It's small, soggy, and froggy. Wetlands Estonoa is also the centerpiece of an award-winning environmental preservation and education program in the little mountain town of St. Paul, Virginia. D.J. Mathews reports that it was St. Paul's teens who put Estonoa on the map.

In Brighton, NY, city officials, parents and schools are all involved in helping their kids become politically active and aware. One result: kid-conceived and kid-produced ads on the importance of voting, developed in conjunction with the National Student Parent Mock Election. Rob Capriccioso reports.

For a sick child in the hospital, it can be hard to stay cheerful. For a young adult starting college with no family support system in place, it's tough to watch a roommate open a box of home-baked cookies. Connect for Kids intern Diana Strumbos reports on a pair of programs that understand the importance of small things.

At age 13, Becca Robison dreams of becoming an astronaut. In the meantime, she's sharing her dream with hundreds of young girls in Utah. Connect for Kids intern Abigail Holt explains.

Do U.S. adults have more in common with Santa, or Scrooge, in their attitudes towards children? In her new column, Kate Mattos, president of the board of Connect for Kids, wonders.

Watching the Olympics on television can sometimes seem like a coach potato marathon. But it doesn't have to be that way. The National Association for Sport and Physical Education has some suggestions.

By developing programs for youth grounded in American Indian tribal cultures, the National Indian Youth Leadership project is helping cultivate a new generation of strong leaders. Rob Capriccioso takes a look at the New Mexico-based organization.

The summer job - it's the original, tried-and-true school-to-work program. Teen D'Nashia Jenkins recounts her job-hunting experience so far this summer, and tells what she's discovered about finding, getting and keeping a job. This story is reprinted from the June 2004 issue of New Youth Connections, a publication of Youth Communications.

For more than 10 years, Agnes Stevens has kept her School on Wheels program tightly focused on doing one thing well: helping homeless children keep up with their schoolwork by providing volunteer tutors. Holly St. Lifer reports on the power of a simple idea in action.

Seven teenage American Indian poets recently found out what it's like to teach—and have an audience of pupils willing to learn. Now, they share their lessons with Connect for Kids. By Rob Capriccioso.