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Connect With Community Activism

Can educated, passionate people make a real impact? From saving shelter dogs to changing the course of history, these inspiring resources from PBS LearningMedia demonstrate that the answer is yes.

Kids Who Volunteer in Their Communities

It’s not just the mothers-in-need who benefit from the actions of the Kids Care Club. Hear what the student volunteers experience.

Grades 2-6
Video and Teaching Tips

What Can You Do?

Joyce believes people can make a big difference by doing something little. See how this photographer helps shelter dogs find homes by taking pictures of them.

Grades 3-8
Video and Teaching Tips

Teens for Safe Cosmetics

Here’s proof that young people who get behind a cause can be a substantial part of the solution. Hear from Jessica, a 16-year-old activist.

Grades 6-12
Video and Discussion

Calavera Highway: Connect Family Stories With History

Two brothers reminisce about how their mother’s convictions and support sparked their own activism while growing up as poor farm workers and students in Texas.

Grades 6-12
Video

Melba Pattillo Beals

Far from seeking out an activist role, Melba Pattillo Beals was simply trying to attend high school, but by doing so she changed the course of history. Hear her story firsthand.

Grades 9-12
Video and Discussion

Community Garden

An urban naturalist describes all the ways that community gardens improve quality of life and contribute to positive community in a big city.

Grades 3-8
Video and Teaching Tips

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