student Loan Fund, P. A. & Marie B.	Seattle, WA
Lutz Foundation, Arthur, The	Portland, OR
Malarkey Foundation, James A. & Fannie E.	Vancouver, WA
Manley Foundation, The	Eugene, OR
Martin Foundation Trust, Charlotte Y.	Seattle, WA
Mason Charitable Trust, David and Loa, The	Portland, OR
Maxey Foundation, Leightman, The	Medford, OR
McDowell Corporation, Verne Catt	Albany, OR
McGraw Family Foundation, Inc.	Portland, OR
McKay Family Foundation	Eugene, OR
McRae Scholarship Fund, Gertrude L.	Seattle, WA
Merrill Family Foundation, Inc.	Sherwood, OR
Meyer Memorial Trust	Portland, OR
Meyer Stores, Inc. Corporate Giving Program, Fred	Portland, OR
Michaelson Foundation, Peter H.	Portland, OR
Millar Scholarship Fund	Seattle, WA
Miller Charitable Trust, James E. & Lila G.	Portland, OR
Miller Family Foundation, Inc., The	New York, NY
Miller Foundation, James F. & Marion L.	Portland, OR
Milton-Freewater Area Foundation	Walla Walla, WA
Mishler Memorial Trust, Ruth	Sheridan, OR
Mock Perpetual Memorial Scholarship Fund, John & Mary	Portland, OR
Molalla River Charitable Trust	Keizer, OR
Monroe Area Foundation	Monroe, OR
Morgan Scholarship Fund, G. Russell	Portland, OR
Morris Family Foundation, The	Medford, OR
Murdock Charitable Trust, M. J.	Vancouver, WA
Murphy Foundation, Harry & Dorothy	Portland, OR
Nathan Charitable Foundation	Philadelphia, PA
National Society of the Colonial Dames of Oregon	Portland, OR
Nestucca Valley Ambulance, Inc.	Cloverdale, OR
Nicoli Foundation	Tualatin, OR
Nicolov Foundation	Seattle, WA
Northwest Danish Foundation	Seattle, WA
Northwest Health Foundation (Fund I)	Portland, OR
Northwest Natural Gas Company Contributions Program	Portland, OR
Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation	Portland, OR
Oregon Community Foundation, The	Portland, OR
Oregon Jewish Community Foundation	Portland, OR
Osozaki Foundation	Portland, OR
Otterdale Memorial Scholarship	Portland, OR
PacifiCorp Foundation	Portland, OR
Parker/United Foundation, R. H.	Portland, OR
Pella Rolscreen Foundation	Pella, IA
Pendleton Community Memorial Health Corporation	Pendleton, OR
Perron Foundation, Vivian Koerner	Los Angeles, CA
Peterson Memorial Fund, Mary L.	Seattle, WA
Petti Foundation, Margaret Thiele	Portland, OR
PGE Corporate Giving Program	Portland, OR
PGE Foundation	Portland, OR
Pioneer Trust Bank, N.A. Foundation	Salem, OR
Portland Schools Foundation	Portland, OR
Portland Trail Blazers Corporate Giving Program	Portland, OR
Potlatch Fund	Seattle, WA
Powell Foundation, Inc.	Portland, OR
Professional Engineers of Oregon Educational Foundation	Ridgefield, WA
Providence Health System-Oregon	Seattle, WA
Ragel Scholarship Fund, Robert L.	Portland, OR
Ranch Foundation, Gregg	Callahan, CA
Randall Charitable Trust, Robert D. and Marcia H., The	Portland, OR
Regional Arts and Culture Council	Portland, OR
Research Council on Structural Connections	Burnsville, MN
Richards-Kreitzberg Charitable Foundation, Charla	Salem, OR
Richardson Memorial Trust, Bob	Portland, OR
Rietman Charitable Foundation, Carl and Camilla	Lakeside, OR
Riggs Student Scholarship Fund	Portland, OR
Rinne Memorial Trust, Wayne	Astoria, OR
Risley Educational Trust, Jean	Seattle, WA
Roberts Foundation, The	Canby, OR
Rosenberg Charitable Foundation, Richard & Mary	Portland, OR
Ross Scholarship Trust, Ed & Eda	Seattle, WA
Rossman Fund for Pacific University, George	Portland, OR
Rural American Scholarship Fund	Oak Harbor, WA

Salem Foundation, The	Salem, OR
Schlesinger Foundation, Hubert & Ludmila, The	Portland, OR
Schmidt Foundation, Walter C. and Marie C.	Portland, OR
Schnitzer CARE Foundation, Harold & Arlene	Portland, OR
SCIO District 95-C Scholarships, Inc.	Scio, OR
Seattle Seahawks Charitable Foundation	Seattle, WA
Seattle Seahawks Corporate Giving Program	Kirkland, WA
Selling Scholarship Loan Fund, Ben	Seattle, WA
Shapira Charitable Foundation, Anne And Eli	Portland, OR
Shepherd Foundation, Doyle and Donna	Cottage Grove, OR
Shopko Foundation, Inc.	Green Bay, WI
Simpson Fund	Seattle, WA
Snyder Educational Foundation, Burt	Seattle, WA
Sokol Foundation, Inc.	Dunlap, CA
Souther Foundation, The	Portland, OR
Spirit Mountain Community Fund	Grand Ronde, OR
St. Wenceslaus Holy Spirit Foundation	Scappoose, OR
Stanard Foundation Trust, James H.	Portland, OR
Standard Corporate Giving Program, The	Portland, OR
Starseed Foundation, The	Sandy, OR
Stewart Foundation, Faye & Lucille	Eugene, OR
Stimson-Miller Foundation, The	Portland, OR
Strayer Scholarship Fund, Nadie E.	Baker City, OR
Subaru of America Foundation, Inc.	Cherry Hill, NJ
Sullivan Scholarship Trust, Stewart	Portland, OR
Swindells Charitable Trust, Ann and Bill	Portland, OR
Taylor Foundation, Thomas D.	Seattle, WA
Templeton Foundation, Herbert A., The	Portland, OR
Thomason Foundation	Portland, OR
Troast Foundation, Paul L. & Eleanor M.	Glen Rock, NJ
Tucker Charitable Trust, Rose E.	Portland, OR
Tyler Foundation	Baker City, OR
Vulcan Inc. Corporate Giving Program	Seattle, WA
Walker Family Foundation, The	Milwaukie, OR
Walsh Private Foundation, Gary and Wanda, The	Sheridan, WY
Walton Charitable Trust, William S.	Portland, OR
Washer Scholarship Fund, Elda	Henderson, NV
Watt Brothers Scholars Trust	Tillamook, OR
Watts Memorial Trust, Homer I. & Persephone B.	Portland, OR
Weir Memorial Fund-Bigelow District, James	Wasco, OR
Wessinger Foundation	Portland, OR
West Scholarship Fund, Merle S. & Emma J.	Portland, OR
Western Lane Community Foundation	Florence, OR
Wheeler Foundation	Portland, OR
Wiegand Foundation, E. L.	Reno, NV
Wiese Foundation, Arthur and Vivienne	Portland, OR
Wilson-Dean Family Foundation	Myrtle Creek, OR
Wintz Family Foundation	Portland, OR
Wolverine Scholarship Fund	Lyons, OR
Woodard Family Foundation, The	Cottage Grove, OR
Wyss Foundation, The	Portland, OR
Young Trust, Juan	Portland, OR
Zale Foundation, M. B. and Edna	Dallas, TX

YDN Weekly Newsletters

ydnklamath-lake — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:22:12 CST

YDN Weekly Newsletters

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10-31-08

ydnklamath-lake — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:21:36 CST

Dear YDN Ghouls and Goblins,

Happy Halloween!!!

Now some detailed information...

Thanks to all those who attended the YDN Free Training on Oct. 15th at the RRT. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon was thrilled to come and share stories and insight with you all. A BIG Thanks to Robyn and Carol of BBBSCO for coming down to spend their day with us! Also, another BIG thanks to Trish Seiler for sharing her "Think Like a Donor" grant workshop with us! Speaking of Trish, check out her grantwritting workshop in the news below.

More YDN news and Info: Next month we will be having our monthly YDN meeting at the Klamath County Courthouse Basement Conference Room from 12-1pm on Weds. November 19th. For detailed minutes on our last monthly meeting held Sept. 17th see the attached minutes.

OLD NEWS

Klamath & Lake Community Action Services

Family Support and Connections is now accepting applications for Volunteer Family Mentors. Family mentors spend 1-2 hours per week with a family as a role model. They develop a relationship with the whole family and work with them to learn their own strengths and how to overcome life's obstacles. Family Support and Connections supplies training and support throughout the entire mentoring process. To apply for a position as a volunteer family mentor please contact Susan Heitkamp at 541-883-5695

Grant Program to Fund Fresh Produce Programs at Elementary Schools
Deadline: November 7, 2008

The Love Your Veggies grant program ( http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.org/ ) is sponsored by the makers of Hidden Valley Salad Dressings in partnership with the School Nutrition Foundation ( http://www.schoolnutrition.org/ ) and is supported by Produce for Better Health Foundation ( http://www.5aday.org/ ). The program will award grants to elementary schools (grades k-6) across the United States in support of programs that help provide students with increased access to and consumption of fresh, healthy foods made available through an on-campus vegetable consumption program.
The program will award ten grants of $15,000 each. Each grant award will support an elementary school in developing a program offering fresh vegetables and fruits lasting through the 2009-10 school year.
Grant awards will be based on proposals that demonstrate need, sustainability, innovation, and potential for community involvement. Funding must be spent on any of the following: fresh produce (vegetables and fruits); a vegetable station (such as a dedicated salad bar); kitchen equipment (primary usage must relate to the proposed program); program staffing (cafeteria personnel, lunch-room staff, etc.); nutrition education supplies; or food safety training.
Visit the program's Web site for complete guidelines and an application form.
RFP Link: http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.org/apply.php

NEW NEWS

Local Events:

Grant Writing 101 Workshop
The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with Trish Seiler and the Klamath Community College to offer Grant Writing 101. This course, developed by The Grantsmanship Center of Los Angeles, effectively communicates the components of successful grant proposals. Trish has nearly 30 years of professional grant writing experience that will provide you with inside information on the grants process. When you attend this seminar you will learn:

Basic principles of grant writing

Materials needed for grant research and proposal writing

How to write the all-important cover letter

Composing the summary

Writing an attention-getting introduction

Effectively communicating your problems and needs

Detailing your program objectives

Outlining your methods

Successfully presenting your evaluation

Compiling and presenting your budget figures

Two dates are available — November 15th and December 6th. The workshops will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Klamath Community College, Building 4, Room 415. The cost for Chamber members is $80, non-members $100. Contact the Chamber at 541.884.5193 — sign up quickly, space is limited.

Online Resources:

Key Research Findings from the 2008 Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring
In July 2008, nearly 40 mentoring professionals - researchers, practitioners, and training/service providers - met for a week-long intensive session on what's new in youth mentoring research at the Summer Institute of Youth Mentoring at Portland State University. Our Executive Director, Becky Cooper, attended and shares her thoughts in the newest edition of Connections, Summer 2008 edition. Becky's nearly 30 years in the mentoring field prepared her for much, but, as you'll see in her article, not everything! See the attached PDF.

Are you thinking about adding a service-learning component to your youth program?
Would you like to enhance existing youth volunteer activities with more intentional learning outcomes and opportunities for structured reflection? If so, take a look at the latest edition of Youth Impact, created by the LEARNS partners for youth-serving national service programs. Titled "Beyond the Classroom: Service-Learning in Out-of-School Time," it outlines the key steps to designing and implementing a successful service-learning project in any setting.

Download the publication (PDF) at http://snipurl.com/beyond_the_classroom. Archived issues of Youth Impact are also available at the Resource Center at http://snipurl.com/youthimpact. To receive new issues by e-mail, subscribe to our electronic mailing list at http://snipurl.com/learns_youth_impact.

LEARNS is a partnership of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory and the Bank Street College of Education. We are funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide training and technical assistance to projects focused on tutoring, mentoring, literacy, and out-of-school time.
For additional tools, training, and information visit The Resource Center at www.nationalservice.gov/resources.

Tracks to Success
Identifying the Right Grantmaker
http://www.grantstation.com/Public/News_Views_px/trackstosuccess.asp
Identifying the right grantmaker for any program or project is a straightforward, step-by-step process that can greatly increase your organization's chances of securing grant funding. In this series on how to do grant research, we will walk you through that process from start to finish. To read Part Two, "First Easy Steps," visit the GrantStation website.

Order the Elements of Effective Practice™ Toolkit at Mentoring.org

October 21, 2008: MENTOR continually looks to make access to content as easy as possible for practitioners. So we are delighted to announce that there are now two ways to access the How to Build a Successful Mentoring Program Using the Elements of Effective Practice™ Toolkit:

Download copies online. The Toolkit and 160 related templates can be downloaded free of charge at www.mentoring.org/eeptoolkit.
Order hard copies directly through MENTOR at www.mentoring.org/ordertoolkit. The Toolkit and companion CD are priced between $12 and $25 each, depending on the quantity ordered.

“All practitioners should have a copy," says Kristi Zappie-Ferradino, MENTOR's Vice President of Products and Online Services. "Easier to access than ever before, this Toolkit has guided mentoring programs nationwide in support of their efforts to provide quality mentoring. It can be used by existing programs to improve current practices and by new mentoring programs to ensure their program is developed in accordance to the Elements of Effective Practice™—guidelines for program quality.”

To learn more about the Toolkit, and the Elements of Effective Practice™ on which it is based, please visit www.mentoring.org/eeptoolkit. For questions about placing an order, please contact us at community@mentoring.org.

GrantStation Webinars Scheduled for November
Developing a Powerful Need Statement http://www.grantstation.com/partners/webinarnovember1.html
Cynthia Adams, CEO of GrantStation, is offering a webinar on how to create a persuasive need statement for your organization. This 90-minute webinar is designed for both seasoned grant writers and those with little or no experience. You will learn how to "paint a picture" so that grantmakers understand the extent of the problem or need faced by your community. In addition, the webinar will include advice on how to gather facts and statistics from the Internet in order to bolster your need statement. The webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at 2 p.m. EST. The registration fee is $89 per person. Visit the website listed above to register.

TACS Training Catalog Now Available Online!

TACS Goes Green!
This time around we are sending you the TACS Training Catalog electronically (see link below), but want to know how you would like to receive the catalog in the future - please take this short survey to help us assess the value of sending our training catalog by mail.

Bonus! Complete this survey by October 31 and be entered in a drawing for a free pass to any TACS workshop. Thanks for helping us reduce paper waste! Take the survey now (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Is_2fJ8TjbgotW8kWln1QsJg_3d_3d )and enter to win!

Visit the TACS website (http://www.tacs.org/ ) to download the Training Catalog in pdf format.

Funding Resources:
Find Funding

NCFY has helped youth-serving agencies across the country identify potential private and public funding sources for their programs. They can help you, too! If you need to know who funds, say, afterschool activities in Oklahoma, mentoring programs in Alaska, or service learning in South Dakota, call (301) 608-8098 or e-mail them using their online form at http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/contact/

Youth Garden Grants
National Gardening Association and the Home Depot
Application Due Date: November 1, 2008
http://www.kidsgardening.com/YGG.asp

NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program
National Football League Youth Football Fund and Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Application Due Date: December 15, 2009
http://www.nflhs.com/NFLPrograms/Features/NFLCommunityFieldsProgram_04112005_sim.asp

AmeriCorps State and National Grants
Corporation for National and Community Service
Application Due Date: January 13, 2009
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LsBhfQnJLBrPL73hpQ1WYDBfpkZQbyQYsJ9j6bZqnZDpqLj6tpYf!964819048?oppId=42951&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW

YouthBuild Grants
Department of Labor
Application Due Date: January 15, 2009
http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm

Reducing Risk Behaviors by Promoting Positive Youth Development
Department of Health and Human Services
Application Due Date: February 5, 2008
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LsBhfQnJLBrPL73hpQ1WYDBfpkZQbyQYsJ9j6bZqnZDpqLj6tpYf!964819048?oppId=18235&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

Track Renovation Program
Nike's Community Affairs
Application Due Date: May 9, 2009
http://www.nikebiz.com/responsibility/community_programs/bowerman_track_program/

Youth Education Grants
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Application Due Date: Rolling
http://www.jkcf.org/grants/youth-education/

2009 YouthBuild Grants
The U.S. Department of Labor is now accepting applications for the FY2009 YouthBuild Grants, which provide vocational training for at-risk youth and young adults ages 16-24. Participants will work on building and reconstructing affordable housing. See http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-23684.htm for more info.

Other Resources:
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Here’s a sample of their in-service topics: Leadership, Bullying, Parenting, Sportsmanship, CC! Kickoff, Cheating, Curriculum Integration, and CC! in your Community. Learn more by calling 800-711-2670
November is National Runaway Prevention Month!
November is National Runaway Prevention Month. Please join the Family and Youth Services Bureau and the National Runaway Switchboard in their efforts to

raise awareness of the issues faced by runaway youth
educate the public about ways to prevent young people from running away

Here are some ways you can observe National Runaway Prevention Month:

Give Out Green Lights
People around the country are showing their support for runaway prevention by displaying green lights during the month of November. You can become a part of Green Light Project 2008 by distributing green lights in your community.The National Runaway Switchboard has created light bulb labels and posters that you can customize for your organization.Learn more.

Take Action
The National Runaway Prevention Month Community Action Kit is a step-by-step guide to promoting runaway prevention in your community this November. The kit includes tips on getting the media to cover your National Runaway Prevention Month activities. Download the PDF version of the kit.
Enter the National Runaway Prevention Month Community Contest
The contest will honor community organizations that have met the goals of National Runaway Prevention Month. Submit your entry by January 31, 2009.
RadioShack.com Launches Nationwide Electronics Trade-In Program

RadioShack Corporation, one of the nation's most trusted consumer electronics specialty retailers, today announced it has launched an online electronics trade-in program that allows customers to exchange certain used portable electronics for a RadioShack Gift Card.
The RadioShack Online Trade-In Program has been designed to meet the requirements of customers who want to engage in the environmentally friendly disposal of older technology products. Customers who accept the trade-in value for their used product will be mailed a RadioShack Gift Card that can be used toward the purchase of new products in RadioShack stores nationwide or at RadioShack.com.
Acceptable items for the RadioShack Online Trade-In Program include GPS devices, MP3 Players, wireless phones, digital camcorders, car audio head units, digital cameras, notebook computers, game media and game consoles.

The RadioShack Online Trade-In Program allows customers to receive an immediate estimate by following these simple steps:

Go to the RadioShack Trade-In Program Web linkto receive an instant estimate of the product's trade-in value.
If the value is acceptable, a customer completes the transaction online by following the simple prompts.
The customer boxes up their product and prints out the prepaid shipping label. Shipping is free of charge to Web users residing in the Continental United States.
RadioShack sends an email notification alerting the customer that their trade-in product has been received.
RadioShack issues a gift card within 10-14 days after product is received, to be used towards the customer's next RadioShack purchase either in stores or online.

"We are excited to offer our online customers an environmentally friendly solution by helping them trade-in their used portable electronics while at the same time helping them save on their next RadioShack purchase," said Peter Whitsett, RadioShack's executive vice president of merchandising. "We know that consumers are looking for innovative ways to save money, and we think this program will help them stretch their dollars in time for the holiday shopping season at their neighborhood RadioShack."

NEWS, RESEARCH AND STUDIES:

Recessions Don't Necessarily Dent Foundation Giving
Foundation giving tends to remain steady or even increase during a recession, according to a Foundation Center (http://foundationcenter.org/ ) expert.
Steven Lawrence, senior director of research at the Foundation Center, said that in nearly every recession since 1975, foundation giving did not decline and, in some cases, even increased. Researchers found that donors continued to establish foundations and make gifts, and that foundations' long-term planning helped to cushion the impact of recession on giving patterns.
However, noted Lawrence, "it is important to note that the experiences of the more than 72,000 grantmaking U.S. foundations and the organizations they support will vary markedly. The aggregate figures for the downturn during the early 2000s obscure the fact that some foundations had to make deep reductions in their funding."

Staff Shortages, Confusing Rule Stymie Policy Actions by Nonprofits
A recent survey found that the ability of nonprofit organizations to influence public policy is limited by lack of staff and confusion about the legality of such advocacy.
The Johns Hopkins University Nonprofit Listening Post Project (http://www.jhu.edu/listeningpost/ ) found that while 73 percent of nonprofits engaged in some type of advocacy or lobbying during the past year, such activity was often limited to the group's executive director and rarely involved the general public or even supporters of the organization.
Groups surveyed cited lack of time and resources for the dearth of broader advocacy efforts: the vast majority of nonprofits devoted less than 2 percent of their budgets to advocating for policy change. Large groups and those working in the areas of family, children and elder services were the most likely to be engaged in policy advocacy.
"Nonprofit advocacy is a critical strategy for solving our society's most challenging problems," said Larry Ottinger, president of the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest. "This important survey should serve as a clarion call to the nonprofit and philanthropy sector to boost the resources and training devoted to this crucial function."

High School Students as Mentors:
Findings From the Big Brothers Big Sisters School-Based Mentoring Impact Study

Philadelphia-based research organization Public/Private Ventures has just released a report that further examines data from their recent study of school-based mentoring programs. The report features a comparison of the qualities of adult and high school-aged mentors, a look at variations in the outcomes for their mentees, and an examination of program practices that promoted success at the study sites, including recommendations for improving existing school-based mentoring services in a number of areas.
You can learn more about this report, and download a free copy, on the P/PV Web site at:
http://www.ppv.org/ppv/publication.asp?search_id=0&publication_id=252&section_id=12

Video Games Have Potential to Increase Civic Engagement Among Youth, Report Finds

Virtually all American teens play computer, console, or cellphone games, and that gaming experience is rich and varied, with a significant amount of social interaction and potential for civic engagement, a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project ( http://www.pewinternet.org/ ) finds.

Funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the report, Teens, Video Games, and Civics, examined data from survey of 1,102 youth between the ages of 12 and 17 and found that 97 percent of American teens -- 99 percent of boys and 94 percent of girls -- play some kind of video game. Indeed, a typical teen plays at least five different categories of games, with 40 percent saying they play eight or more different game types, while 76 percent play games with others at least some of the time.

The report also found that 44 percent of youth play games that teach them about a problem in society, while 52 percent play games that cause them to think about moral and ethical issues. The report indicated that youth who have these kinds of civic gaming experiences are more likely to be civically engaged in the offline world, and are also more likely to go online to get information about current events, try to persuade others how to vote in an election, say they are committed to civic participation, and raise money for charity. In addition, the study found that these civic gaming experiences occurred equally among all kinds of game players, regardless of family income, race, and ethnicity.

"We need to focus less on how much time kids spend playing video games and pay more attention to the kinds of experiences they have while playing them," said Joseph Kahne, director of the Civic Engagement Research Group at Mills College and co-author of the report. "Games that simulate aspects of civic and political life may well promote civic skills and civic engagement. Youth, parents, teachers, and others who work with youth should know about the wide diversity of video games -- so they can take full advantage of games and their civic potential."

"Major New Study Shatters Stereotypes About Teens and Video Games." John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Press Release 9/16/08.

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=228800068

America Rallies for Afterschool Programs

At more than 7,500 sites across the country and U.S. military bases around the world, a million people are coming together today to rally for the afterschool programs that keep kids safe, inspire them to learn, and help working families.

At Lights On Afterschool rallies and celebrations, students are conducting science experiments, cleaning up neighborhoods, helping senior citizens, and discussing the importance of afterschool programs with Members of Congress, governors, mayors, business and community leaders, and others. The Empire State Building in New York City will be lit in yellow this evening in honor of the event.

The ninth annual Lights On Afterschool is organized by the Afterschool Alliance. The event has gone green this year, with the Afterschool Alliance updating its symbol by replacing the standard incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL). Actress Rhea Perlman is a spokesperson for Lights On Afterschool again this year.

"Today we are celebrating the many ways that quality afterschool programs help children, families and communities," said Afterschool Alliance Executive Director Jodi Grant. "But at the same time, we recognize that more than 14 million kids in this country are unsupervised each afternoon after the school day ends, and the federal investment in afterschool programs hasn't nearly kept up with the need. We need to do much more to make afterschool programs available to all children."

This year's Lights On Afterschool concludes a year-long celebration of the 10th anniversary of 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC), the chief federal funding stream for afterschool programs. It has helped make afterschool programs available to millions of children over the last decade. For this anniversary and Lights On Afterschool, the Afterschool Alliance launched America's Afterschool Storybook (http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/storybook/gallery.cfm ) to give afterschool alumni and students, business leaders, parents and program staff and volunteers a place to share stories about the ways afterschool programs have affected their lives.

Lights On Afterschool was launched in October 2000 with 1,200 events across the country. This year, a million people are expected to participate. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is National Chair, a position he has held since 2001.

A list of 2008 Lights On Afterschool events is available online at http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/loaFindEvent.cfm.

Celebrities Join Love Our Children USA To STOMP Out Bullying
http://www.loveourchildrenusa.org/

Love Our Children USA announced today the launch of its national campaign STOMP Out Bullying. Teen Celebrities Demi Lovato and JoJo are participating in the public service campaign, which includes TV spots, videos, posters, brochures and wristbands. Others celebrities are slated to join the ongoing campaign. The Geppetto Group created the poster and video campaign. Additionally, the First Annual Celebrity Auction to raise funds to help STOMP Out Bullying will take place on Charity Folks from October 6th - 20th. Proceeds from the auction will go towards bullying and cyberbullying prevention, education and peer mentoring in schools. Among the celebrities and those in the entertainment and sports industries who have joined Love Our Children USA in its STOMP Out Bullying Auction are: Elton John, Bette Midler, Ellen Degeneres, Sugarland, John Cusack, Donny and Marie Osmond, Ashleigh Banfield, Dancing With The Stars, Live With Regis and Kelly, The View, truTV, “In The Heights”, the NJ Nets and more.

“Kids who are intimidated, threatened, or harmed by bullies often experience low self-esteem and depression, whereas those doing the bullying may go on to engage in more serious antisocial behaviors. Some kids are so traumatized by being bullied, that they contemplate suicide. Bullies often have been the victims of bullying or other mistreatment themselves” said Ross Ellis, Love Our Children USA Founder and Chief Executive Officer. This campaign’s key purpose is to educate those kids who are being bullied and those who are bullying, that there are choices for them to get help. Bullying has reached epidemic proportions. While childhood should be a time filled with learning and joy, the reality for many kids and teens is often much different. They're the victims of bullying at school or on neighborhood playgrounds.
Bullying can be so painful and clearly has played a role in school shootings across the country. While boys are more physical, girls use weapons, exclusion, slander, rumors and gossip.

And cyberbullying is on the rise. This social online cruelty is used in the forms of e-mail, cell phone; pager text messages, instant messaging, defamatory personal Web sites, and defamatory online personal polling Web sites, deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior, and is used by an individual or group -- intended to harm others – especially amongst our youth. While most kids use the Internet for friendly interactions, more and more kids are using these communication tools to antagonize, terrorize and intimidate others.

Bullying Statistics

1 out of 4 kids is Bullied.
1 out of 5 kids admits to being a bully, or doing some "Bullying."
8% of students miss 1 day of class per month for fear of Bullies.
43% fear harassment in the bathroom at school.
A poll of teens ages 12-17 proved that they think violence increased at their schools.
282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month.
More youth violence occurs on school grounds as opposed to on the way to school.
80% of the time, an argument with a bully will end up in a physical fight.
1/3 of students surveyed said they heard another student threaten to kill someone.
2 out of 3 say they know how to make a bomb, or know where to get the information to do it.
Playground statistics - Every 7 minutes a child is bullied.
As many as 160,000 students may stay home on any given day because they're afraid of their bullies due to the pain of bullying.

Cyber Bullying Statistics

42% of kids have been bullied while online. 1 in 4 have had it happen more than once.
35% of kids have been threatened online. Nearly 1 in 5 have had it happen more than once.
21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mail or other messages.
58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online.
53% of kids admit having said something mean or hurtful to another person online.
58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online.

All of this has everyone worried. Not just the kids on its receiving end, but the parents, teachers and others who may not understand how extreme bullying can get. Love Our Children USA is working aggressively to prevent these issues and to help the kids and teens affected by it.

Ellis said “STOMP Out Bullying brings awareness and educates kids, parents and schools about the issue. It offers hope for every kid who experiences the harmful effects of bullying and teaches parents to keep open communication with their children and to look for signs. It also educates school administrators across the country, who have swept this issue under the rug for too long.”

The STOMP Out Bullying campaign will help to reduce bullying and cyberbullying, decrease school absenteeism and truancy, educate against homophobia and racism and deter violence in schools, playgrounds and communities across the country.

Ellis stated, “Bullying is a form of child abuse and bullies are very likely to grow up as adults who abuse children. By educating our children, we can stop the bullying BEFORE it ever starts. We are grateful to the entertainment industry and with their help we can keep kids safe across the country.”
Love Our Children USA is the national nonprofit leader that honors, respects and protects children. Its mission is to break the cycle of violence against children. Love Our Children USA has become ‘the go-to’ prevention organization for all forms of violence and neglect against children in the U.S. Working to eliminate behaviors that keep children from reaching their potential, it redefines parenting and creates kid success by promoting prevention strategies and positive changes in parenting and family attitudes and behaviors through public education. Empowering and supporting children, teens, parents and families through information, resources, advocacy, and online youth mentoring. Its message is positive ...one of prevention, empowerment and hope. Since 1999, Love Our Children USA has paved the way in the prevention of violence and neglect against children … keeping children safe and strengthening families.

Whew! That's allota news!!!

And on another note: This is my second to last YDN newsletter as your YDN Coordinator. I'll keep you all up to date on your NEW YDN COORDINATOR, changeovers and other important aspects of this exciting youth programming partnership venture as we continue into November, my last month.

Warmly,

Corey Christensen

Klamath-Lake Youth Development Network Coordinator

Citizens for Safe Schools

Oregon Mentors

AmeriCorps*VISTA

541-274-1564

541-882-3198

ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us

"Where there is no imagination there is no horror."

Arthur Conan Doyle,Sr.

9-26-08

ydnklamath-lake — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:19:52 CST

Dear Youth Development Network Friends,

Newsworthy:

Important YDN Announcement!~ "Another Programs Story"

The Second Official YDN Training will be held on October 15th from 11am to 1pm. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon will be joining us for a Q and A session followed by more breakout workshops by local professionals. Please SAVE THE DATE and join us. Lunch will be provided free of charge.

Stay tuned for more info on this event. Location TBA.

Also minutes from the last YDN meeting on Sept. 17th will be sent out soon. This will have important information regarding the new YDN wiki Test Site as well as grant stuffs and partnerships.

OLD NEWS

Application Process Open for Target Field Trip Grants
Deadline: November 1, 2008

The Target Field Trip Grants program will award U.S. educators grants of up to $800 each to fund a field trip for their students.
Target Field Trip Grants may be used to fund trips to art museums, cultural events, civic experiences, and environmental sites. Up to five thousand grants will be awarded across the United States.
Grants will be awarded to educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, and/or classified staff.
Applications must be submitted electronically between September 2, 2008, and November 1, 2008. Visit the Target Web site for further information and to register and complete the application form.
RFP Link: http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-002537

Grant Program to Fund Fresh Produce Programs at Elementary Schools
Deadline: November 7, 2008

The Love Your Veggies grant program ( http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.org/ ) is sponsored by the makers of Hidden Valley Salad Dressings in partnership with the School Nutrition Foundation ( http://www.schoolnutrition.org/ ) and is supported by Produce for Better Health Foundation ( http://www.5aday.org/ ). The program will award grants to elementary schools (grades k-6) across the United States in support of programs that help provide students with increased access to and consumption of fresh, healthy foods made available through an on-campus vegetable consumption program.
The program will award ten grants of $15,000 each. Each grant award will support an elementary school in developing a program offering fresh vegetables and fruits lasting through the 2009-10 school year.
Grant awards will be based on proposals that demonstrate need, sustainability, innovation, and potential for community involvement. Funding must be spent on any of the following: fresh produce (vegetables and fruits); a vegetable station (such as a dedicated salad bar); kitchen equipment (primary usage must relate to the proposed program); program staffing (cafeteria personnel, lunch-room staff, etc.); nutrition education supplies; or food safety training.
Visit the program's Web site for complete guidelines and an application form.
RFP Link: http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.org/apply.php

NEW NEWS

Local Events:

“Family Fun Day” at Crater Lake National Park on Saturday, September 27 from 1 PM to 3PM, with free admission, special programs, and free root beer floats for the first 500 visitors. More information about the event is available at www.craterlaketrust.org.

Local Projects:
The Children's Museum is in need ofVOLUNTEERS
Theyare starting theirFall schedule and are in need of volunteers for these areas!

Currently: Floor Watchers Friday 11:00am-1:00pm, Saturday 11:00-2:00pm

As soon as 'After School Camp' Starts Up (Mid October)

Monday - FridayFloor WatchersBetween 3pm and 5pm
Monday - Friday Toddler Room Watcher 5pm - 6pm
Thursday's 'Crafts with Kids' Helper 3:45pm-4:45pm
No School Days and Snow DaysVolunteers needed ALL shifts 7:30am-6pm
1/2an hour to 2 hours... What ever time you have to give

Contact Christa Below for more information on how you can get involved. Also see attached info.

Christa Crone-Launius
Volunteer Board of Directors, President
The Children's Museum of Klamath Falls
711 East Main Klamath Falls OR 97601
541-885-2995
www.cmkf.org

Books & Sneaker Drive to the End of September!
Stearns Elementary Book & Sneaker Drive is in need of books for their library. They are also in need of proper gym shoes to start their new PE program. Please drop off any Donations at Rogue federal credit Union 3211 Washburn Way. Thank You for your help!

Klamath & Lake Community Action Services

Economy got you Down? Kick Start Profit, Productivity and your Passion . . .

Join us for a humor filled hour that will inspire owners, managers, and staff alike. . . .

The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce and Citizens for Safe Schools is pleased to host a luncheon featuring guest speaker Sam Glenn, the "Authority on Attitude." His presentation will focus on getting the best from your attitude, including ways to find opportunity, strength, and purpose in adversity. His message is designed to give you tips to thrive both personally and professionally.
For the past twelve years, Sam has shared his "Kick In Your Attitude" message with more than 2-million people. His presentations are filled with humor and end with a unique multi-media show and chalk art demonstration. Sam has authored twelve books, including Who Put a Lizard in my Lasagna?
The luncheon will be held Friday, October 3rd from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the Oregon Institute of Technology. Cost is $25 for Chamber members and $35 for non-members. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact the Chamber office at 884.5193.
For more information contact the chamber at (541) 884-5193.

~or~

Citizens for Safe Schools Banquet/Silent Auction
Saturday, October 4, Running Y Conference Center
Celebrity Chalk Artist, Author and Speaker Sam Glenn www.samglenn.com will be presenting at the Citizens for Safe Schools’ 9th annual CHARACTER COUNTS! banquet and silent auction. No host cocktails at 5:30p.m. with dinner and program from 6-9p.m. Tickets are $45 per person or $350 for a table of eight. Proceeds to benefit CFSS youth programs www.citizensforsafeschools.org For tickets or more information call 541-882-3198 or e-mail cturner@co.klamath.or.us

Online Resources:
Fall is a good time to embark on a new project.
Here are some suggestions from National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NCFY):
Learn How To Start—and Run—a Youth Program
NCFY’s Guide to Starting a Youth Program http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/publications/guidetostarting/index.htm will point you to Web sites that can help you get started, apply for funding, find best practices, and evaluate your program’s effectiveness.
Evaluate Your Out-of-School Time Program
From the Harvard Family Research Project comes a revised edition of its Measurement Tools for Evaluating Out-of-School Time Programs, http://www.hfrp.org/publications-resources/publications-series/out-of-school-time-evaluation-snapshots/measurement-tools-for-evaluating-out-of-school-time-programs-an-evaluation-resource . The publication describes tools programs can use to measure their effectiveness, continuously improve, and be accountable to the children they serve. Learn more about evaluation in NCFY’s Guide to Starting a Youth Program.
Find Funding
NCFY has helped youth-serving agencies across the country identify potential private and public funding sources for their programs. We can help you, too! If you need to know who funds, say, afterschool activities in Oklahoma, mentoring programs in Alaska, or service learning in South Dakota, call (301) 608-8098 or e-mail us using our online form , http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/contact/ .
Goal Setting Lessons and Activities
Elementary School
Goal Setting for Kids http://teachertipstraining.suite101.com/article.cfm/goal_setting_lesson_plan
This lesson plan idea will help you teach your students how to discern between goals and wishes.
Middle School
Goals, Goals, Goals! http://learnnc.org/lp/pages/3306
Use this lesson to take a hands-on, literal approach and really show students how goals work.

Setting and Achieving Goals http://www.goodcharacter.com/BCBC/Goals.html
Teach middle schoolers all about setting and achieving goals with a mix of discussion questions, writing assignments, and activities.
High School
Hang in There! http://www.character-education.info/resources/lesson_plans_example_lesson.htm
Teach your high school students how to commit to goals and endure what comes their way as they try to reach them.

In Search of Diligence http://www.goodcharacter.com/ISOC/Diligence.html
A variety of writing exercises, activities, and discussion questions will help teach students that diligence is an important trait when it comes to achieving goals.
Goals - Measuring Your Progress http://www.lessonplanspage.com/OMeasuringYourProgressAfterGoalSettingBookChapter512.htm
Use this discussion guide to get students talking about how to set goals and how to work towards them.

EnCompass is pleased to announce the official launch of the EnCompass Institute and a brand new website! The new website will give you an exact picture of the ongoing development of the Institute, up to date information on programs and events, a comprehensive view of what the Institute will look like when it opens in the fall of 2010. Of course, there is all sorts of other great information, including valuable information about Natural Learning Rhythms, videos of to watch, and ways that you can get involved. Check it all out right now at http://www.EnCompassInstitute.org

Funding Resources:

Youth Service America Invites Applications for Global Youth Service Day Minnie Grants
Deadline: October 30, 2008

The Walt Disney Company ( http://corporate.disney.go.com/outreach/) and Youth Service America ( http://www.ysa.org/ ) are accepting applications for grants of up to $500 to support child-led service projects.
Disney Minnie Grants support children (between the ages of 5 and 14) in planning and implementing service projects in their community. Teachers, older youth (15-25), and youth-serving organizations are also eligible to apply if they engage younger children in planning and implementing the project. A significant part of the service must take place on Global Youth Service Day 2009, April 24-26. Applicants are particularly encouraged to address environmental issues and seek to empower children as young citizens through their projects.
Applications are welcome from all countries. Applicants from India, China, and Russia are especially encouraged to apply.
While grant program information is available in Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish, applications will only be accepted in English (an online translation tool is available at the YSA Website). Past Disney Minnie Grantees are also eligible to apply.

Application materials are available at the YSA Web site.
RFP Link: http://ysa.org/AwardsGrants/tabid/58/Default.aspx

Do Something Youth Grants
Do Something http://www.dosomething.org/grants
Application Due Date: Various Deadlines
Want to make change, but lack the funds? We can help. We have tons of grants just for teens, see them all. Animal Action Grants, $500, deadline: Sept. 30th; Green Grants, $500, deadline: Sept. 30th; Plum Grants, $500, deadline: none; Club Start-up Grants, $250
Youth Garden Grants
National Gardening Association and the Home Depot http://www.kidsgardening.com/YGG.asp
Application Due Date: November 1, 2008
NGA awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs. In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of these elements:

educational focus or curricular/program integration
nutrition or plant-to-food connections
environmental awareness/education
entrepreneurship
social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, or service-learning.

Who should apply: Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and intergenerational groups throughout the United States are eligible. Applicants must plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. Previous Youth Garden Grant winners who wish to reapply may do so, but must wait one year (e.g., if you won in 2008, you can apply again in 2010) and have significantly expanded their garden programs.

2009 Nestlé Very Best in Youth Competition
Nestlé
Application Due Date: November 20, 2008
Nestlé has been a proud sponsor of the Very Best In Youth program for more than nine years. Created to spotlight the best in youth leadership, the program identifies teens whose efforts are making a profound impact in lives other than their own.
· Nestlé helps young people who want to make a difference realize their dreams by donating $1,000 in the name of each winner to the charity of his/her choice.
· Nestlé awards the winner a trip for them and a parent or guardian to Los Angeles for the Nestlé Very Best In Youth awards ceremony. The trip includes round trip coach air travel, hotel accommodations for three nights plus spending money.
· Winnersare featured in a special publication.
· Each entrant will receive a certificate of achievement from Nestlé and samples of Nestlé products.
http://www.nestle-verybestinyouth.com/AboutVBINY.aspx

Public and School Libraries Invited to Apply for We the People Bookshelf Grant Opportunity
Deadline: January 30, 2009

The National Endowment for the Humanities ( http://neh.gov/ ) and the American Library Association's Public Programs Office ( http://www.ala.org/publicprograms/ ) have announced that applications are now being accepted for the sixth annual We the People Bookshelf project. Part of the NEH's We the People program, the bookshelf program encourages young people to read and understand great literature while exploring themes in American history.
This year's theme, "Picturing America," explores the premise that a nation's literature, as well as its visual art, can be a window into its character, ideals, and aspirations. The We the People Bookshelf on Picturing America will be a literary complement to the NEH's Picturing America (http://www.picturingamerica.neh.gov/ ) program -- a free education resource that provides reproductions of forty pieces of great American art to schools and public libraries to help educators teach American history and culture.
Public and school (K-12) libraries are invited to apply for the program. In spring 2009, NEH and ALA will select four thousand libraries to receive seventeen books for young readers, plus three works in Spanish translation, as well as bonus materials for readers of all ages. Libraries selected will be required to use the bookshelf selections in programs for young readers in their communities.

Visit the NEH Web site for complete program details and a list of this year's bookshelf titles
http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20080902.html

Stay tuned for more great YDN news!

Regards,

Corey Christensen

Klamath-Lake Youth Development Network Coordinator

Citizens for Safe Schools

Oregon Mentors

Americorps*VISTA

541-274-1564

541-882-3198

ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us

"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."
John Wayne

9-5-08

ydnklamath-lake — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:18:13 CST

Dear Youth Development Network Participants,

Now that's news!

IMPORTANT YDN UPDATE!!!

SEPTEMBER YDN MEETING...

Ournext monthly YDN meetingwill beheldthe third Wednesday ofthis month, September 17thfrom 12pm to 1pm.We will be meeting in the Public Health Building, 403 Pine St. Klamath Falls OR, in the 3rd floor conference room. You will be receiving an Agenda via email next week. Hope to see you there!

OLD NEWS

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:

Mobilize Your Board to Raise More Money
Presenter: Andy Robinson, Nonprofit Consultant Event Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Red Lion Hotel
200 N Riverside Avenue
Medford, Oregon 97501
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Event Cost: $135
Submit payment via mail or fax instead( http://www.tacs.org/training/printreg.asp?evID=712)
Workshop fee includes continental breakfast and lunch.

If you’ve dreamed of having board members who are willing fund raisers, but just can’t quite make it your waking reality, join nationally-recognized trainer and author of “Grassroots Grants” Andy Robinson, on October 24th for practical, specific ideas that will help you increase board involvement and effectiveness in fund raising.
You can get board members to raise money for your organization. Identify fun, creative techniques that board members love and move them into fund raising action! Bring your board chair and your fund raising committee members!
Workshop Topics:

50 ways your board members can bring in the bucks
Why board members resist fundraising
How board "job descriptions" can help recruit willing fundraisers
Using the board to identify and solicit larger gifts
Training and motivating your board

About the Presenter:
Andy has worked with a variety of nonprofits as a fundraiser, grantwriter, editor and community organizer, raising more than $4 million for grassroots organizations. He is a former columnist for the NonProfit Times, a regular contributor to the Grassroots Fundraising Journal, and the author of Grassroots Grants and Selling Social Change (Without Selling Out): Earned Income Strategies for Nonprofits.

Nonprofit Financial Fundamentals
Presenter: Kay Sohl, Nonprofit Consultant & Co-Author of The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook Event Date: December 4, 2008
Location: Rogue Valley Country Club
2660 Hillcrest Road
Medford, Oregon 97504
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Event Cost: $135
Submit payment via mail or fax instead( http://www.tacs.org/training/printreg.asp?evID=713)
Description:
Join Kay Sohl for a full day workshop to learn how to deal with multiple programs and multiple funding sources in your budget, accounting system, and financial reports. Learn techniques to cope with cash flow challenges, build reserves, and ensure financial health and sustainability.
Help your nonprofit master the five key financial management functions:

Planning: annual budgets, capital budgets, grant budgets, cash flow projection
Execution: fiscal controls to protect your nonprofit
Recording: accounting system choices and challenges
Reporting: how to get and use financial information
Monitoring: is your financial plan is working?

Teachable Moments

Back to school time provides new opportunities for youth and adults. Healthy Teen Network created the resource, "Opportunity Knocks: Using Teachable Moments to Convey Safer Sex Messages to Young People" as a tool to help adults talk to youth about sexual and reproductive health issues. Adults can be most effective by providing the information and support needed to promote responsible decision-making in youth and help ensure transition to adulthood is safe and healthy.

Click here to download a FREE copy of "Opportunity Knocks".

Help Keep Pregnant and Parenting Students in School

Education is crucial to life success and health for all youth, including pregnant and parenting teens. This policy brief, "Keeping Pregnant and Parenting Students from Dropping Out: A Guide for Policymakers and Schools," created by Healthy Teen Network and the National Women's Law Center, explains how Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 protects pregnant and parenting students' rights to an equitable education.

Click here to download this policy brief.

Grants and Funding Opportunities:

Pay It Forward Foundation Offers Mini-Grants for Youth
Deadline: September 15, 2008

A program of the Pay It Forward Foundation ( http://payitforwardfoundation.org ), Pay It Forward Mini-Grants are designed to fund one-time-only service-oriented projects identified by youth as activities they would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community.
Projects must contain a "pay it forward" focus -- that is, they must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially -- to be considered for a mini-grant.
Mini-grants of up to $500 are available. Because funding is limited, projects requesting smaller amounts will be given priority.
Visit the Pay It Forward Foundation Web site for complete grant program guidelines and information on the Pay It Forward concept.
RFP Link: http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html

Grants Available for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Projects
Deadline: September 23, 2008 (Extended)

The Corps Network ( http://www.corpsnetwork.org/ ), through the support of the Corporation for National and Community Service ( http://www.nationalservice.org/ ), will make funding available to organizations that undertake service projects for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ( http://www.mlkday.gov ) on January 19, 2009.
The network will fund organizations that plan and implement service projects that mobilize a diverse group of volunteers to address conditions of poverty in their community. The network will disseminate a total of $80,000 to approximately twenty-five sub-grantees. In accordance with CNCS requirements, at least 30 percent of these funds will be available to organizations outside of the network.
Award amounts will range from $1,000 to $10,000 each. Preference is given to organizations mobilizing the greatest numbers of volunteers. Applicants must enlist at least two hundred volunteers for every $1,000 requested.
Visit the Corps Network Web site for the complete Request for Proposals.
RFP Link: http://www.corpsnetwork.org/MLKDayofService.asp

State Farm® Good Neighbor Service-Learning grants (US and Canadian Applicants)
With generous support from the State Farm Companies Foundation, Youth Service America is offering the annual State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth-led community improvement projects across the United States and Canada (Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick provinces only). These grants of up to $1,000 support teachers and service-learning coordinators in engaging students (ages 5-25) to implement service-learning projects for Global Youth Service Day, April 24-26, 2009.We encourage semester-long projects that are launched on Martin Luther King Day on January 19, 2009 and extend through Global Youth Service Day. To learn more, download our NEW electronic application, grant guidelines, and budget spreadsheet at www.YSA.org/awards. Questions? Please contact goodneighbor@ysa.org. Deadline: October 15,2008

National Education Association Foundation Accepting Grant Applications
Deadline: October 15, 2008; February 1, 2009; and June 1, 2009

The NEA Foundation ( http://www.neafoundation.org/ ) supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning in America's public schools, colleges, and universities.
The foundation is accepting applications for the following programs:
Learning & Leadership Grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study.
Student Achievement Grants provide grants of $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards- based subject matter. The work should also improve students' habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. (These grants replace the foundation's Innovation Grants program, which has been discontinued.)
Complete grant guidelines are available at the NEA Foundation Web site.
RFP Link: http://www.neafoundation.org/grants.htm

Student Volunteers Invited to Apply for Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
Deadline: October 31, 2008

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, sponsored by Prudential Financial (http://www.prudential.com ) and administered by the National Association of Secondary School Principals ( http://www.nassp.org ), are designed to honor middle and high school students for volunteer community service.
Eligible applicants include any young person in the United States who is in grades five through twelve and who has engaged in a volunteer activity that occurred at least partly during the twelve months prior to the date of application.
Local honorees are selected in November, and from these winners two state honorees are chosen in each state and the District of Columbia. Out of the state honorees, ten national honorees are selected and announced at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., in May of 2009. State Honorees receive an award of $1,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for national recognition events. National Honorees receive an additional award of $5,000.
Visit the program's Web site for complete application guidelines and procedures.
RFP Link: http://www.prudential.com/spirit/

Application Process Open for Target Field Trip Grants
Deadline: November 1, 2008

The Target Field Trip Grants program will award U.S. educators grants of up to $800 each to fund a field trip for their students.
Target Field Trip Grants may be used to fund trips to art museums, cultural events, civic experiences, and environmental sites. Up to five thousand grants will be awarded across the United States.
Grants will be awarded to educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, and/or classified staff.
Applications must be submitted electronically between September 2, 2008, and November 1, 2008. Visit the Target Web site for further information and to register and complete the application form.
RFP Link: http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-002537

William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations Seek Proposals for the Development and Improvement of the Measurement of Classroom Quality
Deadline: November 3, 2008 (Letters of Inquiry)

The William T. Grant Foundation ( http://wtgrantfoundation.org/ ) and the Spencer Foundation ( http://www.spencer.org/ ) have announced their joint 2009 Request for Proposals for the Development and Improvement of the Measurement of Classroom Quality. This RFP is part of the foundations' broader effort to build theory and evidence about how classrooms affect youth and how to improve those effects.
The foundations will support a small group of research projects, one to three years in duration, with award amounts ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 each, including all direct and indirect costs.
The foundations will consider several types of proposals: a) new, stand-alone measurement development studies; b) add-on studies in which new measurement development work supplements an existing field study; and c) further analysis of existing data to improve measurement. The foundations anticipate that the third category, further analysis studies, will have budgets at the lower end of the award range, add-on studies will have budgets at the middle of the range, and new stand-alone studies will have budgets toward the upper end of the range.
Applicants must be employed at a nonprofit institution, either in the United States or abroad.
Complete program information is available at the William T.Grant and Spencer Foundation Web sites.
RFP Link: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url5243/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=646411
Grant Program to Fund Fresh Produce Programs at Elementary Schools
Deadline: November 7, 2008

The Love Your Veggies grant program ( http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.org/ ) is sponsored by the makers of Hidden Valley Salad Dressings in partnership with the School Nutrition Foundation ( http://www.schoolnutrition.org/ ) and is supported by Produce for Better Health Foundation ( http://www.5aday.org/ ). The program will award grants to elementary schools (grades k-6) across the United States in support of programs that help provide students with increased access to and consumption of fresh, healthy foods made available through an on-campus vegetable consumption program.
The program will award ten grants of $15,000 each. Each grant award will support an elementary school in developing a program offering fresh vegetables and fruits lasting through the 2009-10 school year.
Grant awards will be based on proposals that demonstrate need, sustainability, innovation, and potential for community involvement. Funding must be spent on any of the following: fresh produce (vegetables and fruits); a vegetable station (such as a dedicated salad bar); kitchen equipment (primary usage must relate to the proposed program); program staffing (cafeteria personnel, lunch-room staff, etc.); nutrition education supplies; or food safety training.
Visit the program's Web site for complete guidelines and an application form.
RFP Link: http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.org/apply.php

That about does it for this edition. Stay tuned for more as we may get more regular newsletters going again now that summer is out and as more opportunities present themselves.

Also, stay tuned for future YDN trainings!

Warm Regards,

Corey Christensen

Klamath-Lake Youth Development Network Coordinator

Citizens for Safe Schools

Oregon Mentors

Americorps*VISTA

541-274-1564

541-882-3198

ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us

“When late morning rolls around and you're feeling a bit out of sorts, don't worry; you're probably just a little eleven o'clockish.”

Winnie the Pooh

8-18-08

ydnklamath-lake — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:11:57 CST

Dear Klamath-Lake Area Youth Developmentors,

You guessed it!...News!

IMPORTANT YDN UPDATES!!!

The 4-H/OregonASK AfterSchool Curriculum Training Fair, Wed. Aug. 20th, has been CANCELED due to low registration. There is a chance however that we will be presented with another opportunity this fall to bring them back to our area. Please email ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us subject line "4-H/OregonASK"if you would like another chance to take advantage of this great AfterSchool training.

Also, it's time to startplanning our monthly YDN meetings again now that summer is almost over. YDN meetings were held every third Wednesday of the month prior to the summer season. Here now is your opportunity to choose our next meeting date. The third Wednesday of September is the 17th, another option would be Thursday the 18th of September. Any thoughts, suggestions, locations and agenda items would be well received. More to come on our SEPTEMBER YDN MEETING...

OLD NEWS

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:

Mobilize Your Board to Raise More Money
Presenter: Andy Robinson, Nonprofit Consultant Event Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Red Lion Hotel
200 N Riverside Avenue
Medford, Oregon 97501
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Event Cost: $135
Submit payment via mail or fax instead( http://www.tacs.org/training/printreg.asp?evID=712)
Workshop fee includes continental breakfast and lunch.

If you’ve dreamed of having board members who are willing fund raisers, but just can’t quite make it your waking reality, join nationally-recognized trainer and author of “Grassroots Grants” Andy Robinson, on October 24th for practical, specific ideas that will help you increase board involvement and effectiveness in fund raising.
You can get board members to raise money for your organization. Identify fun, creative techniques that board members love and move them into fund raising action! Bring your board chair and your fund raising committee members!
Workshop Topics:

50 ways your board members can bring in the bucks
Why board members resist fundraising
How board "job descriptions" can help recruit willing fundraisers
Using the board to identify and solicit larger gifts
Training and motivating your board

Planning: annual budgets, capital budgets, grant budgets, cash flow projection
Execution: fiscal controls to protect your nonprofit
Recording: accounting system choices and challenges
Reporting: how to get and use financial information
Monitoring: is your financial plan is working?

About the presenter:
Kay Sohl has provided financial management training and consultation for thousands of nonprofits throughout the northwest. She is co-author of The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook, adjunct faculty for financial management at Portland State University, and a frequent presenter for professional accounting conferences and seminars.

NEW NEWS

Events and Opportunism:

Klamath Tribes Restoration Celebration Pow Wow
KLAMATH TRIBES RESTORATION CELEBRATION AND POW-WOW at the Chiloquin Rodeo Grounds in Chiloquin, OR will be held August 22 through Aug 24. This annual event marks the anniversary of the "restoration" of federal recognition for the Klamath Tribes. It includes a rodeo, pow-wow, fun race, softball tournament, arts & crafts, great food and much more! All events are open to the public and are drug and alcohol free! For more information, contact Taylor David at 800.524.9787 Extension 147 or visit them on the web at www.klamathtribes.org

Chiloquin Visions in Progress still needs volunteer help for the event above...
Youth Center concession booth at the Restoration Celebration.They are selling drinks (soda, water, ice tea, lemonade, coffee, slushies, hot chocolate) and doing 50-50 raffles at the Pow wow (High School track) from Friday, August 22nd – Sunday August 24th. Also,theywill beselling food concessions (hot dogs, hamburgers, nachos, candy, otter pops, soda, water) on Saturday August 23rd only at the Rodeo grounds concession booth. Chiloquin High Schoolstudents have been hard at work organizing these concessions, and appreciate any help you can give. If you cannot volunteer at the concession booth this weekend, but would still like to help,they still need folks to pick up food and supplies in Klamath Falls, set up before the event, and clean up after the event (the week of August 25th).

Please get in touch with Kelsey (783-7780 or cvipkelsey@centurytel.net)to find out more details on how you can help.

OSUAugust Fest, Field Day
Food, Farming and Family Fun! The 2nd annual Field Day, hosted by the Oregon State University Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center, will beheld on Saturday August 23rd from 9 AM to 3 PM. This is a great opportunity to learn and interact with your local OSU research and extension facility, staff, and volunteers on topics such as 4-H, gardening, health and nutrition, natural resources, livestock, and agricultural research. Event includes children's activities, classes and demonstrations, as well as live entertainment and food. All events, activities, and classes are free. No registration is necessary. For more information, call 541.883.7131. See Attached Flyer for More Info.

Beginning Cooking Class for Children
Beginning cooking class for children ages 6 and up,Monday August 25th, 1 PM to 2 PM. Class fee is $15. Learn to make Sloppy Joes on a fresh bun and some easy Cheesy Fries. To cool down, make some Frosty Chocolate Banana snacks. For more information, call 541.883.2941.

Local Training Opportunities:

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPENS LEADERSHIP KLAMATH ENROLLMENT
Leadership Klamath 2009 begins September 18th, 2008. The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the 21st year of the program designed to prepare tomorrow's leaders today. "The goal of Leadership Klamath is to promote quality community leadership in Klamath County," says Amanda Blodgett, Chamber Program Coordinator, "this goal is met by educating current and future leaders about how our community works as a whole." The program consists of ten one-day sessions over ten months with each session focusing on a specific topic or industry such as: Tourism, Emergency Services, City and County Government, Education, the Judicial System and Economic Development. Leadership Klamath offers a tremendous opportunity for participants to expand their knowledge of the inner workings of Klamath County and network with potential business associates. Graduates of the program have consistently become involved in community activities and taken a leadership role in improving the quality of life in Klamath through public service. "If you are interested in learning how our community really works Leadership Klamath is a great resource." says Charles Massie, Chamber Executive Director, he went on to add, "You will meet the movers and shakers, it is a great opportunity for business people, educators and anyone interested in community program development."
Applications are being accepted for the 2008-2009 session. Deadline for registration is August 29, 2008. The first session will be on Thursday, September 18, 2008 and continues the third Thursday of each month through June 2009. Lunch is included in the tuition and graduates receive a certificate of completion upon finishing the program. Klamath County Chamber of Commerce members get a $100 discount on their tuition to Leadership Klamath.
For more information on how you or your company can become involved, or to register please call the Chamber Office at 541.884.5193 or visit http://www.klamath.org/news/200808-leadership

Resources:

MENTOR’s National Mentoring Institute is pleased to announce the launch of a new Online Community for mentors to network with other mentors, obtain support and access resources to develop stronger, more impactful mentoring relationships. An expansion of www.mentoring.org, the “Mentors’ Community” is to be used in conjunction with training and support provided to mentors by programs. Please share this opportunity with mentors in your program.

Mentors are invited to join the community (http://forums.mentoring.org/ntlm/) to share their experiences and ask questions. Discussion topics include starting a new relationship, dealing with difficult issues, closing a relationship, etc. The community features private messaging, live event chats, blogs, and ways to reward good posts and helpful people by marking contributions with positive “Kudos.”
Mentors can access over 50 linked and downloadable resources (http://www.mentoring.org/mentors/support_for_mentors/) to support all phases of the mentoring relationship through Mentoring.org. Topics range from building trust, establishing boundaries, mentoring youth from various backgrounds, resources for military families, activity ideas, and much more. Become a part of the mentor community, join today at: http://forums.mentoring.org/ntlm/
The LEARNS team is pleased to offer a new online course for tutoring, mentoring, out-of-school time, and other youth-development programs.
Designed for both new and veteran program staff, "Youth Impact: Starting and Strengthening Quality Programs" will help you find, prepare, and keep the right members and volunteers to work with youth.

Using interactive elements, audio-visuals, and downloadable documents, the course highlights and puts into your hands best practices used by effective youth-serving programs. It also provides links to additional resources for support and training to help your program succeed.

Many examples and resources in the course speak specifically to programs funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Nonetheless, the course will be helpful for many types of youth-serving agencies.

To access the course, go to the Online Learning Center at the Resource Center at http://my.nationalservice.org/learning/. After you create a free Online Learning Center account (if you don't already have one), you can browse for and launch the Youth Impact course. If you need assistance accessing the course, or have other questions, contact LEARNS at (800) 361-7890, or learns@nwrel.org.

Funding Opportunities:

William T. Grant Foundation Invites Letters of Inquiry for, Field-Initiated Grants Program
Deadline: September 3, 2008; January 8, 2009; April 1, 2009; and September 9, 2009

The William T. Grant Foundation ( http://wtgrantfoundation.org/ ) is accepting Letters of Inquiry for its field-initiated grants program. The foundation's current research interests are understanding how social settings such as families, schools, peer groups, and organizations work; how they affect youth; and how they can be improved. The foundation's interests also focus on when, how, and under what conditions research evidence is used in policy and practice that affect youth, and how its use can be improved.

To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be employed at a nonprofit 501(c)(3) institution, either in the United States or abroad; submit a project that is consistent with the foundation's current research interests; address issues that have compelling relevance for theory, policies, and/or practices affecting the settings of youth between the ages of 8 and 25 in the United States or a vulnerable sub-population of those youth; reflect high standards of evidence and rigorous methods, commensurate with the proposal's goals. The deadlines for Letters of Inquiry are September 3, 2008; January 8, 2009; April 1, 2009; and September 9, 2009.

Visit http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url5243/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=646398 for complete program information.

Best Buy Invites Applications for K-12 Technology Education Program
Deadline: October 12, 2008

The Best Buy ( http://www.BestBuy.com/CommunityRelations ) Teach Award program recognizes and rewards creative uses of interactive technology in K-12 classrooms. In 2008, the program will award a total of $2 million to accredited K-12 public, private, parochial, magnet, and charter schools in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Winning programs focus on kids using technology to learn standards-based curriculum rather than on teaching students to use technology or educators using technology that children aren't able to use hands-on. Awards ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each will be granted to programs that engage students at any grade level by creatively integrating interactive technology into the curriculum. All awards are in the form of Best Buy Gift Cards. Best Buy Teach Awards of $10,000 each will be granted to up to fifteen schools serving ninth-grade students that display the greatest creativity in their programs/projects and the clearest vision of how to increase the school's use of interactive technology. The emphasis on ninth-grade classrooms aligns with Best Buy's new @15 philanthropic focus (http://www.bestbuyinc.com/community_relations/our_focus.htm). Accredited nonprofit K-12 public, private, parochial, magnet, and charter schools are eligible to apply. All applicant schools must be nonprofit and located in the United States or Puerto Rico. Eligible educators are certified teachers, specialists, and/or principals. The program or project must have been in existence in the applying school for at least one full school year.

Visit the Best Buy Teach award program at https://bestbuyteach.scholarshipamerica.org/ for complete program details and application instructions.

Kids In Need Foundation Accepting Applications for Teacher Grants
Deadline: September 30, 2008

The School, Home, & Office Products Association Kids In Need Foundation ( http://www.kidsinneed.net/ ) offers Kids In Need Teacher Grants to provide K-12 educators with funding to provide innovative learning opportunities for their students. The Kids In Need Teacher Grants are funded by retail and education credit union sponsors.
Teacher Grant awards range from $100 to $500 each, and are used to finance creative classroom projects. Typically, two hundred to three hundred grants are awarded each year. In 2006, 270 grants totaling more than $110,000 were awarded. Applications are judged on the basis of innovativeness and merit, clarity of objectives, replication feasibility, suitability of evaluation methods, and cost effectiveness. All certified K-12 teachers in the U.S. are eligible. Retail sponsors and designated education credit unions make the grant applications available at their outlets during the back-to-school season. Applications from the sponsors are also available on the Kids In Need Foundation Web site.
See http://www.kidsinneed.net/grants/index.php site for complete program information and project ideas.

Lowe's Toolbox for Education K-12 Grant Program Opens Fall 2008 Cycle
Deadline: October 17, 2008

The Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant program, an initiative of the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation ( http://lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=AboutLowes/Community ), is dedicated to supporting parent-teacher groups at schools across the United States.

Any individual nonprofit public K-12 school or parent group associated with a nonprofit public K-12 school is eligible to apply. Parent groups that are applying (PTO, PTA, etc.) must have an independent tax ID number and official 501(c)(3) status from the IRS. Groups without this status should apply through their school. Pre-schools are not eligible at this time. Applicant schools must be more than two years old. The grant program gives preference for funding requests that have a permanent impact such as facility enhancement (both indoor and outdoor as well as landscaping/clean-up projects. Projects that encourage parent involvement and build stronger community spirit are encouraged.

Up to $5,000 per school is available. In order to apply, the requested grant amount must be between $2,000 and $5,000. Lowe's will donate $5 million to schools and school parent teacher groups at more than 1,000 different schools during the school year. The Fall 2008 deadline for submitting applications is October 17, 2008. However, if 1,500 applications are received before the application deadline, the application process will close.

See the Toolbox for Education Web site at http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/ for application procedures and sample projects.

Hope to visit with you all soon!!!

Warmly,

Corey Christensen

Klamath-Lake Youth Development Network Coordinator

Citizens for Safe Schools

Oregon Mentors

Americorps*VISTA

541-274-1564

541-882-3198

ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us

"When we see the shadow on our images, are we seeing the time 11 minutes ago on Mars? Or are we seeing the time on Mars as observed from Earth now? It's like time travel problems in science fiction. When is now; when was then?"
Bill Nye

7-31-08

ydnklamath-lake — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:08:29 CST

Dear Youth Development Network Partners,

Again with the News!...

OLD NEWS

YDN FUNDRAISER!

It's your last weekend to support the YDN fundraiser at the Linkville Theater. 14 local actors, musicians, and puppeteers will bring you the family friendly story of "Little Violet and the Angel". Set in a faraway land, this is the story of an angel, who must earn his wings, and his friendship with Violet, a young girl who was abandoned as a baby. This is what people have to say about the show:

“If you have a chance to attend Corey’s play (he’s the director and a musical narrator of sorts) at the Linkville Theatre be sure to go! You won’t be sorry. It is a beautiful story, creatively presented, wonderfully acted, heartwarming (you’ll laugh, you’ll cry), and very enjoyable. We took Jarred, almost 6, to it yesterday and he was thoroughly entertained and so were we. Wonderful!"
“Our Kids in the Middle Group had a memorable night 'out on the town' when 20 of us attended the premiere of this wonderful play last Thursday. The costuming, the puppetry, the acting, the special effects, the music and the directing were superb. It is a play that appeals to all ages and we were captivated from the first to the last line."
So far 65 YDN related youth and families from 12 different agencies have been served by this production and we hope it made a difference in the lives of Klamath Basin youth!
So come on out and support your local youth serving agencies by attending an 8pm performance Friday or Saturday night, August 1 & 2. Reserved tickets are priced from $11 to $14. Students and seniors are entitled to a $1 discount per ticket. Tickets for Little Violet and the Angel are on sale at Shaw Stationery Co. For ticket information and reservations, telephone Shaw Stationery Co. at 882-2586. Any tickets not sold in advance will be available at the door prior to each performance.

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:

LOCAL YDN TRAINING!!!
4-H/OregonASK will be heading to Klamath Falls on August 20th and the OSU extension auditorium and the YDN will be hosting Tammy Marino. Tammy will be presenting a full day of training on Science Activities, Best Practices, and Curriculum Planning. Cost for the day is $10, lunch will be FREEfor YDN Members (ignore "sack lunch" info in flyer), it will also be a great time and place to network with other youth serving organizations in the area. For more information see the attached flyer and registration form,or call Corey Christensen at 541-274-1564, email at ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us .

Advanced Volunteer Management Conference
"Diving Deeper, Climbing Higher"
October 27-29, 2008
Portland, Oregon
Join internationally known volunteer management experts Susan Ellis, Rick Lynch, Steve McCurley, Linda Graff, and Martin J. Cowling as they lead us through in-depth discussions of timely topics designed for the experienced manager of volunteers. This 3-day national conference is sponsored by:

Institute for Nonprofit Management at Portland State University - INPM
Mid-Valley Volunteer Managers Association – MVVMA
Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrators Association – NOVAA
Oregon Volunteers

A link is available at http://www.oregonvolunteers.org/ to register. Open this link and scroll down to information about the agenda and lodging. Then click the green "register now" buttons to complete the online registration form.
MVVMA, NOVAA, LAVA, INPM and Oregon Volunteer members will receive an affiliate member $25 discount. In order to receive the discount, first register yourself. Then when you check the "I will attend the Advanced Volunteer Management Conference" box, there will be an "ADMIN Use Only" box underneath.
If you are a member of one of the above affiliate groups, put your discount code - MVVMA, NOVAA, LAVA, INPM, or Oregon Volunteers - in that box, and your total will change as you move through the registration process.
Don't miss this opportunity to gather best practices and develop new skills from the best trainers. Register now - space is limited!
The Connecting Communities Conference: Reaching out to Latino youth and families is filling fast! Over 40% of the places have been filled. This October 2-3, 2008 Conference will offer an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of Latinos and Latino culture and how to reach and engage Latino youth and adults in community-based programs. To learn more about the conference, including a listing of conference sessions and presenters, please visit the conference web site at http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/connectingcommunities2008
The early bird registration fee is just $50.
Beverly Hobbs
Beverly B. Hobbs, Ph.D.
Phone: 541-737-1319
beverly.hobbs@oregonstate.edu

OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH:

Klamath Youth Harvest!!! Come be a part of the Klamath Youth Harvest Garden and get your hands dirty to help with a great community partnership. To learn how you can help in the Garden for the 2008 season, at the OSU Extension Center Auditorium, 3328 Vandenberg Road, KF 97603, contact Corey Christensen, Volunteer Coordinator, at 541-274-1564 or ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us for further details.

Klamath Crusaders

Crusaders Free Youth Football Fundamentals Camp Scheduled for August 2nd
On August 2nd the Klamath Crusaders players and coaches will host and administer their second 2008 free non-contact football fundamentals camp for youth ages 8-13. The camp will be held at Mazama High School and will run from 9 a.m to 12 noon. Each youth will be instructed in the fundamentals of various football-playing positions and will also receive a free Klamath Crusaders Youth Football t-shirt for participating. Water will be provided.
All participants are required to have a parent or guardian complete and sign an enrollment/liability release form. Enrollment will be held at Mazama from 8 to 9 AM on the day of the camp. One parent, guardian or responsible individual over 18 should plan to stay for the duration of the camp.
While the camp is free, a $5.00 donation per enrolled youth is suggested to help cover the cost of t-shirts.
For additional information about the camp, please call 892-1419 or 810-1271.

NEW NEWS
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

Voices of Light
"A voice of light in the darkness, a ray of hope in the night." AFREE training for volunteers interested in working the crisis lineat Marta’s House is scheduled for Friday, August 8, 2008, 1-5 pm. Topics include suicide prevention, sexual assault and support calls.To register call 541-850-8939 or email klacri@aol.com . Please see the attached flyer for details.

Chiloquin Visions In Progress (CVIP)
The Education Work Group at the Chiloquin Community Center is looking for aChair Person and a Secretary to fill empty roles for ongoing monthly meetings. These individuals would be responsible for taking notes at meetings, writing agendas and running meetings. These roles could be permanent or temporary depending on your schedule. Please contact Kelsey Sheridan, Program Coordinator, at 541-783-7780 or cvipkelsey@centurytel.net for more information. Also, tomorrow (August 1st at noon) CVIP's Chiloquin Youth Center project will be holding a meeting at the Community Center for volunteers interested in helping plan and work the concessions booths for the Restoration Celebration at the Rodeo Grounds and High School Football Stadium on August 23rd. Money raised willhelp raise money for a Youth Center in Chiloquin. Call or email Kelsey for more info and ways to help.

Day of the Family ~ Dia De La Familia
Lutheran Community Services in coordination with a host of other agencies is proud to announce their seventh fair bringing local businesses and health and social service resources together with entertainment and food in a joyous, fun time together to reach all families with information about available services and resources in the Klamath Basin. The fair will be held on August 16th from 9am to 1pm at Mills School, 520 East Main St. Providers are being asked to host booths with information and activities for this fun filled day. This is a great event and a wonderful opportunity for businesses and agencies to introduce themselves to the Hispanic community and have fun too. Feel free to pass this information along to friends and other groups. Sign-up sheet for providersneeds to be returned by August 2nd to Bob Pickel, LCSNW, 2545 N. Eldorado Ave, Klamath Falls, OR 97601 or email it to bpickel@lcsnw.org . For more info see attached flyer or call 541-883-3471.

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:

Mobilize Your Board to Raise More Money
Presenter: Andy Robinson, Nonprofit Consultant Event Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Red Lion Hotel
200 N Riverside Avenue
Medford, Oregon 97501
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Event Cost: $135
Submit payment via mail or fax instead( http://www.tacs.org/training/printreg.asp?evID=712)
Workshop fee includes continental breakfast and lunch.

If you’ve dreamed of having board members who are willing fund raisers, but just can’t quite make it your waking reality, join nationally-recognized trainer and author of “Grassroots Grants” Andy Robinson, on October 24th for practical, specific ideas that will help you increase board involvement and effectiveness in fund raising.
You can get board members to raise money for your organization. Identify fun, creative techniques that board members love and move them into fund raising action! Bring your board chair and your fund raising committee members!
Workshop Topics:

50 ways your board members can bring in the bucks
Why board members resist fundraising
How board "job descriptions" can help recruit willing fundraisers
Using the board to identify and solicit larger gifts
Training and motivating your board

Planning: annual budgets, capital budgets, grant budgets, cash flow projection
Execution: fiscal controls to protect your nonprofit
Recording: accounting system choices and challenges
Reporting: how to get and use financial information
Monitoring: is your financial plan is working?

Youth Service America and Disney are pleased to launch a second round of Disney Minnie Grants to engage children and youth, ages 5-14 as community volunteers. The selected applications will receive $500 to support their youth-led service projects. The deadline is August 30 and projects must take place October 15-November 15, 2008. Grantees from the first round of Disney awards of 2008 are eligible to apply. You can review past award recipients from all over the world at: http://ysa.org/AwardsGrants/DisneyMinnieGrants/DisneyMinnieGrantees2008/tabid/292/Default.aspx

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES:

National KidsDay to be Celebrated Sunday, August 3

National KidsDay, the American phenomenon designed to encourage adults to spend more meaningful time with the nation’s children, will be observed this year on Sunday, August 3. Created by the 126-year-old national children’s crisis charity KidsPeace, the celebration is drawing phenomenal support from the American people, government groups, and a rapidly growing group of top child experts and advocates.

National KidsDay has been recognized by the U.S. Congress, endorsed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and is now a rapidly growing social phenomenon with millions of participants involved in events at more than 10,000 locations since it was launched by KidsPeace in 1994.
Prompted by more than a century of clinical experience with children and national research that links meaningful interaction between adults and children to the overall health and happiness of America’s kids, the day is drawing impressive support from some of the country’s leading children’s experts, child advocates, political names, and top-tier celebrities.

Anyone can celebrate the day anywhere as long as meaningful time is spent with a child. To learn more about National KidsDay and free ideas how to celebrate, visit their Web site. National KidsDay was created by KidsPeace to encourage adults to spend meaningful time with America’s children, and to celebrate their inherent and value. Recognized by the U.S. Congress and endorsed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, National KidsDay is a registered trademark of KidsPeace to ensure the day is always used for the benefit of children.

KidsPeace is a 126-year-old national children’s charity dedicated to helping America’s kids avoid and overcome the kinds of crises that can strike any child – from traumas to neglect, depression, and the stresses of modern life. Founded in 1882 in Bethlehem, Pa., KidsPeace helps thousands of children a day at 50+ centers nationally and millions more through public education and outreach with the support of its National Spokesperson Leeza Gibbons, RETRO BILL, and other notables. KidsPeace was called “the outstanding organization” of its kind by the American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children and “a prototype of what we need for all children everywhere” by family expert Dr. Lee Salk. For more information, go to www.kidspeace.org
or http://www.nationalkidsday.org/

New Report Details Innovative Ways to Help Teens Struggling with Drugs, Alcohol and Crime

Portland, OR – A national group of project directors called on communities across the nation to better help teens beat drugs, alcohol and crime using a groundbreaking approach tested at 10 pilot sites. They have issued a national report which shares a six-step model to bring about change, reveals a road map for communities to plan for innovation, and offers step-by-step instructions and examples on how to implement this new way of helping teens in trouble.

The project directors oversee Reclaiming Futures initiatives funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Together, they have authored the report, "How to Implement a Model to Get Youth off Drugs and Out of Crime," based on six years of creating and testing new ways to help teens that enter the juvenile justice system and previously received little or no care for their drug or alcohol problems. The report describes how judges, probation officers, treatment specialists, families and community members can take steps right now to improve the future of these youth. The Reclaiming Futures model recommends screening each teen for drug and alcohol problems, assessing the severity of his/her drug and alcohol use, providing prompt access to a treatment plan coordinated by a service team; and connecting the teen with employers, mentors, and volunteer service projects. A recent independent evaluation by the Urban Institute and the University of Chicago's Chapin Hall Center for Children shows this model is working. The evaluation found that communities that piloted the Reclaiming Futures model reported significant improvements in juvenile justice and drug and alcohol treatment. It also indicated change in the way juvenile justice and substance abuse agencies communicate and cooperate to serve youth and families.

More recommendations from the project directors can be read at www.reclaimingfutures.org where the report is posted in its entirety.

By 2009, the Reclaiming Futures model will be in up to 25 communities thanks to new investments by RWJF, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust.

Casey Foundation President Urges Congress to Adopt New Poverty Measure

Appearing on July 17 before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, Annie E. Casey Foundation ( http://www.aecf.org/ ) president and CEO Douglas W. Nelson called on Congress to adopt a new measure of poverty that provides a more accurate statistical portrait of economically struggling Americans.

Noting the growing emphasis on poverty and economic opportunity in the 2008 presidential race, Nelson told members of the House subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support that the time is right to rethink the way data about low-income Americans is collected. To support his contention, Nelson cited surveys that show growing public interest in anti-poverty efforts, including a recent Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity survey which found that 56 percent of respondents do not think the media has devoted an adequate amount of time during the presidential campaign to the issue of poverty.

According to many analysts, the current poverty measure, which was created in the 1960s, does not accurately portray the real costs of living for low-income families because it does not account for key expenses such as transportation to work, child care, state and local taxes, or the value of benefits such as food stamps, housing assistance, and the earned income and child tax credits.

Saying that other efforts to measure child well-being in the United States also are inadequate and obsolete, Nelson called for the creation of a state-level survey of child well-being that would provide reliable data in a range of areas, including education, social and emotional development, health and safety, and family well-being. Such a survey is currently supported by legislation in both chambers of Congress.

http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15014434/story

Want to add something to the YDN Newsletter? Email your YDN Coordinator at ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us. It's just that easy!

Thanks once again for providing opportunities to our young ones here in the Klamath-Lake area.

Regards,

Corey Christensen

Klamath-Lake Youth Development Network Coordinator

Citizens for Safe Schools

Oregon Mentors

Americorps*VISTA

541-274-1564

541-882-3198

ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us

"Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives."
Maya Angelou

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Funding Resources

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*note: once you are looking at a specific funder, highlight the funder and their location then right-click with your mouse and select the google or yahoo search option from the pulldown, you can also copy and paste into another search engine. Some funders may not have web sites, good luck and research research research.

Oregon Funders for Youth Development

Oregon Funders for Youth Services, Youth Development Services, Youth Development Religion, Youth Development Intergenerational Programs, Youth Development Community Service Clubs, Youth Development Citizenship, Youth Development Centers/Clubs, Youth Development Business, Youth Development Agriculture, Youth Development Adult & Child Programs

Oregon Funders for Arts, Arts Services, Arts Multipurpose Centers/Programs, Arts Folk Arts, Arts Cultural/Ethnic Awareness, Arts Artist's Services, Arts Education, Arts Councils

Oregon Funders for Athletics/Sports, Winter Sports, Water Sports Training,Special Olympics, Soccer, School Programs, Racquet Sports, Professional Leagues,Olympics, Golf, Football, Fishing/Hunting, Equestrianism, Basketball, Baseball, Amateur Leagues, Amateur Competition, Academies

Oregon Funders for Girls, Girls Clubs, Girl Scouts

Oregon Funders for Education, Elementary/Secondary School Reform, Elementary/Secondary Education, Elementary School/Education, Education Special, Education Services, Education Reading, Education PTA Groups, Education Gifted Students, Education ESL Programs, Education Early Childhood Education, Education Drop-Out Prevention, Education Continuing Education, Education Community/Cooperative, Education Bilingual Programs, Education Alumni Groups

Free Corporate Donor Search Portal for Nonprofits!
The NonProfit Times recently announced a new online portal which gives nonprofits and other researchers free access to corporate donation data for fundraising research. The portal is powered by Internet search company NOZA, Inc., provider of the world’s largest database of charitable gifts. The research portal will launch with over 4,300 searchable records of corporate donations valued at $1 million or more to U.S. charities. Follow this link, http://www.nptgrantsearch.com/ , to start learning and earning.

Foundation Center Cooperating Collection Grants Information
The OIT LIbrary is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center (http://fdncenter.org) and also has an online database from the Foundation Center called FCSearch: The Foundation Center's Database of Grantmakers. The OIT Library provides visitors with free public access to grantmaker directories, books on fundraising and nonprofit management, and the Foundation Center's electronic database, which includes approximately 50,000 records for philanthropic organizations. The fully searchable database includes detailed profiles of all active U.S. foundations, as well as an extensive file of recent grants awarded by the nation's top funders. This database is for in-library use only.

Books in the Grants collection are treated as part of the reference collection: they can be used in the library but not checked out. The library also has other books on philanthropy, nonprofit organization management, and funding sources in the main circulating collection. These books may be checked out by OIT students, staff, and faculty, or by registered Community Borrowers.

***Note: You can only access FCSearch by logging onto OIT Hedgehog Library Catalogue. User Name: LibGuest, Password: LibGuest
All other links to FCSearch are faulty, follow these links on library computer:

- Oit.edu/libraries
- Find an Article or Journal
- Journal Databases A-Z
- Foundation Center Online- Library Use Only

Oregon Foundation Databook & CD

West Family Foundation
The Mission of the West Family Foundation is to give back to the community to provide a better opportunity in life for children and families who reside in Southern Oregon by providing grants for educational purposes, human services and other charitable causes. The principal focus of the Foundation is to benefit children and families who reside in Southern Oregon. Therefore the Foundation will only make grants to organizations whose projects or programs exclusively benefit the residents of Jackson, Josephine, Curry and Klamath County.

Family Support and Connections

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Past Events

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Sky Lakes & OHSU Health Fair

Family Support and Connections

Outreach and Development

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7-7-08

ydnklamath-lake — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:09:06 CDT

Dear Youth Development Network friends,

Yourfortifiedadolescent progressive news is here again.

OLD NEWS:

Youth Harvest Potluck!!! Come be a part of the Klamath Youth Harvest Garden and get your hands dirty to help with a great community partnership.
Bring a dish and a handful of willing volunteers to the Kickoff Potluck to learn how you can help in the Garden for the 2008 season.
Burgers and Hotdogs are on us! See you there on July 9th at 5:30pm at the OSU Extension Center Auditorium, 3328 Vanderburg Road, KF 97603.
Contact Corey Christensen, Volunteer Coordinator, at 541-274-1564 or ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us for further details. Also see attached.

The Connecting Communities Conference: Reaching out to Latino youth and families is filling fast! Over 40% of the places have been filled.
This October 2-3, 2008 Conference will offer an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of Latinos and Latino culture and how to reach and engage
Latino youth and adults in community-based programs. To learn more about the conference, including a listing of conference sessions and presenters,
please visit the conference web site at http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/connectingcommunities2008
The early bird registration fee is just $50.
Beverly Hobbs
Beverly B. Hobbs, Ph.D.
Phone: 541-737-1319
beverly.hobbs@oregonstate.edu

NEW NEWS:

Youth Activities:

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT NETWORK FUNDRAISER!!! see attached flyer.

LITTLE VIOLET & THE ANGELAT THE LINKVILLE PLAYHOUSE

The Linkville Players will be opening a four weekend performance run of Philip Osment’s family friendly
LITTLE VIOLET AND THE ANGEL on Friday, July 11, 2008. This newer theatrical work weaves together puppetry, l
ive music, and theater to create the magical setting for the wondrous adventure of an angel named Gabriel, a guardian angel in training.
The production is directed by Corey Christensen, who along with members of the cast have hand-crafted the multiple puppets used in the play.
The cast features a total of 14 local actors, musicians and puppeteers. Little Violet and The Angel is a special Summer production of the Linkville Player’s ‘07/’08 season and will feature an eight-performance run over four weekends beginning Friday, July 11th and concluding Saturday,
August 2, 2008.

The opening night ticketholders on July 11th will be treated to a special complimentary reception beginning at 7:00pm in the lobby of the
Linkville Theater, hosted by Alexia Hardt and Charles Cossey.

“We have been hard at work expanding and preparing our new lobby area for this production and think all our audience members
will appreciate the additional lobby space, especially during our opening night receptions,” says Jason Icenbice, President of the
Linkville Players. Because this special summer performance of Little Violet and the Angel is geared toward people of all ages,
the reception will feature non-alcoholic beverages and plenty of “kid friendly” food fare.

Performances of Little Violet and the Angel will be Friday and Saturday evenings beginning with opening night on Friday, July 11th and continuing on July 12, 18, 25, 26, 27 and August 1 and 2. Curtain time for all evening performances is 8:00 pm. There will also be special matinee performances on Saturday, July 26, and Sunday July 27 at 2:00pm. Reserved tickets, which are priced from $11 to $14, are available in advance at Shaw Stationery Co. Students and seniors are entitled to a $1 discount per ticket.

Little Violet and the Angel, a family friendly show and an unforgettable exploration of the joys and heartaches of living and loving, is a new play that features a wide range of theatrical mechanisms. The story follows the adventures of an apprentice guardian angel, young Gabriel, who finds that his new job is not as easy as he thought. It is also the story of a little girl, Violet, who magically grows from age 6 months to 6 years old on stage, using marvelous puppetry techniques. The story unfolds as Gabriel’s heavenly Boss is constantly on his back as young Gabriel tends to neglect his charge, a little baby abandoned on the doorstep of an older couple. Violet’s life and happiness hangs in the balance as the husband wants to keep the child, but the wife, wrapped up in the grief of her dead son, has no time for the baby and wants her sent off to an orphanage. It is Gabriel’s job to make sure that the child is saved from this fate. What happens next is magical, sad, funny and wonderful.

“What makes this play unique is its appeal to such a wide age range. From the youngest to the oldest, there will be something to amuse and touch the heart. I truly believe that this play will make a difference to all those who see it,” asserts Corey Christensen, the play’s director.

The Linkville’s production features 14 local actors, including notable Basin theater veterans Van Abercrombie, Barbara DiIaconi, and Mathew Landsiedel. Other actors include; Joel Walden, Kendra Hutcheseon, Dina Cruickshank, Tamara Moyer, Jason Tannehill, Travis Erwin, Summer Cochran, Marissa Tuttle, Chris James, Ryan Carney and Seth Hogg.

Tickets for Little Violet and the Angel are on sale at Shaw Stationery Co. For ticket information and reservations, telephone Shaw Stationery Co. at 882-2586. Any tickets not sold in advance will be available at the door prior to each performance.

Klamath Crusaders

Crusaders Free Youth Football Fundamentals Camp Scheduled for August 2nd
On August 2nd the Klamath Crusaders players and coaches will host and administer their second 2008 free non-contact football fundamentals camp for youth ages 8-13. The camp will be held at Mazama High School and will run from 9 a.m to 12 noon. Each youth will be instructed in the fundamentals of various football-playing positions and will also receive a free Klamath Crusaders Youth Football t-shirt for participating. Water will be provided.
All participants are required to have a parent or guardian complete and sign an enrollment/liability release form. Enrollment will be held at Mazama from 8 to 9 AM on the day of the camp. One parent, guardian or responsible individual over 18 should plan to stay for the duration of the camp.
While the camp is free, a $5.00 donation per enrolled youth is suggested to help cover the cost of t-shirts.
For additional information about the camp, please call 892-1419 or 810-1271.

Training Opportunities:
This week Lutheran Community Services begins an anger management class for men and women presented by Teresa Stroup, a certified facilitator. The class will be Thursdays, from 5:30 to 7pm. Please call LCS at 883-3471 for detailed information. See attached.

4-H/OregonASK will be heading to Klamath Falls on August 20th and the OSU extension auditorium and the YDN will be hosting Tammy Marino. Tammy will be presenting a full day of training on Science Activities, Best Practices, and Curriculum Planning. Cost for the day is $10, lunch will be provided by the YDN,and it will also be a great time and place to network with other youth serving organizations in the area. For more information see the attached flyer and registration form,or call Corey Christensen at 541-274-1564, email at ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us .

Advanced Volunteer Management Conference
"Diving Deeper, Climbing Higher"
October 27-29, 2008
Portland, Oregon
Join internationally known volunteer management experts Susan Ellis, Rick Lynch, Steve McCurley, Linda Graff, and Martin J. Cowling as they lead us through in-depth discussions of timely topics designed for the experienced manager of volunteers. This 3-day national conference is sponsored by:

Institute for Nonprofit Management at Portland State University - INPM
Mid-Valley Volunteer Managers Association – MVVMA
Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrators Association – NOVAA
Oregon Volunteers

A link is available at http://www.oregonvolunteers.org/ to register. Open this link and scroll down to information about the agenda and lodging. Then click the green "register now" buttons to complete the online registration form.
MVVMA, NOVAA, LAVA, INPM and Oregon Volunteer members will receive an affiliate member $25 discount. In order to receive the discount, first register yourself. Then when you check the "I will attend the Advanced Volunteer Management Conference" box, there will be an "ADMIN Use Only" box underneath.
If you are a member of one of the above affiliate groups, put your discount code - MVVMA, NOVAA, LAVA, INPM, or Oregon Volunteers - in that box, and your total will change as you move through the registration process.
Don't miss this opportunity to gather best practices and develop new skills from the best trainers. Register now - space is limited!

Resources:

Engaging Youth…On Their Turf: Creative Approaches to Connecting Youth through Community

This new publication from Healthy Teen Network focuses on how adolescent health professionals can utilize creative approaches to engaging youth in positive youth development. The publication highlights six examples of programs that reach out to youth in non-traditional communities through parental engagement, athletics, service-learning, art, mentoring, and youth empowerment approaches. The publication provides some next steps for professionals to develop or adapt creative approaches like those described here in existing programs for youth.

Visit http://www.healthyteennetwork.org/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC={2AE1D600-4FC6-4B4D-8822-F1D5F072ED7B}&DE={A376E296-EF63-46BA-AD21-5344B3C5F79A} to download the PDF.

Philanthropy and Voluntarism

The Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program at the Aspen Institute has released a new report containing proposals from leading practitioners in the field working to improve government policies that shape and influence the nonprofit sector's ability to address social problems. Proposals in the report, Mobilizing Change: 10 Nonprofit Policy Proposals to Strengthen U.S. Communities (13 pages, PDF), include extending the deadline for charitable contributions to April 15, creating a Small Business Administration for nonprofits, and improving disaster relief coordination between FEMA and local nonprofits. Visit http://www.aspeninstitute.org/atf/cf/%7BDEB6F227-659B-4EC8-8F84-8DF23CA704F5%7D/NSPPmoblzchng(print).pdf to download the entire PDF.

Funding:

Youth Service America and Disney are pleased to launch a second round of Disney Minnie Grants to engage children and youth, ages 5-14 as community volunteers. The selected applications will receive $500 to support their youth-led service projects. The deadline is August 30 and projects must take place October 15-November 15, 2008. Grantees from the first round of Disney awards of 2008 are eligible to apply. Visit www.YSA.org/awards for more information and application materials. You can review past award recipients from all over the world at: http://ysa.org/AwardsGrants/DisneyMinnieGrants/DisneyMinnieGrantees2008/tabid/292/Default.aspx

Two New Downloadable Grant Guides!
GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING & EMPLOYMENT includes descriptions of more than 26,000 recent grants, from1,045 U.S. foundations. GRANTS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING, MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE includes descriptions of more than 9,000 recent grants from 738 U.S. foundations. Our new Grant Guides provide descriptions of foundation grants of $10,000 or more. Learn who's giving -- and getting -- grants in your field. At just $39.95 each, the downloadable PDF editions offer the same level of detail found in our twelve, popular print-edition Grant Guides...with the paperless convenience of on-screen viewing!

Order now: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15014022/grantguides

Are you making positive change in your community?
Having trouble finding the funds to get your project off the ground or take it to the next level? Well, we are here to help.

Did you recently create a sustainable community action project, program or organization? Do you need $500 to further the growth and success of your program? If you answered, "YES!" , you are eligible to apply for a Plum Youth Grant. Plum grants are given out weekly. Yep, that's right--we said WEEKLY!.
Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and stay active for consideration for three months after submission.

http://www.dosomething.org/grant_list

Any great news? Tell us about it!

Warm Regards,

Corey Christensen

Klamath-Lake Youth Development Network Coordinator

Citizens for Safe Schools

Oregon Mentors

Americorps*VISTA

541-274-1564

541-882-3198

ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us

"Awareness requires a rupture with the world we take for granted; then old categories of experience are called into question and revised."
Shoshana Zuboff

6-23-08

ydnklamath-lake — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:03:46 CDT

Dear Youth Development Network readers,

It's Time To Garden!!!

Now... YOUR NEWS!

OLD NEWS

Free Workshop!

Marta's House and the Klamath Crisis Center along with community partners present Domestic Violence 101 on June 25th from 8:30am-4pm. Learn how to keep your community safe with tips from these specialists: Marta's House- Victim Resources/Response, KFPD- Lt. Mark McDaniels DV Presentation, Domestic Violence Reduction Unit- Shiela Mabu, & Batter's Intervention Program- Chris Eddy. Workshop will take place at the Center for Occupational Health, 2621 Crosby Ave, Klamath Falls, OR 97601. Please RSVP with Crystal at 541-850-8939 by Monday, June 23rd. Other sponsors include Sky Lakes Medical Center, Solutions E.A.P., Klamath Falls City Police Department, Klamath Youth Development Center, Klamath County District Attorney's Office. For more opportunities and inquiries call 541-850-8939 or email klacri@aol.com .

On Saturday June 28th The KINETIC SCULPTURES RACE will be located at Veterans Memorial Park. This event provides fun and laughs for the whole family with its completely human-powered art and engineering sculptures that travel over hills, mud, sand, and water. Very enjoyable and entertaining! Judging will begin at 8:30 AM while the race itself begins at 10:18 AM. For more details, contact Denise at 541.892.1836.

NEW NEWS

Local Events:

!!!The Children's Museum of Klamath Falls Grand Opening!!! is July 4th from noon to4pmand July 5th from 10am to 3pm at 711 East Main St., K-Falls, OR 97601. Be a part of the ribbon cutting ceremony Friday at noon and enjoy cookies and refreshments as well as the AWESOME EXHIBITS (firsthand report!). Pre-purchased and discounted passes are available. Contact Christa at 541-885-2995 or visit www.cmkf.org for more info. See Attached Flyer.

Youth Harvest Potluck!!! Come be a part of the Klamath Youth Harvest Garden and get your hands dirty to help with a great community partnership. Bring a dish and a handful of willing volunteers to the Kickoff Potluck to learn how you can help in the Garden for the 2008 season. Burgers and Hotdogs are on us! See you there on July 9th at 5:30pm at the OSU Extension Center Auditorium, 3328 Vanderburg Road, KF 97603. Contact Corey Christensen, Volunteer Coordinator, at 541-274-1564 or ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us for further details. Also see attached.

Congratulations!!!!

Hope Lutheran Church broke ground yesterday on a new communitycenter building at 2408 Homedale Road, just south of the corner of South 6th and Homedale. The church plans to use the facility for youth and family programming. For more information on how you can help and future activities contact Pastor Donna Herzfeldt-Kamprath at 541-884-6414 or donnalhk@aol.com.

Support Marta's House Shelter - Dollar Tree is having a drive for Marta's House Shelter through out the month of June, you can support your local shelter by purchasing much needed items!

*Such as: Baby Medicines, Adult Medicines, Hairbrushes/ Combs, Deodorant, Tampax, Pads, Band-Aids, Hydrogen Peroxide, Neosporin, Journals/Spiral Notebooks, Pens/Pencils/Art supplies, Dish/Hand Towels, Cleaning Products, Sponges, Brillo Pads.
Just let your Dollar Tree checker know that you want to donate an item from the list when you have finished shopping. Marta's House thanks you for supporting our community.

Harvest Ford - "Show 'N Shine"

Harvest Ford is hosting the 1st annual Customer Appreciation Day "Show 'N Shine"
June 28, 11a-4p Entries are open to all makes and models, 3 trophies will be awarded.
Entry fees are $25.00. ALL proceeds to go to the Klamath Hospice Camp Evergreen for youth in our Basin afflicted directly by loss. The event will be full of activities for the entire family including free pony rides, a big balloon jump house, free food and sodas. Also, enter to win a 20th Anniversary 1984 Ford Mustang GT. For more information and an entry form, contact Joe or John at Harvest Ford, 541-884-3121.

Learning Opportunities:

The Spiritual Nature of Children
A Conversation with Ba Luvmour
Friday, June 20th, 7 - 9pm at Hidden Springs

It's an important issue every parent faces: How do I recognize the spiritual capacity of my children as they grow and how do I support its optimal development?
Join Ba as he discusses Natural Learning Rhythms, an understanding of child consciousness utilized by parents, child-oriented professionals and spiritual leaders for more than twenty years. The evening will offer practical insights, tips on applying Natural Learning Rhythms and a Q &A session.
Cost: $20 general, $15 seniors/students.
Advance registration suggested.
The first 30 people to register will receive the 3-disc audio CD
Optimal Parenting, a $29.95 retail value.
Call (541)488-8858 to register or visit http://www.hiddensprings.org/

The Connecting Communities Conference: Reaching out to Latino youth and families is filling fast! Over 40% of the places have been filled. This October 2-3, 2008 Conference will offer an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of Latinos and Latino culture and how to reach and engage Latino youth and adults in community-based programs. To learn more about the conference, including a listing of conference sessions and presenters, please visit the conference web site at http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/connectingcommunities2008
The early bird registration fee is just $50.
Beverly Hobbs
Beverly B. Hobbs, Ph.D.
Phone: 541-737-1319
beverly.hobbs@oregonstate.edu

Opportunities for Youth:

Seeking Artwork from Young Artists with Disabilities

VSA arts and Volkswagen of America, Inc. are seeking artwork from young artists with disabilities, ages 16-25, living within the U.S. "Green Light" encourages artists to consider the motivations behind their work and the infinite possibilities that creativity provides.

Fifteen finalists will be awarded a total of $60,000 during an awards ceremony on Capitol Hill and artwork will be displayed in a nationwide touring exhibition that will debut at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Artwork may illustrate actual aspects of what signals your creative motivations, such as the physical world or personal discoveries. Abstract work that relates to feelings or emotions is also encouraged. Art must be an original work that has been completed in the last 3 years.
Eligible media includes: paintings, drawings, fine art prints, photography, computer generated prints, and mixed media. Artwork must be presented in two dimensions and should not exceed 60 inches in either direction.
New this year: sculpture and time-based media (video, film etc.) will also be considered. Sculpture should not exceed 24 inches in any direction. There is no fee to apply. Each artist must complete the submission process online.
Visit www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/vw/current/
for additional information and entry instructions or contact Jennifer Wexler, visual arts coordinator, at jenniferw@vsarts.org or 800-933-8721 ext. 3885. Alternative formats of the call for entries are available upon request.
VSA arts is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts. VSA arts provides educators, parents, and artists with resources and the tools to support arts programming in schools and communities. VSA arts showcases the accomplishments of artists with disabilities and promotes increased access to the arts for people with disabilities. Each year millions of people participate in VSA arts programs through a nationwide network of affiliates and in 55 countries around the world. VSA arts is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Celebrate Service-learning and accept the National Learn & Serve Challenge on October 6-12, 2008

The National Learn & Serve Challenge is the time to shine a spotlight on service-learning. During the week of October 6-12 individuals and programs all across the country will raise awareness of service-learning. Activities might include contacting the media, holding an event that demonstrates or celebrates service-learning, or issuing a proclamation in support of Learn and Serve America.

Through service-learning, young people can BE A SOLUTION to real world challenges that face our community, nation and the world.

You can BE A SOLUTION too!

Help us spread the word about the positive impact service-learning has on young people and the community. Visit the National Learn & Serve Challenge www.learnandservechallenge.org to learn more about what you can do during the National Learn & Serve Challenge, and then tell us here: www.learnandservechallenge.org/acceptthechallenge.php what you or your organization will do during the Challenge!

The Learn & Serve Challenge is a signature event of the National Service-Learning Partnership, made possible with support from State Farm® Companies Foundation. Lead Organizing Partners include: SEANet - the State Education Agency K-12 Service-Learning Network, Camp Fire USA, Campus Compact, the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, Youth Service America, and America’s Promise in collaboration with Learn and Serve America and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

For more information contact nslp@aed.org or (202) 884-8982.

Funding:

Anti-Discrimination Grants from Herb Block Foundation
The Herb Block Foundation will make grants of $5,000 to $25,000 for projects aimed at eliminating all forms of prejudice and discrimination.
The Defending Basic Freedoms grants are available to 501(c)3 nonprofits; joint projects by two or more organizations are encouraged.
Application deadline is Oct. 6.
For more information, see www.herbblockfoundation.org/HerbBlockFoundation/content.aspx?page=2183192

Hope you are all getting enough Vitamin D!!!

Warm Regards,

Corey Christensen

Klamath-Lake Youth Development Network Coordinator

Citizens for Safe Schools

Oregon Mentors

Americorps*VISTA

541-274-1564

541-882-3198

ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us

"Students achieving Oneness will move on to Twoness."

Woody Allen

6-09-08

ydnklamath-lake — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:00:46 CDT

Dear Youth Development Networkers,

Your News Now.

Want to be involved in the Klamath Youth Harvest Garden this Summer?? Call your YDN Coordinator to find out ways to help - 541-274-1564

OLD NEWS:

The YDN day of training, "One Programs Story", was a success on many levels. Our thanks once again to Jay and Patti from Committed Partners for Youth for driving down from Eugene and sharing with us, visit them on the web at http://www.committedpartners.org/. Also, a big thanks to Trish Seiler andDebbie Vought for theirthoughtful workshops. We'll have another YDN training coming up real soon (August) and we'll be sure and get the word out.

Foundation Directors Day

Giving in Oregon- Klamath Community College will host the 2008 Foundation Directors Day conference on June 17 and 18th. There will be opportunities for agencies or individuals to meet with foundation funders such as the Jeld-Wen Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, PacifiCorps Foundation, Gordon Elwood Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, and the West Family Foundation. The workshops and classes range from $50-$75 for registration and all day events are $100. Keynote speech will be presented by Cristina Sanz of the Oregon Community Foundation. To register or find out more call 541-880-2222. Co-Sponsors are the Jeld-Wen Foundation, City of Klamath Falls, Klamath County, KCEDA, KCC, and KCC Foundation, Inc.

Klamath Air Show, Feel the Thunder!!!

Saturday, June 21 from 9am-5pm Pacific Crest FCU and the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce along with the Klamath Falls Airport and Kingsley Field present the fabulous USAF Thunderbirds. The show will feature other aerobatic performers including John Klatt (Air National Guard), Bill Stien, Kent Pietsch (Jelly Belly), Tim Decker and many other daredevils. General tickets for ages 6 and up are $4 in advance and $6 at the gate, reserved seating is $20. Gates open at 9am. You may purchase tickets online at http://klamath.org/airshow/ticketsor at the Ross Ragland Theater Box Office. Contact the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce at 541-884-5193 or visit http://klamath.org/airshow/for more info.

Free Workshop!

NEW NEWS:

SUMMER CAMPS!

The Ross Ragland Theater still has openings (and scholarships) available for their Youth Theater Day Camp as well as the Missoula Children's Theatre Camp. Visit http://www.rrtheater.org/outreach.php?page=246&title=Summer+Programsfor more info or call 541-884-LIVE (5483).

Camp Fire USA Day Camp this year will be at Moore Park in Klamath Falls. The camp will be run June 23– 27, from 10 to 3. The camp still needs volunteers and kids! Please contact Dahniel Ferris @ 884 5456 for more information.

Klamath County YMCA has much to offer for varying ages and interests. Visit http://www.kfallsymca.org/events.aspto see more or see attached. Call 541-884-4149 for further details.

OSU Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center is offering aJunior Master Gardener Summer Camp from June 16 to June 20 from 9am-12pm for 1st through 6th Graders. See Attached or call Kristy Weidman at 541-883-7131. Also visit http://extension.oregonstate.edu/klamath/.

O.I.T. Sponsored and Pre-College Programs Summer Camp

Day Dreamer Film Camp: June 16-20, 2008 9am-5pm; Create your own film and premier it to friends andfamily.

Grades 5-12. $250 including lunches.

Beginning Lego Robotics Day Camp: June 23-27, 2008 9am-1pm; Build your own LEGO robot and learn to compete at the next FIRST LEGO League Regional Tournament in December at OIT.

Grades 5-9. $100.00 ($175.00 for both LEGO Camps)

Advanced Lego Robotics Day Camp: July 7-11, 2008 9am-1pm; Take your LEGO robot to the next level.

Grades 5-9 who have participated in the LEGO camp or FIRST LEGO Regional Tournament.

$100.00 ($175.00 for both LEGO Camps)

TWIST Teen Women in Science & Technology: July 20-27, 2008 Residential; Create you own sustainable village and learn about renewable and sustainable energies at this week long residential camp.

Girls Grades 9-12. $625.00 for 8 days 7 nights, all meals included.

Beginning Amazing Games Day Camp: July 28-Aug. 1, 2008 9am-5pm; Design exciting and professional computer games using Game Maker game creation tool.

Grades 7-12. $250.00 including lunches.

Advanced Amazing Games Day Camp: August 11-15, 2008 9am-5pm; Highly interactive camp where students learn to design and develop games for PC and XBox 360.

Grades 7-12 who have attended the Beginning Amazing Games Camp or have equivalent experience.

$250.00 including lunches.

$25 non-refundable registration fee. Scholarships are Available.

For Students Outside of the Klamath Falls Area there is an inexpensive residential option available for some programs.

Second Child Tuition Discounts Available for Most Camps. See Attached Flyers and Application Instructions.

For More Information on Camp Details or to Apply Please Call the OIT Office at: 541-885-1815 or visit their website at www.oit.edu/precollege

LOCAL EVENTS:

The FARMERS MARKET will be at 9th and Main Streets in downtown Klamath Falls, from 9:30 AM to 1 PM EVERY Saturday from June 14 through October 11. This event features fresh local fruits and vegetables, crafts, live music and more! For more information, call 541.591.2865 or visit them on the web at www.klamathfallsfarmersmarket.org

LIVING HISTORY DAYisSunday June 16th atCollier State Park in Chiloquin, OR. This event celebrates the history of the logging museum and highlights its pioneer village. Period costumes, live steam engines, hay rides, old time vendors, entertainment, etc. will be present at this must see event. For more information, call Collier State Park at 541.783.2471 or visit their website at www.oregonstateparks.org.

THIRD THURSDAY- Come discover downtown Klamath Falls at this unique event. Take a free ride on the trolley, visit businesses and artists, enjoy live music, refreshments, dancers, and children's activities. There will also be demos from airbrush painting to jewelry making. Wine and beer tasting will be available for adults. The fun starts at 6 PM and runs until 9 PM. For more information, call 800.445.6728 or visit them on the web at www.klamathartscouncil.com

On Saturday June 28th The KINETIC SCULPTURES RACE will be located at Veterans Memorial Park. This event provides fun and laughs for the whole family with its completely human-powered art and engineering sculptures that travel over hills, mud, sand, and water. Very enjoyable and entertaining! Judging will begin at 8:30 AM while the race itself begins at 10:18 AM. For more details, contact Denise at 541.892.1836.

FUNDING:

Nestle Very Best in Youth Program to Honor Young People for Academic and Community Service Achievements
Deadline: November 20, 2008

The Nestle Very Best in Youth Program, sponsored by Nestlé USA, honors young people (ages 13 to 18) who have excelled in school and who are making their community and the world a better place. The young people, selected from nominations from volunteers, parents, and teachers, will be featured in a special publication and honored at a black-tie ceremony in Los Angeles in July 2009.

To be eligible, applicants must be legal residents of the United States or its territories and be between 13 and 18 years of age. Students will be judged based on the information provided on the entry form (i.e., strong academic record; special contribution to school, church, or community; demonstration of good citizenship or a personal obstacle the youth has overcome). Judges will select twenty-five outstanding youths to be profiled in a book, which will be published in the summer of 2009. If a winner is unable to attend the awards ceremony, his/her prize will be forfeited and another winner may be selected. Each winner will also receive a trip with his/her parent or legal guardian to Los Angeles for the Nestlé Very Best In Youth awards ceremony. The trip will include round-trip air travel, hotel accommodations for three nights, and $500 in spending money. In addition, Nestlé will donate $1,000 in the name of each winner to the charity of his or her choice.

Visit http://www.nestle-verybestinyouth.com/AboutVBINY.aspx for complete program information and application materials.

American Legion Child Welfare Foundation Grants
Nonprofits that contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about established and/or new and innovative organizations designed to benefit youth may apply for funding from the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation.
Grants are awarded to programs that have the potential to help children in a large geographic area. e.g. more than one state.
Application deadline is July 15. For more details, see the foundation http://cwf-inc.org/cwf/

Responsible Sports Opens Spring Community Grants Program for Youth Sports Leagues
Deadline: July 19, 2008

Responsible Sports ( http://responsiblesports.com/ ), a philanthropic program of insurance company Liberty Mutual, invites youth sports organizations to participate in its Responsible Sports Community Grant program.

To be eligible for the program, league administrators must first register their youth sports organization at the Responsible Sports Web site. Having done that, coaches, parents, administrators, and youth sports supporters can participate in the self-paced Responsible Sports Parenting and/or Responsible Coaching coursework. Participants who pass the ten-question Responsible Sport Parenting quiz or Responsible Coaching quiz can credit the successfully passed quiz to their favorite youth sports league. Twenty organizations, ten large and ten small, with the most credited certifications will each earn a $2,500 Responsible Sports Community Grant to help defray the costs of running a successful youth sports organization. To be eligible, organizations must be a registered nonprofit, traditional youth sport organization recognized by the governing body of its sport(s). Organizations must serve the community at large and must be open to the general public.

See the Responsible Sports Web site @ http://www.responsiblesports.com/community_grants/default.aspx for complete program information, participation procedures, and a community grant toolkit.

That's all for now!

Please don't hesitate to call or email if you have news, corrections, tips, or trends. Thanks!

Very Truly Yours,

Corey Christensen

Klamath-Lake Youth Development Network Coordinator

Citizens for Safe Schools

Oregon Mentors

Americorps*VISTA

541-274-1564

541-882-3198

ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us

"My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline."
Michael Jordan

5-16-08

ydnklamath-lake — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:13:44 CDT

Dear Klamath-Lake Area Youth Development Network,

Your Bi-Weekly Newsletter is here again!

OLD NEWS

5/30/2008 – Klamath Falls
Youth Development Network Training
“One Program’s Story” seminar and program development workshops

O.I.T, Klamath Falls 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Overview:
Join the Klamath-Lake Area Youth Development Network for a day of training. Q & A seminar topics will include Volunteer Recruitment/Retention, Empowering Youth Involvement, Working with Delinquent and Incarcerated Youth, & Event Planning with Business Partnerships. Breakout workshops will be held on Logic Models, Grant Readiness, Training Staff to Succeed with Volunteers & Social Networking Websites.

Description:
Committed Partners for Youth, a great mentoring program from Eugene Oregon, will bring their insight and ideas on their past success and will spend time sharing techniques and strategies on what makes their program work so well. This Q & A seminar will last from 9:00 am to 10:00 am. and will continue at lunch with a roundtable discussion. 2-3 workshops will be available to choose from including “Creating and Implementing a Logic Model”, presented by Citizens for Safe Schools Debbie Vought, and “Grant Readiness”, presented by local City Council Person and longtime grant writer Trish Seiler. There will also be opportunities for tutorial sessions on the YDN “wiki” website.
Space is limited to 50 participants;PleaseRSVP withCorey Christensen, Klamath-Lake Area Youth Development Coordinator – 541-274-1564 or ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us

Location/Directions:
Sunset and McLoughlin Rooms, Oregon Institute of Technology, 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601

Contact Information:
Contact us at 541-274-1564 or ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us to register or for more information.

Site Sponsored by OIT High School Transitions and Pre-College Programs

NEW NEWS

LOCAL EVENTS:

Citizens for Safe Schools RUNNING Y GARAGE SALE
Saturday, May 17th, 9am–12pm. All monies raised will fund special summer projects for the kids!!

Oregon's Free Fishing Weekend!

Fish for trophy-sized Rainbow Trout on Saturday, June 7th at the Fourmile Quarry Ponds. This day of "No Licenses Required" will start at 9am and will continue to 3pm with registration on site from 8:30am-9am. For a fun filled day, parents bring your children and fishing tackle, bait, something to put your fish in, warm clothes, and your eagerness. There will also be a FREE barbeque lunch. Children must be supervised. For more information contact the Klamath Ranger District at 541-883-6714 or at nianderson@fs.fed.us . Event sponsored by Fishin' Friendsand Fremont-Winema National Forests.

YMCA BBQ Social

Come and join the fun!!! Monday, May 19th at 1221 So. Alameda St. from 1pm to 3pm. For more info and event details call 541-884-4149

Student Climbing Night

The Yeti's Lair at The Ledge is every Friday night starting at 6pm. Students climb for 1/2 price (be sure to bring student ID). Call 541-882-5586 for further details.

Seminar for Business

"Hiring: Beginning to End& Being and Employer of Choice" a professional event will be held on June 10th from 8:30am-4:30pm at the Mabel Liskey Pavillion, 2200 Eldorado Blvd., Klamath Falls, OR. Event is sponsored by Working in Oregon. Call 541-883-5630 x328 for more info.

Foundation Directors Day

Volunteering in Your Community

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will hold an informative and fun hour from 4:30-5:30pm for Third Thursday on June 19th at A Leap of Taste, 907 Main St. Call 541-885-6017

Klamath Air Show, Feel the Thunder!!!

Free Workshop!

WEB RESOURCES

ReadWriteThink.org Launches Enhanced Summer Literacy Site

For years, ReadWriteThink.org has provided educators with hundreds of free lesson plans covering a wide range of K-12 reading and language arts-related topics. Now parents, camp counselors, and others gearing up for a summer of fun, educational experiences can take advantage of new additions to Learning Beyond the Classroom, a companion website that features everything non-teachers need to promote literacy learning and practice even when school is out. Learning Beyond the Classroom, initially launched in June 2007 by the International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), extends the reach of teacher-popular reading and writing lesson plans for K-12 students to an out-of-school setting. Learning Beyond the Classroom is part of ReadWriteThink.org, a nonprofit website maintained by IRA and NCTE with support from the Verizon Foundation, and in association with the Thinkfinity consortium. Last year, more than 10 million visitors visited the site for free lesson plans, interactive student materials, Web resources, and standards for K-12 classroom teachers of reading and the English language arts.

New Grant Portal
Bank of America announced a new, national Web site through which non-profit organizations can research and apply for grants from nearly 70 foundations managed by Bank of America. In its role of distributing more than $350 million annually to charities on behalf of the foundations for which it serves as trustee or grant-making agent, Bank of America Philanthropic Management now offers enhanced search and online access to detailed information about an array of foundations.
The company has redesigned and significantly broadened the capabilities of its public-facing "Search for Grants" site, providing non-profits with a single point of access to the financial services industry's most sophisticated, comprehensive online resource in support of these organizations' fundraising efforts. The following key enhancements made to the new Bank of America "Search for Grants" site improve non-profit organizations' online grant research and application experience, increase fundraising efficiency, and offer greater overall awareness of the private foundations managed by the company: Find a Foundation, Single Point of Access, Grant Making History, Standard Application Format, and Increased Transparency. Visit http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/.

Web Site Helps Teachers Create Collaborative Learning Projects

One of the web's leading sites for teachers is partnering with an innovative technology company in a pilot program to help teachers create collaborative learning projects.

TeachersFirst and TRintuition have created the Building Learners Project, a unique effort that will allow teachers to create safe online projects within their own classrooms -- or linked with classrooms across the corridor or around the world. The nonprofit TeachersFirst, known for its extensive collection of resources and its teacher-friendly support, recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. The site -- by teachers, for teachers -- has thousands of members in more than 50 countries, and averages more than 50,000 page views daily. TRintuition is a new "Web 2.0" company; its workBench product makes it easy even for those who are not technically proficient to create visually-rich websites that encourage creative collaboration within any group. The Building Learners partnership will allow 100 teachers to participate this year using the full premium-level tools of the workBench at no charge (a limited-feature free version is also available). Examples of the ways teachers intend to use the product include connecting American students with Spanish-speaking counterparts around the globe, encouraging learners to see the connections between classic poetry and current events, and integrating arts and technology online. Both TeachersFirst and TRintuition will provide extensive support for participating teachers. Members of TeachersFirst can fill out a simple form to apply for participation in the Building Learners Project (TeachersFirst membership is free). http://www.teachersfirst.com/, http://www.trintuition.com/.

FUNDING RESOURCES
Foundation for Child Development Invites Proposals for PK-3, Research Small Grants Program

Deadline: July 15, 2008

The Foundation for Child Development ( http://www.fcd-us.org/ ) has announced a small grants program to be funded through its PK-3 Research and Evaluation Forum
( http://www.fcd-us.org/programs/programs_list.htm?cat_id=1574 ).

The program has three major goals: to stimulate research that spans early education and early elementary education to inform PK-3 efforts across the United States; to foster multi- disciplinary perspectives and build a field of research that examines how children's education and home contexts influence developmental outcomes from PK through at least third grade; and to increase the use of datasets that can inform FCD's PK-3 initiative. Researchers must use one or more datasets included in the PK-3 Data Resource Center: The First Six Years of Schooling and Beyond ( http://fcd-us.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=677373 ).
Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. or its equivalent in one of the behavioral and social sciences or in an allied professional field (e.g., public policy, public health, education, social work, nursing, medicine.) Applicants must be U.S. citizens, legal per- manent residents, or those who have employment authorization from the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services for the duration of the grant. Junior scholars are encouraged to apply. The program will provide a maximum of four awards of up to $50,000 each. All funds are to be used over a period from one to two years.

Visit the Foundation for Child Development Web site for the complete RFP. http://www.fcd-us.org/

Community Colleges Invited to Apply for MentorLinks: Advancing Technological Education
Deadline: June 13, 2008

The American Association of Community Colleges ( http://www.aacc.nche.edu/ ), in partnership with the National Science Foundation ( http://nsf.gov/ ), has announced a national grant competition for the MentorLinks program.

MentorLinks is designed to provide technical assistance and networking opportunities for the purpose of improving under-graduate programs that prepare technicians in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. AACC invites proposals from member colleges interested in working with a community college mentor who has successfully planned and implemented a major change in a program in a high-technology field. The grant is primarily a professional development and technical assistance program, with emphasis on the development of a mutually beneficial mentoring relationship. Grant awards will be made in the amount of $15,000 each for the two-year grant period, with primary emphasis on opportunities for technical assistance and professional development as part of the mentoring relationship. Colleges are invited to apply in the following program areas: aquarium science/aquaculture; bio-technology; chemical technology; environmental and energy technology; geographic information systems; information technology; nanotechnology; manufacturing technology; and multimedia technology.

Examples of activities to be supported by the grant and mentoring relationships include designing a new program/curricula; implementing changes in an ongoing program that needs to be more responsive to industry/employer needs; developing or redesigning curriculum or materials; building training programs for faculty and staff; recruiting students; marketing initiatives relevant to the project; engaging local industry/employers for intern- ships or other field experiences for students or faculty; and evaluation results.

Visit the AACC Web site for the complete RFP and an FAQ.

Your Youth Development Coordinator will be out of town from May 17th to May 26th and again on May 28th & 29th. Take care!

Very Truly Yours,

Corey Christensen

Klamath-Lake Youth Development Network Coordinator

Citizens for Safe Schools

Oregon Mentors

Americorps*VISTA

541-274-1564

541-882-3198

ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us

"With every civil right there has to be a corresponding civil obligation."
Edison Haines