Participants will survey members of the community (school or local area) to determine a need, write proposals to satisfy the need, consider doing an optional one-day fundraiser to help fill that need, serve on a board of directors or a youth advisory...

The youth reflect on basic needs that may be difficult to meet when one doesn’t have a home. They take action by creating personal hygiene kits or asking a local nonprofit how they can help support their efforts to assist people who are homeless.

To bring awareness to the importance of partnerships between nonprofit organizations, businesses, and government agencies and how they can work together.

To have students partner with a nonprofit organization to design and complete a service-learning project for that organization. 

In the third trimester of the Urban EdVenture course, students begin work on the final project in collaboration with their homeroom teachers. Each...

Students read about the Orphan Train and compare and contrast how that philanthropic effort has evolved today.

To identify the intersection between students’ passions, community needs and the effectiveness of organizations selected. 

These activities raise awareness of the five senses and the role the senses play in making food choices. We read a book about the senses and practice using them in center activities.

For students to choose a cause to which they have a personal connection and write letters to advocate for change.