Service-Learning Funding Update

[Announcement from National Service-Learning Partnership]

The U.S. House of Representatives is currently considering a bill that would eliminate funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service and Learn and Serve America, the only federal program dedicated to funding service-learning activities in local schools and communities. If funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service and Learn and Serve America is eliminated, critical services for youth, schools, and communities will be lost. Click here to learn more about what our nation and your community stand to lose if Learn and Serve America ends. Click here to learn more about the implications of eliminating the Corporation for National and Community Service. YOUR VOICE AND PARTICIPATION MATTER. Service-Learning United and the National Service-Learning Partnership are joining with others who care about service and service-learning to fight back. As Tip O'Neil said, "All politics is local." Without vocal and visible support at the local level, we are unlikely to survive these attacks.  There are two important ways you can be a voice for service-learning: 1. TODAY, CALL CONGRESS. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives must hear from service-learning advocates NOW. Call to urge representatives to VOTE NO on H.R. 1 and/or any proposal to eliminate funding for Learn and Serve America and the Corporation for National and Community Service. Click here to download instructions and talking points for contacting your Members of Congress. After you make your calls, urge at least 5 other people to do them same. 2. ONE WEEK FROM TODAY, VISIT THE LOCAL OFFICE OF YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS. Sign up today to participate in "Save Service District Day" on Friday, February 25th. Meet up with students, colleagues, community partners, and neighbors to visit your local congressional district office to tell your Member of Congress about the value and impact of service and service-learning in your school and community. Our students cannot afford to lose the opportunity to learn and serve. Our local communities cannot afford to lose the critical support provided by youth engaged in service-learning. Click here to sign up as a voice for service-learning on a Save Service District Day Team in your local community. Are you ready to make a visit, but you’re not sure what to say or how to say it? Don’t worry. We’ll have sample tools, and materials to help you prepare. Visit us on Monday at www.servicelearningunited.org to download an online toolkit for service-learning champions participating in “Save Service District Day.” You can also visit the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse for tips and resources to help tell your service-learning story on District Day and beyond. We're working hard on your behalf. We'll continue to keep you up to speed and aware of ways you can educate and inform others about the value of service-learning and Learn and Serve America. Visit us online for policy updates and to access free tools and resources. You can also follow us on Twitter (@nslp), via our blog, or join our Facebook Community for ongoing updates. Thanks for all that you do to engage young people in service-learning! Nelda Nelda Brown, Partnership Executive Director

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