Learn And Serve

http://www.learnandserve.gov/


Due to federal budget cuts, Learn and Serve America has not been reallocated money for fiscal year 2011. Learn and Serve America provides an on ramp to a lifetime of civic engagement for more than one million students each year. The program awards grants to state education agencies, schools, nonprofit groups, and institutions of higher education to engage students in service activities linked to academic achievement and civic responsibility. This type of service, called service-learning, improves communities while developing the lifelong habit of service in young people. Learn and Serve America also provides free resources on service-learning to the public, teachers, faculty members, schools, youth, and youth service groups through the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse.