Organizations+and+Agencies

=Looking to make friends or do something other than 'hang out' with your friends? Then get involved! Try joining a group, such as Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts, a church group, or an extra-curricular school activity like School Government, Drill Team, Band/Choir, Drama, or Sports. = "In Girl Scouts, girls discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together. Through a myriad of enriching experiences, such as extraordinary field trips, sports skill-building clinics, community service projects, cultural exchanges, and environmental stewardships, girls grow courageous and strong" (girlscouts.org)
 * [|Girl Scouts] **

**[|Boy Scouts] **
"The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness" (scouting.org)

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[|4-H] 4-H prepares young people to step up to the challenges in their community and the world. Promoting positive youth development, 4-H youth get the hands-on real world experience and connects them with other young adults with similar passions and goals.

[|Earth Force] "Eath Force engages young people as active citizens who improve the //environment// and their //communities// now and in the future" (earhforce.com). Earth Force is a great way to meet new friends and develope new relationships.

[|Family, Career and Community Leaders of America] This national student organization uses education to promote leadership and addresses important social, personal, and family issues.

[|KidsCamps] This website provides an extensive list of every type of camp you can imagine, including art camps, sports camps,academic camps, and more. You can search for a camp by region, age, gender, etc.

[|The Student Center]  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">This site is dedicated to all things students. You can find out about getting into and paying for college, discuss health and sexuality issues, learn how to make friends and maintain healthy relationships, and more.

//**<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Having trouble with friends or family? Need help with life? (and who doesn't?) Here are some organizations that might be able to help: **//

**<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: normal;">[|Care Girls] **
<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">This website provides a place for girls to go when they have questions about life and need advice. Some popular links on the homepage include, Blended Family, Confusing Dad, Mom Talk, and Discuss Your Family Issues. It also provides information about girls who make a difference in their communities. Some of the sites features include interviews with girls who are volunteering, links to activist and volunteer organizations and offers real-life stories from those who have had made a difference. The site is a great resource for any girl who needs advice about friend and family matters or who wants to have an impact on her community

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">[|TeenCentral]
====<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">"Totally real. Totally anonymous. Totally yours." This site is a great place for teens to go if they have questions about domestic abuse, teen violence, family issues, school or social problems, and more. There is also a parents link, so that parents and caretakers can find new ways of helping the teens in their lives. ====