Local Organizations

Volunteer Center of Orange County
Contact: Bette Weinberg or call 714-953-5757 X 135

San Diego Volunteer Center
Contacts: Jamie Dent (Service-Learning Coordinator) and Jennifer Hamilton (Director of Youth and Education Programs). Phone: 858-636-4168

National and Statewide Organizations

CalServe

Learn and Serve America

Learning In Deed
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation in 1998 launched Learning In Deed, a national intiative to engage more young people in service to others as part of their academic life.

The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

California Department of Education: Service-Learning

Voices for National Service
Voices for National Service seeks to ensure the growth and development of AmeriCorps and works to educate the American public and our nation's leaders about the power and impact of national service.

Youth Service California

Research and Evaluation

California Department of Education: Service-Learning Research and Evaluation Links

Service-Learning Research
Summary of findings from studies on the impacts of Service-Learning on participating K-12 students.

Resources

Example of a Water Quality Service-Learning Curriculum

Los Angeles School District Service-Learning Information

Service-Learning Video

Books

Other Links

California Department of Education: Service-Learning Links
Includes links to California resources, curriculum, legislation and staff development.