[Mo-facs] FW: 100 Best Communities for Young People

[Hollingsworth, Christine]

FYI

 

Christine Hollingsworth, Supervisor and State Advisor

Family and Consumer Sciences Education

Missouri Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

PO Box 480     

Jefferson City, MO  65102

phone 573/522-6543     fax 573/526-4261

http://dese.mo.gov/divcareered/fccla.htm
<http://dese.mo.gov/divcareered/fccla.htm> 

 

 

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From: FCCLA at list.graphics3.com [mailto:FCCLA at list.graphics3.com] On
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Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 8:19 AM
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Subject: 100 Best Communities for Young People

 

100 Best Communities for Young People

The 100 Best Communities for Young People is an annual competition which
recognizes outstanding community-wide efforts that improve the
well-being of youth. The competition also inspires other localities to
take action to ensure they're meeting the challenges facing their young
people.

The 100 Best competition asks communities across the country to assess
their challenges and work effectively together for young people, and
share best practices. The competition allows the America's Promise
Alliance to:

*         Recognize community-based efforts to deliver the Five
Promises. 

*         Build awareness of the essential resources children need. 

*         Demonstrate the critical importance of partnership
collaboration. 

*         Motivate local leaders to work together for measurable change.


*         Encourage turning community pride into actionable results. 

*         Challenge all communities to become great places to grow up. 

*         Provide ways for communities to share successful strategies
through our Regional Forums
<http://www.americaspromise.org/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&I
temID=6640> . 

The communities selected as 100 Best winners range from large urban
cities to small rural towns. Winning communities are chosen because they
found innovative ways to solve problems that will improve the lives of
children and young people through the power of the Five Promises. The
100 Best winners also demonstrate a willingness to work together within
their communities to make a difference.

What Winning Communities Gain

*         National recognition and media exposure 

*         Eligibility to participate in post-competition request for
proposal process for $300,000 in grant funds 

*         Opportunities to participate in Regional Forums 

*         Tools and Alliance support to promote the award locally and to
energize and expand support for their efforts 

*         Exposure to Alliance partner resources and opportunity to
participate in technical assistance calls to strengthen local efforts 

*         Opportunity for community representatives to attend the
national 100 Best celebration in Washington, D.C. 

To apply online <http://www.americaspromise.org/100Best_2008/> :
Applications for the 2008 100 Best competition will be accepted online
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, through Friday, Nov. 2, 2007 via the America's
Promise Web site at www.americaspromis.org
<http://www.americaspromis.org/> . 

 

Kristin DiMarzo

Program Manager

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc.

FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience

1910 Association Drive

Reston, VA 20191

(703) 476-4900, ext.307

(703) 860-2713 Fax

kdimarzo at fcclainc.org <mailto:kdimarzo at fcclainc.org> 

www.fcclainc.org <http://www.fcclainc.org/> 

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