Positive Futures Network
“Independent Media Inspires Future Leaders”
Through a grant from a donor advised fund at RSF, Positive Futures Network can further its mission of engaging individuals and encouraging them to become active in creating a more just, sustainable, and compassionate world.
One way the organization accomplishes this is through their award-winning and advertisement-free national publication, YES! A Journal of Positive Futures. Winner of the 2001 Utne Magazine Alternative Press Awards for cultural/social coverage, YES! is an example of independent media that focuses on practical steps to a better world.
Another important activity is providing valuable educational resources to an increasing number of educators and students through its Youth Education Program. “The generous support from RSF is critical in helping us meet the needs of our expanding program. In addition to receiving a free one-year subscription to YES! teachers get other valuable resources,” says Executive Director Fran Korten. “On our website, articles featured in the journal are organized in issue areas and are presented with discussion questions, study guides, glossaries, and additional resources to assist educators tie positive stories with current events.”
Parker J. Palmer, renowned educator and author of The Courage to Teach, recently wrote: “YES! brings us real-life stories of hope and ossibility…Educators who want to support young people in becoming engaged citizens who can help heal our wounded world will find YES! to be an invaluable resource, as I find it in my own work.”
Students, too, are excited about having access to printed and electronic articles. Terrell Rosetti, a 10th grade student in Seattle told the magazine, “YES! readings are more valuable than text books because they are life stories—they are real. They show one kid can make a difference.”
To learn more about Positive Futures Network and why thousands of readers across the nation are inspired, please visit www.yesmagazine.org.
Saturday, December 31st, 2005