Character Development | Grants | Safe Schools/Violence Prevention
 Resiliency/PositivePrevention | Career Awareness/Preparation
Community Service/Service-Learning | Family Involvement

 

Goodcharacter.com--A variety of free, downloadbable character education lessons and activities.

Center for the 4th and 5th R's--organization helping schools develop effective character education programs.

Character Counts Coalition--organization working to promote character-building nationwide.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)--National organization helping schools develop excellent excellent curricula and programs.

Communitarian Network--organization working to strengthen institutions and communities in developing good character.

Ethics Resource Center--organization promoting ethics and the teaching of ethics in American institutions.

Institute for Global Ethics--organization promoting the discussion of ethics in a global context.

U.S. Department of Education--resources to help schools address important challenges.

The Character Education Web Page--a variety of helpful resources related to character education.

Giraffe Project--materials highlighting people "sticking their necks out" to help others today.

Internationial Center for Character Education--Organization, based at the University of San Diego, working to promote character education around the world.

International Education Foundation--Foundation that works with and trains educators around the world.

Live Wire Media--Producers of quality, engaging videos that teach the importance of positive character.

Character Education Institute--This site includes a variety of helpful character education resources.

Character Education Partnership (CEP)--National non-profit organization working to promote character education in schools.

Character Education Teaches Children Moral Values Character education determines the ethical and moral values of young people. Teaching children ethical decision making is important for parents and educators.

Character Education Resources--Organization working with educators in New England region.

Center for Youth Issues--Provides a variety of character education/prevention resources and training.

Department of Education Grant Information-- Information about US Department of Education grants to schools and communities.

Department of Education Forecast of Funding--Lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the Department of Education has invited or expects to invite applications for new awards for FY 2003 and provides actual or estimated deadline dates.

National Information for Grants--Information and guidelines for government grants promoting youth service.

Basic Elements of Grant Writing--This publication is an easy guide to these basic elements of grant writing.

Search Engine for Grants--A search engine to find grant funds for a variety of programs and inititatives.

School Funding Services--A subscription service where you can learn about current grant opportunities.

eSchool News School Funding Center--Information on up-to-the-minute grant programs, funding sources, and technology funding.

Safe Learing Communities--Information about long-term solution for developing safe learing communities for young people.

Building Safe and Healthy Communities--U.S. Department of Justice web site that features ideas and information about building safer and healtheier communities.

National Alliance for Safe Schools--Helping schools become safe and positive environments.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information--
drug prevention resources.

New England Comprehensive Assistance Assistance Center--assisting schools in developing effective programs to help students succeed.

Search Institute--Organization that helps schools and communities develp the positive assets in young people that provide effective prevention.

Prevention Yellow Pages--Directory of Programs and resources that promose comperhensive prevention for young people.

National School-to-Work Learing Center--information about career preparation resources and programs.

Corporation for National Service--a joint government / private partnership promoting service nationwide.

i*earn network--helping connect schools to service opportunities.

impact online--connecting individuals to service opportunities.

National Service Learning Cooperative Clearinghouse--organization that maintains a large list of service programs and resources.

Join Together--resource center for communities to promote service and community development.

Youth Service America--Organizations working to promote youth service. Sponsors annual Youth Service Days each spring.

Family Involvement Partnership for Learning--a government / private partnership dedicated to helping families get involved in public education.

The National P.T.A.--National Parent Organization working to involve families in their children's education.