Contents

• Skate Park Resources

• Anti-Meth Resources

• Community Beautification

• Faith-based Initiatives

• After School Programming

• Fundraising

• Community Committees

• Miscellaneous 

Skate Park Resources

• KaBoom: Home Depot founded this organization that helps communities build skate parks, playgrounds and playing fields.  They have do-it-yourself resources and some grants available. 

• Skatepark.org: "This site serves as a resource for everyone involved in the process of getting a public skatepark built, and generally promoting skateboarding."

• Tony Hawk Foundation:  This organization helps communities across the U.S. build skate parks. 

Anti-Meth Resources

• Methnet: This is the Illinois Attorney General's site.  It addresses various aspects of the methamphetamine issue.

• Methresources.gov: Here you will find a tremendous amount of information.  It has a discussion board and addresses meth from the federal perspective. 

• Meth-Drug-Rehab.com:  A good resource for information about treatment. 

Community Beautification

• EPA-Green Communities Program: This is a city beautification visioning program

• Tree City USA:  Find information about community forest management, policy, and education.

• Illinois Main Street Program:  Valuable resource for downtown economic revitalization and beautification.

• Keep America Beautiful:  Here you will find resources for recycling, waste reduction, and greenspace programs. 

Faith-Based Initiatives

• White House Faith-based & Community Initiatives:  A guide to getting federal funding if you are faith-based. 

• The Roundtable on Religion & Social Welfare Policy News and analysis of faith-based social services from the Rockefeller Institute.

• Corporation for Community & National Service.  This has some good information  on getting involved as a faith-based organization in National Service.
   

After School Programs

• Promising Practices in Afterschool
  Provides a wealth of information about what works in after-school programs for directors and other key people. Features a searchable database, a discussion board, and hundreds of links to other resources.

• Afterschool Alliance
  Raises awareness of the importance of after-school programs and advocates for quality, affordable programs for all children.

• The National Afterschool Association
  Promotes quality programs for children and youth in their out-of-school time.

• Illinois After-School Partnership                      A great resource for those with programs in the state of Illinois. 
  
   

Fundraising

• Do-It-Yourself Fundraising Ideas:  A good site to help you brainstorm fundraising ideas for your community

• Fundraisers.com:  Another good resource for finding new fundraiser ideas.

• The Chronicle of Philanthropy: News and analysis of faith-based social services from the Rockefeller Institute.

• Dinner & a Murder Mystery Games: A popular new trend in creating a fun, interactive fundraiser in your community.
   

Community Committees

• Southern Illinois Coalbelt Community Committee                                                     Seeks to improve the economies of the eleven communities that make up its membership. One of the many things these communities have in common is a long history of reliance upon the coal industry for employment.

• Carroll County Initiative                         Mission is "to not only reduce consumption but change the casual attitude of Youth, Parents, and Society about Alcohol."
   

Miscellaneous Links

• Illinois Department of Human Services

• Free Management Library for Nonprofits

• Independent Sector

• Illinois Campus Compact

• Corporation for National and Community Service

• Illinois Municipal League

• USDA Rural Development

• Rural Policy Research Institute

• Points of Light Foundation

• Center for New Community

• Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs

• America's Promise

• AmeriCorps VISTA

• USA Freedom Corps: Join the Volunteer Network