Can service-learning occur in community based settings?
Yes. The YMCA, YWCA, Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA , Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and many other large and small community organizations offer service learning through school partnerships and after school programs. The “Community-Based Service-Learning Starter Kit,” a CD-ROM developed by Learn and Serve America, the Points of Light Foundation, and the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse provides practical tools and information to help community-based organizations and others plan, develop, and assess service-learning projects and programs. Copies can be obtained from the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse.
