TIME
FOR A CHILDREN'S MOVEMENT
Wingspread Journal, Winter 1997
DATABASE
What inspires our Wingspread conference participants?
Following is a sampling of organizations, resources,
and readings that our guests have found informative.
Organizations
The Children's Partnership is a national
nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose mission
is to inform leaders and the public about the needs
of America's 70 million children and to engage them
in ways that benefit children. The Partnership is
at 1460 4th Street, Suite 306, Santa Monica, Calif.
90401.
The Coalition for America's Children at the
Benton Foundation, 1634 Eye Street, NW, 12th Floor,
Washington, DC 20005, tel.: 202-638-5770. The Coalition
is an alliance of national, state, and local nonprofit
organizations working to call attention to the serious
obstacles impeding children's well-being and to boost
children's concerns to the top of the public policy
agenda. Check out the Coalition's Web page at www.usakids.org.
Also available is the Children's Advocates Campaign
Strategy Book.
Community Partnerships with Youth, Inc. at
2000 North Wells Street, Fort Wayne, Ind. 46808, tel.:
219-422-6493, offers "Youth as Trustees" and "Youth
in Governance" publications.
The Benton Foundation Website is at www.benton.org/
where you'll find links to Kids Campaigns and suggestions
on how to "Get Started, Get Smart, and Get Connected"
for kids.
Florida Center for Children & Youth is directed
by Jack Levine and can be reached at P.O. Box 6646,
Tallahassee, Fl., 32314, tel.: 904-222-7140.
Search Institute An independent research
and educational organization, Search Institute focuses
on the positive development of children and adolescents.
A national initiative, "Healthy Communities, Healthy
Youth" provides communities with resources and training
to bring adults and youth together. Search publishes
a quarterly newsletter, Assets, as well as
asset-building resources. View the Web site at www.search-institute.org
or contact the Search Institute at 700 S. Third Street,
Suite 210, Minneapolis, Minn., 55415-1138, tel.: 800-888-7828.
Youth as Resources is a national organization
active in more than 30 communities across the United
States in empowering youth as grant makers. Funded
locally, YAR helps young people to help other youth
develop community projects by awarding small grants.
Youth as Resources offers training manuals and support.
Contact Maria Nagorski, National Crime Prevention
Council, 1700 K Street, NW, Suite 801, Washington,
DC 20006, tel.: 202-466-6272, fax: 785-0698.
Youth on Board is a national program committed
to ensuring that young people's voices are heard through
involvement on community and organizational boards.
A project of YouthBuild USA, it can be reached at
58 Day Street, Third Floor, Somerville, Mass. 02144,
tel.: 617-623-9900.
Publications
Younger Voices, Stronger Choices, published
by the Promise Project, a joint effort of Kansas City
Consensus and the Junior League of Kansas City, promotes
partnerships between young people and adults that
give youth a voice in decision making. Written by
an adult author and high-school students, it shares
ideas for involving youth as grant makers, service
providers, board members, consultants, and activists.
Cost is $17 per copy. To order contact the Promise
Project at Kansas City Consensus, 301 E. Armour, Suite
605, Kansas City, Mo. 64111, tel: 816-753-3398; fax:
816-753-6019.
Build is a quarterly magazine published by
Do Something, the non-profit organization dedicated
to encouraging youth involvement. You can reach Build
at 423 West 55th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10019,
e-mail Daramay@aol.com.
In November, 1996, Do Something sponsored "Webstock
'96" featuring celebrity and music interviews and
ways to get involved.
Who Cares--"the magazine for people who do"
covers community service and social action across
the United States, with a strong focus on young adults.
Recent issues include a look at young leaders and
the youth vote. To subscribe to this quarterly publication,
contact Who Cares, P.O. 1511 K Street, NW,
Suite 412, Washington, DC 20005, tel.: 800-628-1692
or e-mail:info@whocares.org.
Readings
Benard, Bonnie, "Resilience Research: a Foundation
for Youth Development" in New Designs for Youth
Development, Summer 1996.
Males, Mike A., Scapegoat Generation: America's
War on Adolescents, Common Courage Press: Maine,
1996.
Walker, Gary, "Back to Basics: A New/Old Direction
for Youth Policy," in Public/Private Ventures News,
Spring 1996.
Woodson, Robert, "Growing Grass Roots in Our Cities,"
in Philanthropy, Summer 1996.
On Social Movements
Allen, Mike, "Conservatives Lobby for Parental Rights,"
The New York Times, Jan. 15, 1996.
Lazarus, Wendy and Lipper, Laurie, "Next-Generation
Strategies for an American Children's Movement," The
Children's Partnership, 1995.
Minow, Martha and Weissbourd, Richard, "Social Movements
for Children," in Daedalus, Winter 1993.
Skocpol, Theda, "American Social Policies: Future
Possibilities in Historical Perspective" and "Remaking
U.S. Social Policies for the 21st Century," in Social
Policy in the United States: Future Possibilities
in Social Perspective, 1995.
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