Online Resources
Links to resources related to community service and volunteer programs.

America's Promise
URL: http://www.americaspromise.org
Organization promotes helping children. Read How Can You Help? . Providence 2006, voted one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People. [04/08]
America Reads
URL: http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/index.html
(Archived information from 2003) [04/08]
Americorps
URL: http://www.americorps.org/
Part of the Corporation for National and Community Service, a Federal government program. [04/08]
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America
URL: http://www.bbbsa.org
Help for local children. [04/08]
Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning
URl: http://www.umich.edu/~mserve/
"...a process which combines community service and academic learning in order to promote civic participation, build community capacity, and enhance the educational process." [04/08]
The Feinstein Foundation
URL: http://www.feinsteinfoundation.org
"Help end hunger in America." [04/08]
MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership
URL: http://www.mentoring.org/
"MENTOR is widely acknowledged as the nation's premier advocate and resource for the expansion of mentoring initiatives nationwide." Links to mentoring partnerships in certain states including Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. [04/08]
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
URL: http://www.servicelearning.org/
National site for service-learning information. [04/08]
Network for Good
URL: http://www.networkforgood.org/volunteer/default.aspx
Find volunteer opportunities that match your interests and geographic location, or search for an organization by name. [04/08]
R.I. Campus Compact
URL: http://www.compact.org/ricompact/
"... actively promotes public and community service as vital components of higher education." [04/08]
Service Site - finding volunteer opportunities in your community
URL: http://www.servenet.org
Connect with nonprofit organizations to make a difference in local communities. [04/08]
SCALE - Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education
URL: http://www.readwriteact.org/
"SCALE supports campus-based literacy programs locally, statewide, and nationally through our Literacy Action Networks. In these programs, college students serve as literacy tutors or teachers in their community." [04/08]
Volunteer Match
URL: http://www.volunteermatch.org/
The VolunteerMatch vision relies on the power of community, relationships, and partnerships, providing a searchable database of volunteer opportunities by zip code and type of work. [04/08]

Library Resources

Andreae, Christine. (2000). When evening comes : the education of a hospice volunteer. New York: St. Martin's Press. (R726.8 .A54 2000)

Blank, R. & Slipp, S. (1994). Voices of diversity: real people talk about problems and solutions in a workplace where everyone is not alike. New York: Amacom. (HF5549.5 .M5 B55 1994)

Blaustein, Arthur I. (2003). Make a difference: America's guide to Volunteering and Community Service. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. ( Ref. HN90 .V64 B53 2003)

Kretzmann, J. P. & McKnight, J. L. (1993). Building communities from the inside out: a path toward finding and mobilizing a community's assets. Evanston, IL: Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research, Neighborhood Innovations Network, Northwestern University. (HN90 .C6 K748 1993)

Landes, Michael. (2000). The back door guide to short-term job adventures : internships, extraordinary experiences, seasonal jobs, volunteering, work abroad. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press. (HF5382.7 .L352 2000)

McGuckin, F. (Ed.). (1998). Volunteerism. New York: H.W. Wilson Co. (HN79 .V63 V65 1998)

Shore, Bill. (1999). The cathedral within : transforming your life by giving something back. New York: Random House. (HV27 .S535 1999)