Electronic Mailing Lists and Newsletters for Youth Development Professionals

Catch up on the latest! Below is an annotated list of e-mail newsletters and mailing lists that you may want to subscribe to. (For those new to them, a "listserv" or "electronic mailing list" is usually a discussion-based list that allows you to e-mail a central address and have your comments shared with every other subscriber to the list. An "e-mail (or electronic) newsletter" is like a magazine or newspaper that just happens to come by e-mail; subscribers all receive the same information from a central source, but don't exchange comments). And speaking of e-mail newsletters, you might also want to get the NYDIC electronic newsletter, INFO@NYDIC.ORG (Click here to look at all the issues so far). To subscribe, just send us an e-mail at info@nydic.org (mentioning your desire to subscribe in the body of the message), or give us a call (toll-free) at 1-877-NYDIC-4-U. And while you're at it, let us know if there are any other lists or newsletters youth development professionals should know about. Electronic Mailing Lists (Listservs) Afterschool Online--From the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, this list's members share ideas, approaches and strategies for improving and sustaining quality afterschool programs. To subscribe to the list, send e-mail to: afterschool-subscribe@topica.com. For more information about the list, visit www.topica.com/lists/afterschool@topica.com. Best Practices--A listserv for those interested in research, evaluation, best practices, or outcome measurement. To subscribe or view the list archive, visit http://best.practices.listbot.com. Peer Helping Listserv--From the National Peer Helpers Association, this listserv "connects you to peer helpers from across the country and world and keeps you apprised of the happenings within state peer helping associations and the National Peer Helpers Association." To subscribe, send an e-mail to peerhelping-subscribe@eGroups.com. SAC-L--This school-age care discussion list is sponsored by the National Institute on Out-of-School Time and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE). It's designed for those interested in school-age care planning, resources, activities, funding, staff and staff development, and related subjects. To subscribe to SAC-L, send a one-line e-mail (with no subject in the subject line) to listserv@postoffice.cso.uiuc.edu; the message should read: subscribe SAC-L [your first name] [your last name]. If you have any questions or problems, contact the list administrator at LISTADMN@ericps.crc.uiuc.edu. UCYD Listserv--A part of Search Institute's Uniting Congregations for Youth Development initiative, the UCYD Listserv focuses on asset building in congregations. To subscribe to the list, send an e-mail message to majordomo@search-institute.org. Leave the subject line blank, and in the body of the message, write only subscribe ucydlist. For more information, visit the UCYD section of the Search website Younger Americans Act Information Link--From the National Collaboration for Youth, a discussion and information forum on the progress of the Younger Americans Act. To subscribe to the list, visit the Younger Americans Act Information Page. YOUTHLEARN--This is a new e-mail discussion list sponsored by the Morino Institute. It is designed to focus on issues related to working with youth and technology, particularly in out-of-school settings. To subscribe to the new list, send an email to listserv@listserv.morino.org, leave the subject line blank, and type SUBSCRIBE YOUTHLEARN in the body of the message. Electronic Newsletters Building Blocks for Youth Online Newsletter--from Building Blocks for Youth, "an alliance of children's advocates, researchers, law enforcement professionals and community organizers that seeks to protect minority youth in the justice system and promote rational and effective justice policies." To subscribe, send an e-mail to info.bby@erols.com. Children's Defense Fund Electronic Newsletters--These include CDF Update, weekly information on key child policy issues; CDF Violence Prevention, updates and information for people interested in juvenile justice, youth development and violence prevention; and CDF Religious Affairs, the online network of faith-based child advocates. Visit the CDF E-mail List page to join up. Connect for Kids--a project of the Benton Foundation, Connect for Kids has two e-mail newsletters: Connect for Kids Weekly, devoted to breaking news in kids' issues, and Connections, a monthly bulletin highlighting original articles, profiles, and interviews. Both are available for free by completing this form. Community Schools Online--The Coalition for Community Schools newsletter, it provides bi-monthly updates on developments in the community schools fielsd and the work of the Coalition. Subscribe using this form, or send an e-mail with your name, title, organization, mail and web address, phone/fax and e-mail address to ccs@iel.org. EDInfo--This mailing list provides information on grants, publications, and other important news from the U.S. Department of Education. To subscribe, address an e-mail message to listproc@inet.ed.gov. Then write SUBSCRIBE EDINFO [first name] [last name] in the message. For more information on EDInfo, e-mail kirk_winters@ed.gov. Indiana Youth Institute Weekly Update--Not just for Indiana, IYI's Weekly Update is a one-page e-mail newsletter full of useful information for non-profits, grant tips and bulleted research information pertaining to youth and children. Visit the IYI Weekly Update page to sign up, find out more information, or view an archive of previous Updates. JTO Direct--A service of Join Together, JTO Direct is available daily or weekly and features news, grant announcements, and alerts on substance abuse and/or gun violence issues. To subscribe, visit the JTO Direct signup section of the Join Together website. JTO Direct is also available as website plugin for your own site. JUVJUST--The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's electronic newsletter lists publications, grants and funding opportunities, conferences, and other juvenile justice-related information. To subscribe: send an e-mail message to listproc@ncjrs.org, leave the subject line blank, and type subscribe juvjust [your name] in the body of the message. For more information or technical assistance, contact OJJDP at askncjrs@ncjrs.org.

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