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America’s Promise is a collaborative network that builds upon the collective power of communities and partners to help fulfill the Five Promises for every young person in America. 909 North Washington Street, Suite 400 Alexandria, VA 22314-1556 Phone: (703) 684-4500 Web: www.americaspromise.org American Bar Association (ABA) The American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional association in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public. The ABA strives to provide you with the knowledge and tools you need to expand your career. From ABA-sponsored workshops, meetings, seminars and CLE sessions to the widest variety of respected and up-to-date publications, the ABA is your association, dedicated to helping you advance your career and the legal profession. Chicago Office: 750 North Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 988-5000 DC Office: 740 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-1019 Phone: (202) 662-1000 Web: www.abanet.org American Bar Association Division for Public Education The mission of the ABA Division for Public Education is to promote public understanding of law and its role in society. 541 North Fairbanks Court, 15.3 Chicago, IL 60611-3314 Phone: (312) 988-5735 Fax: (312) 988-5494 Web: www.abanet.org/publiced/home.html The American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) The American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) was formed in 1966 as a nonprofit bipartisan educational exchange organization to enhance foreign policy understanding and exposure among rising young American political leaders and their counterparts around the world. The program achieves its goals through a broad range of practical education programs, including international exchanges, foreign policy and democracy conferences and election study programs. 1612 K Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 857-0999 Fax: (202) 857-0027 Web: www.acypl.org The American Legion The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. A community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members, men and women, in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. These Posts are organized into 55 Departments, one each for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines. 700 North Pennsylvania Street PO Box 1055 Indianapolis, IN 46206 Phone: (317) 630-1200 Fax: (317) 630-1223 DC Office: 1608 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 861-2700 Fax: (202) 861-2728 Web: www.legion.org American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) AYPF provides policymakers with information and experiences useful in the development of effective youth education, training and transition-to-employment system for the United States (including formal and informal learning opportunities, internships, national community service, and other experience-based learning methodologies). AYPF does this by bringing leading policymakers, researchers and youth-serving practitioners into dialogue with a bipartisan group of senior Congressional aides, Executive Branch leaders, state offices located in Washington, DC and their counterparts in national associations focused on the education of youth and career development. 1836 Jefferson Place NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 775-9731 Fax: (202) 775-9733 Web: www.aypf.org Bill of Rights Institute The Bill of Rights Institute’s mission is to educate high school students and teachers about our country’s Founding principles through programs that teach the words and ideas of the Founders; the liberties and freedoms guaranteed in our Founding documents; and how America’s Founding principles affect and shape a free society. 200 North Glebe Road, Suite 1050 Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: (703) 894-1776 Fax: (703) 894-1791 Web: www.billofrightsinstitute.org Boys and Girls Clubs of America Boys and Girls Clubs offer programs and services that promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence. 1230 West Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, GA 30309 Phone: (404) 487-5700 Web: www.bgca.org Center for Civic Education The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to fostering the development of informed, responsible participation in civic life by citizens committed to values and principles fundamental to American constitutional democracy. The Center specialized in civic/citizenship education, law-related education, international educational exchange programs for developing democracies, and administers a wide range of critically acclaimed curricular, teacher-training, and community-based programs. 5146 Douglas Fir Road Calabasas, CA 91302 Phone: (818) 591-9321 Fax: (818) 591-9330 Web: www.civiced.org Center for Education in Law and Democracy The Center for Education in Law and Democracy is a non-profit educational organization offering programs for teachers and students through grants and contracts with national and state government and non-governmental organization. The Center promotes and supports the development of responsible citizens committed to democratic principles and active participation in representative government though the study of law, civics, and government in elementary and secondary schools. PO Box 18490 Denver, CO 80218-0490 Phone: (303) 778-0756 Fax: (303) 733-4791 Web: www.lawanddemocracy.org The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) CIRCLE promotes research on the civic and political engagement of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25. Although CIRCLE conducts and funds research, not practice, the projects that we support have practical implications for those who work to increase young people’s engagement in politics and civic life. CIRCLE is also a clearinghouse for relevant information and scholarship. CIRCLE was founded in 2001 with a generous grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts and is now also funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York. School of Public Affairs University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 Phone: (301) 405-2790 Web: www.civicyouth.org Center for Youth as Resources Youth as Resources (YAR) is a philosophy and a program that recognizes youth as valuable community resources and engages them as partners with adults in bringing about positive community change. The three principles of YAR are youth-adult partnership in governance, youth as grant makers and youth-led service. 1000 Connecticut Avenue NW, 13th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 261-4131 Web: www.cyar.org The Character Education Partnership (CEP) The Character Education Partnership (CEP) is a nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to developing moral character and civic virtue in our nation’s youth as one means of creating a more compassionate and responsible society. CEP is not affiliated with any party or creed. We are a non-partisan, nonsectarian organization dedicated to the idea that character and education are natural partners in helping children become ethical, responsible adults. 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1011 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (800) 988-8081 Web: www.character.org City Year An Action Tank for national service, City Year seeks to demonstrate, improve and promote the concept of national service as a means for building a stronger democracy. An ‘action tank’ is both a program and a ‘think tank’ – constantly combining theory and practice to advance new policy ideas, make programmatic breakthroughs, and bring about major changes in society. City Year’s signature program is the City Year National Youth Corps – nearly 1,000 strong and operating in 13 communities nationwide. 285 Columbus Avenue Boston, MA 02116 Phone: (617) 927-2500 Web: www.cityyear.org Close Up Foundation The Close Up Foundation is the nation’s largest nonprofit (501(c)(3)), nonpartisan citizenship education organization. Close Up works to promote responsible and informed participation in the democratic process through a variety of educational programs. Close Up’s national, state, and local experiential government studies programs strengthen participants’ knowledge of how the political process works, increase their awareness of major national and international issues, and motivate them to become actively involved in the world around them. 44 Canal Center Plaza Alexandria, VA 22314-1592 Phone: (800) 256-7387 ext. 328 Web: www.closeup.org The Compact for Learning and Citizenship (CLC) The Compact for Learning and Citizenship (CLC) is a nationwide coalition of chief state school officers, district superintendents and others who are committed to infusing service learning into the K-12 curriculum. CLC gathers and disseminates information, provides training and technical assistance, builds partnerships and networks, and serves as a national voice for creating high quality service-learning opportunities for all students. 707 17th Street, Suite 2700 Denver, CO 80202-3427 Phone: (303) 299-3629 Web: www.ecs.org The Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) is a non-profit, non-partisan, community based organization dedicated to educating America’s young people about the importance of civic participation in a democratic society. 601 South Kingsley Drive Los Angeles, CA 90005 Phone: (213) 487-5590 Fax: (213) 386-0459 Web: www.crf-usa.org Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago (CRFC) The Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago helps young people develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to serve their communities and nation as active, responsible citizens. A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, CRFC has conducted law-related education programs for elementary and secondary students and their teachers for over twenty years. CRFC reaches out to our youngest citizens-elementary and high school students by providing student programs, teacher training, resource experts in the classroom and interactive curricula. 407 South Dearborn Avenue, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60605-1119 Phone: (312) 663-9057 Fax: (312) 663-4321 Web: www.crfc.org Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) The Council of Chief State School Officers is a nationwide nonprofit organization composed of public officials who lead the departments responsible for elementary and secondary education in the United States, the US extra-state jurisdictions, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity. In representing the chief education officers, CCSSO works on behalf of the state agencies that serve pre-K-12 students throughout the nation. One Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20001-1431 Phone: (202) 336-7000 Fax: (202) 408-8072 Web: www.ccsso.org First Amendment Schools First Amendment Schools is a national initiative designed to transform how schools model and teach the rights and responsibilities of citizenship that frame civic life in our democracy. Freedom Forum First Amendment Center 1101 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22209 Phone: (703) 284-2808 Fax: (703) 284-2879 Web: www.firstamendmentschools.org Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching young people the principles upon which our nation was founded. We hope to convey the close link between the rights and the responsibilities of citizens in society. Through our education programs, collectively titled America’s School for Citizenship Education, we teach American about America. Each year, some 3,000 students from all 50 states take part in Freedoms Foundation educational programs the include U.S. history, constitutional rights and citizens’ responsibilities, core values, and the private enterprise system. 1601 Valley Forge Valley Forge, PA 19482-0706 Phone: (610) 933-8825 or (800) 896-5488 Fax: (610) 935-0522 Web: www.ffvf.org Kids Voting USA Kids Voting USA is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan, organization that fosters and informed, participating electorate by education and actively engaging young people and their families in voting and other elements of effective civic engagement. 398 South Mill Avenue, Suite 304 Tempe, AZ 85281 Phone: (480) 921-3727 or (866) 500-VOTE Fax: (480) 921-4008 Web: kidsvotingusa.org League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Historically, LULAC has focused heavily on education, civil rights, and employment for Hispanics. LULAC councils provide more than half a million dollars in scholarships to Hispanic students each year, conduct citizenship and voter registration drives, develop low income housing units, conduct youth leadership training programs, and seek to empower the Hispanic community at the local, state, and national level. 2000 L Street NW, Suite 610 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 833-6130 Web: www.lulac.org The National Constitution Center (NCC) The National Constitution Center is an independent, non-partisan, and non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of and appreciation for the Constitution, its history, and its contemporary relevance, through an interactive, interpretive facility within Independence National Historical Park and a program of national outreach, so that We the People may better secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. 525 Arch Street Independence Mall Philadelphia, PA 19106 Phone: (215) 409-6600 or (866) 917-1787 Web: www.constitutioncenter.org National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies. With members in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and 69 foreign countries, NCSS serves as an umbrella organization for elementary, secondary, and college teachers of history, geography, economics, political science, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and law related education. Organized into a network of more than 110 affiliated state, local, and regional councils and associated groups, the NCSS membership represents k-12 classroom teachers, college and university faculty members, curriculum designers and specialists, social studies supervisors, and leaders in the various disciplines that constitute the social studies. 8555 Sixteenth Street, Suite 500 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: (301) 588-1800 Fax: (301) 588-2049 Web: www.ncss.org National High School Mock Trial Championship The goals of the National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc., are to promote greater understanding of and appreciation for the law, court procedures, and the American judicial system, to improve basic life skills, such as critical thinking, reading, speaking and advocacy, to improve communication and cooperation among key community members, including schools, teachers, government leaders, law professionals, and citizens, to heighten appreciation for the principle of equal justice for all, to promote an awareness of current legal issues and to promote the exchange of ideas among students from throughout the United States while providing a rewarding an memorable experience of interaction National Championship, Board of Directors, Planning and Sponsors State Bar of Wisconsin 5302 Eastpark Boulevard Madison, WI 53719 Phone: (608) 250-6191 Fax: (608) 257-5502 Web: www.nationalmocktrial.org National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) The National High School Model United Nations provides a unique, educational opportunity through the simulation of United Nations committees. Students discuss challenging topics that force them to consider conflicting viewpoints, and are expected to work together to develop comprehensive and creative solutions to the very same problems that our work leaders face today. Detailed background guides are provided for all of the committees, and the simulations are run realistically and accurately. Participation in NHSMUN challenges students to develop life-long problem solving, critical thinking, and consensus building skills in a creative and non-traditional setting. Web: nhsmun.org National History Day NHD is a year-long education program that engages students in grades 6-12 in the process of discovery and interpretation of historical topics. Students produce dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits, multimedia documentaries and research papers based on research related to an annual theme. These projects are then evaluated at local, state, and national competitions. 0119 Cecil Hall University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 Phone: (301) 314-9739 Web: www.nationalhistoryday.org National PTA National PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the United States. A not-for-profit association of parents, educators, students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities. PTA is a leader in reminding our nation of its obligations to children. Chicago Office: 330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2100 Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 670-6782 or (800) 307-4PTA (4782) Fax: (312) 670-6783 DC Office: 1090 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20005-4905 Phone: (202) 289-6790 or (888) 425-5537 Fax: (202) 289-6791 Web: www.pta.org National School Boards Association The National School Boards Association is the nationwide organization representing public school governance. 1680 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: (703) 838-6722 Fax: (703) 683-7590 Web: www.nsba.org National Youth Court Center The goals of Teen Court are to help youth realize they will be accountable for their behavior; educate youth on the impact their actions have on themselves and others; build competencies in youth by providing instructions on how the legal system functions and how to communicate and resolve problems with peers more effectively; and provide a meaningful forum for youth to practice and enhance newly developed competencies. PO Box 11910 Lexington, KY 40578-1910 Phone: (859) 244-8193 Web: www.youthcourt.org National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) The National Youth Leadership Council’s mission is to build vital, just communities with young people through service learning. As one of America’s most prominent advocates of service learning and national service, NYLC is at the forefront of efforts to reform education and guide youth-oriented public policy. The NYLC website includes a link to the Council’s Professional Development programs. 1667 Snelling Avenue N St. Paul, MN 55108 Phone: (651) 631-3672 Web: www.nylc.org Presidential Classroom At Presidential Classroom, participants observe the federal government at work, witness the development of public policy and explore the roles of citizens, lawmakers, experts, associations and businesses in the world’s most successful democracy. Presidential Classroom takes outstanding high school students behind the scenes of our nation’s capital for seminars and discussions featuring members of Congress, Presidential appointees, journalists and other Washington insiders and names in the news. 119 Oronoco Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: (703) 683-5400 or (800) 441-6533 Web: www.presidentialclassroom.org Project 540 Project 540 gives 100,000 students nationwide the opportunity to talk about issues that matter to them and to turn these conversations into real school and community changes. Providence College FAC 407 Providence, RI 02918 Phone: (401) 865-2787 Web: www.project540.org United States Department of Education This award-winning site is designed to help pursue the President’s initiatives, including No Child Left Behind, and advance our mission as a Department-to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence for all Americans. It also supports the work of ED offices, led by senior ED officials. Secretary of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, DC 20202 Phone: (800) USA_LEARN or (202) 401-2000 (in DC area) Fax: (202) 401-0689 Web: www.ed.gov Youth for Justice (YFJ) Youth for Justice is the national, coordinated law-related education (LRE) program supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the U.S. Department of Justice. The program is carried out by the American Bar Association Division for Public Education, the Center for Civic Education, the Center for Education in Law and Democracy, the CRF and the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago, Phi Alpha Delta Public Service Center and Street Law, Inc. and provides national leadership for sustainable, high quality LRE programs for at-risk youth and their communities. YFJ provides program models, materials training and technical assistance to educators, students, and parents in schools and in community and juvenile justice settings. YFJ delivers these services in cooperation with a national network of State LRE Centers. Contact: Please contact one of the national organizations supporting Youth for Justice. Web: www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org www.crf-usa.org/ojjdp/ojjdp.html Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI) The Youth Leadership Initiative, launched by the University of Virginia Center for Politics, is a national citizenship education and engagement program for middle and high school students to involve them in the American electoral and policy making process. The unique technology component of YLI makes it possible to link schools and students with their counterparts in every region of a state and throughout the nation. University of Virginia Center for Politics 2400 Old Ivy Road PO Box 400806 Charlottesville, VA 22904 Phone: (434) 243-8468 or (866) 514-8389 Fax: (434) 243-8467 Web: www.youthleadership.net Youth Service American (YSA)
Youth Service American (YSA) YSA is a resource center and premier alliance of 300+ organizations committed to increasing the quantity and quality of opportunities for young Americans to serve locally, nationally, or globally. YSA’s mission is to strengthen the Effectiveness, Sustainability, and Scale of the youth service and service-learning fields to help create healthy communities, and foster citizenship, knowledge, and personal development of young people. 1101 15th Street, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20003 Phone: (202) 296-2992 Ext. 43 Web: www.ysa.org Youth Vote Coalition Youth Vote is the nation’s largest non-partisan coalition working to increase the political involvement of 50 million Americans, 18-30 years old. The Youth Vote coalition consists of over one hundred diverse national organizations representing hundreds of organizations and millions of young people. 1010 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 715 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: (202) 783-4751 Fax: (202) 783-4750 Web: www.youthvote.org YSA is a resource center and premier alliance of 300+ organizations committed to increasing the quantity and quality of opportunities for young Americans to serve locally, nationally, or globally. YSA’s mission is to strengthen the Effectiveness, Sustainability, and Scale of the youth service and service-learning fields to help create healthy communities, and foster citizenship, knowledge, and personal development of young people. 1101 15th Street, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20003 Phone: (202) 296-2992 Ext. 43 Web: www.ysa.org
Social Studies Organizations The following organizations provide either instructional materials and/or staff development opportunities that support the social studies.
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) K-12 Social Studies –
Curriculum, Instruction & Technology
North Carolina Council for the Social Studies (NCCSS) The North Carolina Council for the Social Studies has as its mission: to serve the members of their organization in providing support to social studies educators across this state, by collaborating with other professional groups to enhance social studies connections in N. C., publicizing and promoting the importance of the social studies in the curriculum, ensuring that all N.C. students develop skills and appreciation of social studies from the global to local perspective in order to become productive citizens in today’s changing world, uplifting the study and integration of social studies within the curricula for all students and speaking on behalf of social studies issues. Edye Morris-Bryant NCCSS President Steve Basnight- Board of Directors 3020 Wrightsville Avenue Nags Head, N. C. 27959
North Carolina Civic Education Consortium The North Carolina Civic Consortium works with schools, governments, and community organizations to prepare North Carolina’s young people to be active, responsible citizens. Kelly O’Brien, Director University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (919) 962-8273 www.sog.unc.edu/programs/civiced
North Carolina Center on Economic Education Robert Schoffner, Director 3825 Barrett Drive., Ste 103 Raleigh, N.C. 27609-7221 Phone: (919) 791-1995 Toll-free: (866) 606-2233 Email: bshoffner@nccee.org
North Carolina Geographic Alliance Steve Pierce, Director (828) 724-4422
North Carolina Bar Association The N.C. Bar Association mission statement is to serve the public and the legal profession by promoting the administration of justice and encouraging the highest standards of integrity, competence, civility, and well being of all members of the profession 8000 Weston Parkway Cary, N.C. 27513 Contact: Tom Hull http://www.ncbar.org/about/index.aspx
Indian Affairs Commission The N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs consist of five state and federally funded programs for the purposes of fulfilling NCGS 143 B-405 to deal fairly and effectively with Indian Affairs. The programs establish aid and protection for Indians as needs are demonstrated, prevent undue hardships, and assist Indian communities in social and economic development. Indian Affairs Commission 1317 Mail Service Center Raleigh, N. C. 27699-1317
Gregory Richardson, Executive Director 100 E. Six Forks Rd., Suite 201 Raleigh, N.C. 27609 (919) 789-5900
North Carolina Center for International Understanding (NCCIU) The Center for International Understanding develops and inspires global leaders. Its programs introduce state policy, business and education leaders to other countries and cultures as a way to address international issues affecting N.C. Founded in 1979 as a public service program of The University of N.C., the center was established as part of a national effort to encourage citizen-to-citizen diplomacy. 412 Wilmington Street Raleigh, N.C. 27601 (919) 733-4902
The Triangle South Asia Consortium
Latin American Resource Center 900 S. Wilmington Street Raleigh, N. C. 27612 (919) 839-7200
Office of the Governor
North Carolina Maritime Museum www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime
Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Old Salem Historic Site
Charlotte Museum of History
North Carolina Office of History & Archives The mission of the N.C. Office of Archives and History is to collect, preserve and utilize the state’s historic resources so that present and future residents may better understand history. To this purpose the office safeguards the documentary and material evidence of past generations for the education of all citizens and the protection of their democratic rights. Dr. David Brooks, Director 109 E. Jones Street Raleigh, N.C. 27601 (919) 807-7280
Greensboro Historical Museum www.statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/cover.htm
North Carolina Encyclopedia www.statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/cover.htm
Choices for the 21st Century Education Program Institute of International Studies Brown University, Box 1948 Providence, RI 02912
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