Y.O.O. Rock Columbia County: development of a volunteer reference guide for families, children, and youth
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Mary Katherine Waibel-Duncan1, Eleanor Benner, Meghan Weeks
1Department of Psychology, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA, USA. mduncan@bloomu.edu
Topic:
Y.O.O. Rock Columbia County Youth Outreach Opportunities for Families Children, and Youth (Waibel-Duncan & Gillam, 2009) represents our nonurban county's first organized effort to systematically identify and promote awareness of volunteer and outreach opportunities for families, children, and youth.
Purpose:
In addition to describing Y.O.O. Rock's development, this article summarizes feedback from parents, professionals, and paraprofessionals and outlines their recommendations for the second edition of the guide.
Source:
Issue briefs from the Corporation for National & Community Service (2005, 2006, 2008) suggest the need for reference guides like Y.O.O. Rock insofar as they document limited volunteer and outreach opportunities for young children as well as the family's role in engaging children in service to others.
Conclusion:
This article will inform others who seek to increase families', children's, and youth's awareness of volunteer activities and outreach opportunities in their communities.
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