Success Stories & Profiles of Action

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Write Op-Eds & Letters to the Editor: Samples 08/23/2011

Easy-to-use templates to write powerful Letters to the Editor, from the CLC. Make your case and use our interactive tool (below) to find local media...

Why I Don't "Like" You 08/30/2011

This online presentation on how to engage followers and friends on Facebook as an organization impressed SparkAction up the wazoo. Not only are we a...

Toolkit: Race Matters 08/23/2011

This toolkit is designed to help decision-makers, advocates and elected officials get better results in their work by providing equitable...

Putting Human Needs on the National Radar Screen 07/25/2011

Check out this brief on messaging and collaborative action for nonprofit human service and community development organizations, from the National...

Don't Touch That Dial... 06/27/2004

How can you give illiterate or limited-English parents the information they need on children's health and development? Julieta Santana reports on how...

Success Stories & Profiles in Action

February 10, 2012

Youth Voices: Project REAL

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VOYCE

A true voice of youth leadership:

"My name is Stephanie Mayo, and I am a senior at Roosevelt High School in Chicago, IL. This year, I worked with youth leaders from Voices of Youth in Chicago Education (VOYCE) to develop Project REAL Goals, a personalized graduation planning (PGP)...

February 10, 2012

Youth Voices: Project REAL

Produced by:

VOYCE

A true voice of youth leadership:

February 9, 2012

Grand Leadership: Mayor Puts Youth First

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Ready by 21

Thanks to the efforts of Mayor George Heartwell and Ready by 21, citizens of Grand Rapids, Mich. is working to improve outcomes of children and for them to be ready for college, work and life, and turning that message into a...

February 9, 2012

Grand Leadership: Mayor Puts Youth First

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Ready by 21

February 9, 2012

As He Prepares for College, Michigan Teen Carries Baggage Few Students Do

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Detroit Free Press

Growing up fast, determined to succeed:

Marcus Buggs 18, is growing up fast. His dad died when he was 9, his mom in and out of jail. Helping raise his siblings with his grandfather, Buggs is determined to succeed and be a role model for his 3 siblings.

February 9, 2012

As He Prepares for College, Michigan Teen Carries Baggage Few Students Do

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Detroit Free Press

Growing up fast, determined to succeed:

February 7, 2012

Success Story: A Petition Against the Unemployment Penalty Gets Grounding

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This college student took out private loans through Sallie Mae, a corporation that handles student loans. She is still unable to pay back her student loans because she is unemployed, and is now being charged extra fees. Here's her story and call to action:

February 7, 2012