This week’s post highlights the non-profit, generationOn. Based out of NY, NY, generationOn is an outstanding website with the following mission: “To inspire, equip, and mobilize youth to take action that changes the world and themselves through service.” (www.generationon.org/global/who-are-we). It is super kid, parent and teacher friendly, as it provides ideas, projects and curriculum specifically geared towards helping the community. If you’d like to create ripples of compassion within your family or with your students, this website is a Godsend.
Just a few tidbits you’ll find on the website:
· 1,500 lesson plans on service-learning
· Grant opportunities for community
· Operation: Kids Help (currently focusing on disaster relief)
· Kids Care Clubs: program of generationOn
· Click on the “Kids” tab and you will find 65 Ways to Make a Difference
· When picking a project, you can search by issue: animals, environment, homelessness, hunger, literacy, Seniors
· “Parents” tab: Project Ideas
How can we get involved?
· Check out the website!
· Awareness leads to action…pick a project and try it out with your kids or students!
· It’s a non-profit that also accepts donations (look at the “support us” tab)
· Leave a comment about things you’ve done/tried with your kids to help make a difference (the more ideas, the better). My friend Ivonne took her young boys to a Senior Center and based on the pictures, everyone was happy!
“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.” ~Anonymous
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