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Christian Youth Organizations & Movements

• Beachmont Christian Camp - http://www.beachmont.org/
  Beachmont is a local christian camp with a number of ministries in which CPC and our youth and children participate.

• Campus Crusade for Christ International - http://www.ccci.org/
  Campus Crusade for Christ is an interdenominational ministry committed to helping take the gospel of Jesus Christ to all nations. See their Four Spiritual Laws gospel summary. Some local campus groups include:
  • CCC at Towson University

• Fellowship of Christian Athletes - http://www.fca.org/
  Fellowship of Christian Athletes is devoted to reaching people for Christ on the high school and college level. Their web site offers several excellent resources, including their monthly magazine entitled Sharing the Victory.

• True Love Waits - http://www.truelovewaits.com/
  challenges students to make the right and radical choice of sexual purity.

• Young Life Ministries - http://www.younglife.org/
  Young Life is a high school ministry whose goal is to introduce Christ's love to students who otherwise might not be exposed to such a message. As more and more students go to college and get introduced to the Internet, et al., it is our mission to give them (and you!) a way to keep up/stay involved with Young Life.
  

• Youth For Christ - http://www.yfc.org/
  Youth for Christ exists to communicate the life-changing message of Jesus Christ to every young person. See their page of Student Leader Resources.
  

• Youth With A Mission (YWAM) - http://www.ywam.org/
  

• X.X.X. Church - http://www.xxxchurch.com/
  Do you struggle with internet pornography? If so, take a look at this site for some help.

Youth Ezines & Community Sites

• Every Student's Choice - http://www.everystudent.com/
  a safe place to explore issues about college, life, and what it might be like to know God.

• Devo'Zine - http://www.upperroom.org/devozine/
  A neat site for Youth by The Upper Room (those little devotional books we've all seen and used). They have devotionals, articles, discussion rooms and more.

Youth Events

• Impact and Alive Youth Conferences - http://www.mmyfc.org/
  Impact and Alive are an youth conferences put on by Metro Maryland Youth For Christ in Ocean City each year. Our students really look forward to them each year.

• 30-Hour Famine - http://www.30hourfamine.org/
  The 30 Hour Famine is a fund-raiser sponsored by World Vision to educate teens on hunger and poverty. Funds raised go to support hunger relief through World Vision.

• See You At The Pole - http://www.syatp.com/
  SYATP began as a simple prayer meeting of several high school students in the Spring of 1990. These students gathered around their school flag pole as a rallying point to pray for their friends, their school, their leaders and their country. It has grown into an international challenge to youth to join together at their school flagpoles before school on this international day of student-led prayer.

• International Justice Mission - http://www.ijm.org/
  IJM pursues justice for the oppressed and abused around the world.

Abuse Resources

• Drug-Free Resource Net - http://www.drugfreeamerica.org/
  (Partnership for a Drug-free America) "the most complete and accurate compilation of information about drugs on the Web"

• Al-Anon/AlaTeen - http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/
  Provides help for families and friends of alcoholics

• AA: How to tell when drinking is becoming a problem - http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/ef9doc1.html
  Provides ways to identify the signs of alcoholism and where to get help.

• Narcotics Anonymous - http://www.na.org/

• Kristin Brooks Hope Center - http://www.hopeline.com/
  Offering hope and the option to live to those in the deepest emotional pain or depression or to those considering suicide. 1-800-SUICIDE (800-784-2433)

• Break the Cycle - http://www.breakthecycle.org/
  Empowering youth to end domestic violence. You have the right to a safe and healthy relationship and to a home free from violence and fear.

• Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network - http://www.rainn.org/
  The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE and carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.

• National Runaway Switchboard - http://www.nrscrisisline.org/
  The switchboard staff will listen and help teens that have run away from home (or who are considering it) and help them decide what to do next. All you need to do is dial 1-800-621-4000

• Connections - Baltimore County Children, Youth and Family Services Directory - http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/commpg/connections/connections.html
  This directory has info and links to many services available to youth in the county. There are resources and info to assist with issues like AIDS, birth control, child abuse/neglect, child care, domestic violence, eating disorders, education/careers, health, jobs, legal rights, military service, personal & family counseling, rape, recreation, runaway, STDs, substance abuse, suicide, voting and others.

• NCMEC MissingKids.Com - http://www.missingkids.com/
  The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has a central page online to report any child exploitation. This is the place to go if you encounter situations dealing with child pornography, child prostitution, online enticement of children for sexual acts, etc. You can also report a missing child sighting.

• WiredSafety.org - http://www.wiredsafety.org/
  provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. We handle cases of cyberabuse ranging from identity and credential theft, online fraud and cyberstalking, to hacking and malicious code attacks. (also sexual predators, and cyberbullying) They have the answers to your most frequently asked questions on all aspects of online safety, privacy and security.

• NPR: The History and Mentality of Self-Mutilation
  "An estimated 2 million Americans practice some form of self-injury, and there is a common misperception that -- like anorexia -- the problem afflicts mostly young women. But self-mutilation isn't exclusively a modern adolescent issue. The disorder is an ancient one, and it is best understood as an attempt to relieve rather than inflict pain." (audio story and resource links)

Odds and Ends - Miscellaneous Resources

• Students' Bill of Rights on a Public School Campus
  This summary tells you about your rights concerning religious expression on public school campuses. The law is less restrictive than most people think in this area.

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