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What is the purpose of Launch Pad?
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The purpose of Launch Pad is to provide youth teams with an interactive forum to share information and collaborate on their Jump Starters projects. Through this site, teams can showcase their hard work and share videos, pictures and files or post questions for each other and their sponsors. Make sure you take a second to check out the Gallery page where teams who’ve completed their projects have showcased them!
What is service-learning?
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According to the Learn and Serve America’s National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, service-learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
What are the components of service–learning?
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Preparation - Students applying for a Jump Starters grant, get their preparation by completeing emPower Plant or Public Achievement program. Both programs incorporate a curriculum that allows students to identify a need, investigate it, and make an action plan to perform service.
Action - Students carefully and confidently carry out their plan of service while applying what they have learned to benefit the community.
Reflection - The ongoing process occurs before, during, and after students implement their plan. Reflection gives students the time to explore the impact of what they are learning and its effect on their thoughts and future actions.
Celebration - Students get an opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments and are recognized in a public way showing students that the school and community members appreciate their contribution.
Are there different kinds of service?
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Direct Service - Service that directly affects and involves recipients. The interactions are person-to-person, and face-to-face, such as tutoring young children or mentoring.
Indirect Service - Service activities that do not provide service to individuals but benefit the community or environment as a whole. Examples include constructing park benches, stocking a food pantry, collecting clothing for families living in a shelter.
Advocacy - The intent of advocacy is to create awareness or promote action on an issue of public interest. Examples of activities include: writing letters, sponsoring town hall meetings, performing a play, and public speaking.
Research - Research activities involve students in finding, gathering, and reporting on information of public interest.
Where can I see finished projects?
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Visit the gallery by clicking here!
Can I contact a group about their project?
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You can leave a comment for the team in the Gallery but, the group cannot be contacted directly. You can contact Heartland Foundation to request additional information about the project.
Email:info@heartlandfounation.org
Phone: 816.271.7200
Toll-free: 800.447.1083
How do I apply for a grant?
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Students applying for a Jump Starters grant need to first complete the emPower Plant curriculum or Public Achievement.
Contact Heartland Foundation for more information.
Email: info@heartlandfoundation.org
Phone: 816.271.7200
Toll-free: 1.800.447.1083
What is emPower Plant?
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The emPower Plant is a national model of civic education designed to be replicated in schools and communities across the United States. The curriculum and experiential learning program brings schools and communities together involving youth in democratic learning and engagement around authentic community challenges. Young people develop civic skills and attitudes so they can see themselves as valued and active citizens. The emPower Plant integrated experience is student-led and consists of three parts:
1. On-site emPowerU immersion
2. School curriculum
3. Real-world community project
For more information contact Stacy Cole
Email: stacy.cole@heartland-health.com
Phone: 816.271.7910
Toll-free: 800.447.1083
What is Public Achievement?
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Public Achievement is a youth civic engagement initiative focused on the most basic concepts of citizenship, democracy and public work. Public Achievement draws on the talents and desires of ordinary people to build a better world and to create a different kind of politics.
For more information contact Shelly Robertson
Email: shelly.robertson@heartland-health.com
Phone: 816.271.7859
Toll-free: 800.447.1083
Where should I go to get more information about getting involved with Heartland Foundation, and its youth empowerment programs?
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For general information contact Heartland Foundation or visit http://www.heartlandfoundation.org
Email:info@heartlandfoundation.org
Phone: 816.271.7200
Toll-free: 800.447.1083
