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| Civic Awareness Activities Chapter 2 - Making Community Connections Now that you've discovered a vital issue that you're interested in, it would be useful to find groups across your community that share your interest. By reaching out to local organizations, you can aid the information finding process of invention, discussed in Chapter Two. There are many ways to reach out to local organizations. You can read local newspapers for articles or letters to the editor about your issue. You can also do an online search for local websites of these organizations. Also, check out the links below for additional ways to make these connections. Links: http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Issues_and_Causes/Philanthropy/Community_Service_and_Volunteerism/Organizations/ - A list of community service websites generated by Yahoo.com http://www.nationalservice.org/Default.asp - The Corporation for National and Community Service http://www.idealist.org/ - An online meeting site for various community action programs |