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Recruitment, Enrollment & Tracking | Orientation & Member Development

Orientation

Download the video montage about AmeriCorps

FINAL _PLEDGE_10YRS.wmv

Member Development

Leadership Development

Idealist on Campus Civic Engagement Curriculum
30+ stand alone train-the-trainer guides for workshops that help build skills for service and leadership.
http://www.idealist.org/en/ioc/resources/workshops.html

Housing and Homelessness Issues

Just Neighbors
9-part series designed to help student reflect on issues related to poverty and homelessness.
http://www.justneighbors.net/

Education / Academic Achievement

LEARNS Web-based Tutor Training
Three different web-based tutor training modules for: Reading Comprehension, Learning to Read in English, and Homework Help in Out of School Time.
http://www.nwrel.org/learns/web-based/index.php

EducationPlanner.org
Resource-rich website that will guide students and their mentors through six sections related to college: discovering, preparing, selecting, applying, deciding, and paying for college.

http://www.educationplanner.com/

Various College and Career Planning Resources from Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
Community partners can order various booklets, CDs, videos, posters, etc. all aimed at preparing middle school, high school, and non-traditional students for college and career.  Train your Scholars to use these materials with the students they serve.
Visit PHEAA Website and click on "K-12 Counselors" (at far right).  Then click on "K-8 Counselors" or "9-12 Counselors" depending on whether you want resources for elementary/middle grades or for high school aged youth.  Then click on "Thumbnails and online ordering of materials."  The Order Form is also on-line.

K-H Partnership Toolkit from Campus Compact for New Hampshire
A comprehensive guide to developing partnerships with K-12 schools as well as school districts.   Elements include: Elements of Effective Partnerships; Building Effective Partnerships: Foundations, Activities, and Tools; Elements of an Effective Partnership Documentation; Activity to Define Partnership; Carousel Activities to Develop Awareness; Partnership Tracking Sheet; Developing A Shared Vision; Developing a Partnership Mission Statement; Needs/Challenges/Resources/Assets; Developing Awareness, Stakeholder Participation and Developing a Partnership Development Team; Developing an Action Plan, Formulating Goals and Objectives; Publicity, Awareness and Communication; Recognition; and Formalizing the Partnership.  Download here.

Financial Literacy/Financial Education

Financial Independence for Tomorrow (FIT)
Developed by Megan Boone, VISTA Member at Wilkes University, the FIT program trains and places college students into various community settings to teach people about the basics of financial health.  You can download the Program Handbook, which is distributed to students, as well as the Instructor's Guide as PDF documents.