It is often claimed that local churches provide a significant proportion of social care today. This important new study considers the reality of the church's involvement to offer compelling and concrete recommendations for the future. It proposes a transformational model of welfare that breaks free from the default approach of `eradicating the five giant evils - squalor, ignorance, want, idleness, and disease'. Instead the authors focus on fostering five assets - relationship, creativity, partn...
Lists voluntary organizations which perform a wide variety of useful services and which welcome the assistance of young people, and explains how worthwhile it is to "get involved."
From building houses in Appalachia to saving sea turtles in Costa Rica to teaching English in Thailand, this book is a rich resource of ways to use your skills to help out the world and reap some lasting benefits yourself.
Research on Student Civic Outcomes in Service Learning (IUPUI Series on Service Learning Research)
At this time of a renewed call for colleges and universities to create campus cultures that support and develop students' understanding and commitment to civic participation, what is known about the design of service learning courses and their effectiveness to achieve this goal? This volume presents research on, and deepens understanding of, teaching strategies that foster the knowledge, skills and dispositions of college graduates to be actively engaged in their communities as citizens and civi...
Working with Veterans and Military Families Through Service Learning (Service Learning for Teens)
by Ann Byers
What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good.
by Every Inspiration Journal for Volunteer
Service Learning in the Middle School
by University of Pittsburgh Carl I Fertman
