Useful Web Sites:

• Volunteerism & Service Learning
• Government & Economics
• News & Information from Eurasia
• Other Useful Links

"Volunteer Diplomats" has launched a new site that provides an online resource to promote volunteerism by Americans. Whether their interests relate to youth hosting, business or cultural exchange, the site offers an interactive search an information portal, and allows visitors to identify organizations in their state having public diplomacy-related volunteer opportunities. For more information, visit:

http://volunteers.state.gov

Check out these informative web sites for ideas on how you can volunteer and complete your Community Service Projects.

www.serviceleader.org
www.netaid.org/OV
www.pointsoflight.org
www.energizeinc.com
www.project.org/guide/
www.dosomething.org
www.yar.org
www.ysa.org
www.volunteermatch.org
www.SERVEnet.org
www.idealist.org

This Web Page, designed for grades K-12, provides information on different aspects of justice - like internet crimes, drug prevention and laws that protect your rights.

http://www.usdoj.gov/kidspage/index.html

Visit the Youth Programs Division of U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs on-line at:

http://exchanges.state.gov/education/citizens/students/

The new State Department website for youth is now online! The site contains substantive, accessible, and easy to consume information on the State Department and the world.

http://future.state.gov

Below are links to websites containing articles, photographs, and general information from the regions involved with the FLEX program.

General:

Learn more about all of the countries involved in the FLEX program. Read the "Cultural Handbook for the NIS," published by American Councils.

Click on the following link to download it in Adobe format:

http://www.americancouncils.net/resource_list.asp?PageID=61&ResourceType=1

Other informative websites devoted to the region:

http://www.isar.org/index.php4
http://www.eurasianet.org

Slavic Countries & Moldova:

http://www.amcorners.ru/enews/
http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=cms.fullContent&id=1675Caucasus:
http://slate.msn.com/id/2089675/

Central Asia:

http://www.theglimpse.com/newsite/viewarticle2.asp?articleid=138
http://www.edhelper.com/geography/Uzbekistan.htm
http://www.civilsoc.org//announce/gallery.htm
http://www.randomhouse.com/pantheon/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=0375421300&view=qa

Channel One News is number one source of news for America's teens -- it's watched in over 12,000 middle, junior and high schools nationwide by more than 8 million students. Channel One News is a 12-minute Monday through Friday broadcast covering domestic and international news and a variety of subjects of interest to America's teens. Channel One has won numerous awards for its in-depth coverage and continues to cover the most timely and topical issues in America and abroad.

http://www.channelone.com
http://www.friendsofinternationaled.org/students.html