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How to start and sustain your program

Setting the stage for service and sustaining it

In this section, we'll answer the questions:

  • What steps should you follow in developing your program?
  • How do you recruit youth?
  • What role does cultural competence play?
  • How do you form community partnerships?
  • How can you engage families?
  • What's key to sustaining service programs?
  • Why is it important to reflect and celebrate?

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This toolkit is presented by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation (PCSCP) with the support of the Corporation for National and Community Service, USA Freedom Corps, and the First Lady's Helping America's Youth Initiative.