This program is designed to help children set goals for themselves, resist pressures, learn how to resolve conflicts without violence and understand how gangs and youth violence affect the quality of their lives.

Nine out of ten police chiefs agree that Americans could sharply reduce crime by fully investing in our nation's children. This organization is a national anti-crime organization led by police chiefs, prosecutors and crime survivors.

Armed with up-to-date knowledge, public health officials and treatment providers as well as parents and concerned citizens can better prepare to address the specific drugs and drug patterns taking place in their communities. This 80-page guide helps communities detect, quantify, and categorize their local drug abuse problem. For a free copy, call the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (800-729-6686).

Communities and parents can work together to discourage drug use among children and adolescents. This guide demonstrates how to assess communities, plan strategies for community-based, school-based, and family-based prevention efforts, and generate ideas from descriptions of model programs.

A study of service learning programs by Joseph Kahn and Joel Westheimer indicates that the teaching component is just as critical as the volunteer component in helping students connect their experiences in the field with their understanding of broader social and political issues.