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GSA's Favorite Social Action Sites on the Web!

We're showing you the BEST resources for social action.

GenerationOn.org--make your mark on the world!
http://www.generationon.org

Be a Hero for a Better World; every act of compassion makes a difference: http://www.betterworld.net/quotes/endpoverty-quotes.htm

Do Something: What's your Thing?
http://dosomething.org/whatsyourthing

Website about poverty and  hunger:
http://www.kidscanmakeadifference.org 

The Better World Book and Better World Movement (lots of quotes)
http://www.betterworld.net/book/
 
Poverty Handouts and more:
http://www.betterworld.net/movement/paths/poverty-handouts.htm

 
Be a Hero for a Better World: issue handouts:
http://www.betterworld.net/movement/handouts.htm

Better World Movement:
http://www.betterworld.net/movement/paths/

Kids Can Make a Difference: The Girl Who Silenced the World  (includes 5 min. video):
http://www.more4kids.info/1203/kids-can-make-a-difference-the-girl-who-silenced-the-world/

Kids Make a Difference (Scholastic.com)
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=504

Kids Make a Difference in the War on Hunger (+ video)   
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11766092/ns/nightly_news-making_a_difference/
 
Kids are Heroes   (This may work like the environmental quilt I shared with you, but for making a difference; check it out!)
http://www.kidsareheroes.org/lily.php

Kids Making a Difference, Oprah's Angel Network
http://oprahsangelnetwork.org/community/member-stories/kids-making-a-difference

Philanthrobuzz
http://philanthrobuzz.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/kids-making-a-difference/

Kids Making a Difference, Animal Welfare (started by an 8 year old)
http://www.kmad.org/

 Starbucks website::
good.is 

Ideas for helping, ideas that inspire:  " TheDailyGood"

 Volunteering:  volunteercenterhelps.org

 Ideas for volunteering  "createthegood@aarp.org".   

 A great website;  Check it out   http://begoodtopeople.com/  

Pepsi's amazing website and monthly contest for funding service projects:
http://www.refresheverything.com

How to Make a Difference to the World:
http://www.thechangeblog.com/how-to-make-a-difference/

Areyvut and Making a Difference Day:
http://www.areyvut.org/areyvut_in_action/make_a_difference_day/making_a_difference_in_2010/

The Power of Children Making a Difference:
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/themuseum/powerofchildren/html/index.html

Heavenly Hats and Fuzzy Feet:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/one_world/world_together/index.asp?article=kids

Utah Education Network lesson
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=15949

Birthday Wishes: Birthday Parties for Homeless Children
http://www.birthdaywishes.org/

 Making a Difference headlines, including Coats for Kids, Reader to Reader, Cookies for Soldiers, Birthday Wishes
http://www.wggb.com/Global/category.asp?C=137812

Got a suggestion for our list?

Send an email to Sharon Morton at sharon<at>grandparentsforsocialaction.org with any sites you think we should share on our list.  Thanks for your help!

 

 

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