Families interested in instilling values of community service and civic commitment often find themselves with more good intention than they have clear notions about how to start. We offer parenting advice to help break through and encourage those values in your child or teen. New York City is full of opportunity; perhaps this can help you find ways to help your children find the right ones for them. read more
Sometimes the experience of young people in NYC with community service can have a cynical edge, more about resume-building than engagement. There are abundant opportunities for students to give back. So, here, we urge parents to encourage ways for their kids to give back, but we also offer a reminder that community service is a vehicle for ingraining real values and a spirit of civic ownership in our students. read more