Department of Finance & Administration
Dave Goetz, Commissioner

Weather update: The first annual Tennessee Service-Learning Conference will be held as scheduled for Feb. 9-10, 2010, at Embassy Suites Murfreesboro - Hotel & Conference Center.   The conference will provide the opportunity for K-12 community-based and school-based youth and practitioners across the state to connect with service-learning leaders through general sessions, workshops, exhibits and networking opportunities. Click here for more information.

Generating Youth Power Check out "Generating Youth Power: A Community Guide to Engage Young People In Service-Learning". "Generating Youth Power" is an introduction to service-learning - an instructional methodology that community organizations can use to engage young people in changing their communities.

Through national service, more than 11,000 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to solve problems and build stronger communities in 66 projects across Tennessee. Serving through local nonprofits and schools, national service members and volunteers tutor children, coordinate service-learning and after-school programs, build homes, organize neighborhood watch groups, clean streams, recruit volunteers, and do other things to improve and strengthen communities.

Whether serving full- or half-time, as a part of AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America, or the Senior Corps, citizens of Tennessee are making schools better, children healthier, streets safer, and the environment cleaner.

Please click here to find volunteer opportunities in response to medical, public health or other emergencies.