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Mapping Your Community! A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started In June, the Step 1 Estimated completion time: 1-2 weeks Step 2 Estimated completion time: 4-8 weeks Step 3 Estimated completion time: 2 weeks to 1 month Step 4 The 2-day track is designed to be a “train-the-trainer” model so that those who go through the session will then be able to train others in their counties to apply the technology and process in additional schools and afterschool programs. Step 5 Estimated completion time: 4 -12 weeks Step 6 Estimated completion time: 1 week Fees: GIS software… $40 The grand total is $350.
The final product is a graphic depiction of need as afterschool programs are viewed against backgrounds of youth population, poverty, unemployment, parental education, juvenile crime, single parent, and other statistics relevant to the impact of afterschool programs. Networking Have questions? If you are still not sure where to begin or have questions about the curriculum, timeline, or anything! Call or email NC CAP or Youthline
James Logan We look forward to working with you on this initiative!
NC CAP Invites Programs to Map Communities, Engage Students as Afterschool Advocates During the Regional Afterschool Summits in June, NC CAP unveiled an afterschool mapping partnership with Youthline As students build a map and assessment of their communities, they will also learn to become community advocates. NC CAP will work with participating programs to equip their students to approach their local elected officials and community leaders about the need for high quality afterschool programs and enriching activities in their communities. Participating programs may follow the Youthline mapping curriculum, which uses dynamic experiential learning activities. Educators will receive short, step-by-step activity plans, with dozens of activities to choose from, allowing educators to select the activities that work best for their own group in their own setting. Activity plans will include all the information and supplemental materials necessary to guide students through the process. In addition to the curriculum itself, educators will also receive ongoing support from Youthline online, on the phone and in person.
To get access to materials and to receive email updates, join the Yahoo! Mapping group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YANCCAPMAPPING.
Action for Children North Carolina released its first-ever Young Advocates Toolkit for middle school through college-aged youth this week. NC CAP Mapping Project participants will receive free copies. Action for Children will also be hosting a workshop on youth advocacy at NC CAP’s upcoming statewide SYNERGY summit, scheduled for March 3-5, 2008, at the Koury Center in Greensboro. "Rarely are young people provided with the tools, skills and experiences necessary to establish their own advocacy agendas. It is our hope that this toolkit will empower youth and young adults to become civically involved in their communities—at the national, state and local levels," said Brandy Bynum, director of community outreach at Action for Children North Carolina. The Young Advocates Toolkit: A Guide To Being A Champion for Children provides youth with practical “how to” advocacy skills to effect public policy and fosters self-advocacy and leadership. The kit will include information on: child well-being research and data, how to be a champion for children, sample questions to ask candidates running for office, how to write to legislators and editors of print media (with sample letters), how to plan visits to legislators, tips on phoning elected officials, how to speak at public hearings, voting requirements including a voter registration card, a brief introduction to federal advocacy, an understanding of the legislative process, a glossary of terms and a list of organizations and ways youth can get involved in advocacy. Free copies of the toolkit are available to coordinators and liaisons who work to keep youth involved in advocacy and civic engagement. If you are interested in getting copies of the Youth Advocacy Toolkit, please write to brandy@ncchild.org with your contact information. Visit The Action for Children NC webpage at www.ncchild.org. Click here to download the Toolkit! Action for Children NC will hold a workshop on the toolkit at the upcoming NC CAP SYNERGY conference, scheduled for March 3-5, 2008, at the Joseph S. Koury Center in Greensboro. Visit http://www.nccap.net/about/conference.cfm for more information.
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Douglas Byrd High School (Cumberland Co.) NC Central After School - 21st Century (Durham Co.) Chewning Middle School (Durham Co.) Boys and Girls Club at Smith Homes (Guilford Co.) YWCA and Guilford Co. Schools (Guilford Co.) 21st Century Program (Brunswick Co.) Haywood County Afterschool (Haywood Co.) Alexander Graham Middle School (Mecklenburg Co.) Laurinburg Housing Authority Learning Center (Scotland Co.)
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