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How to Get Involved

Other Character Resources

Use these Web sites to learn more about efforts to build good character

Sites That Support Character First!®
Character Council of Indiana, www.charactercouncil.org
This site details the mission and approach of Ohio sister state, Indiana. There is a focus on community segments.

Character First!® Program in Baton Rouge,
www.ci.baton-rouge.la.us/dept/mayor/character/default.htm
This site details the mission and approach of Baton Rouge, one of the larger Character Cities. Be sure to read the report "Is Good Character Out of Style?", by Rolfe McCollister Jr.

His Character, www.hischaracter.com
This site is especially valuable for its links to documents and quotes about character.

Other Character Sites
Character Counts, www.charactercounts.org
This site features helpful resource lists, news clips, videos, quotes, articles, essays, transcripts of radio commentary, books and tips. This site is also available in Spanish.

Character Education Partnership, www.character.org
This site provides good resources in the form of book lists, videos and a place to look for available grants.

Character Education Resources, www.charactereducationinfo.org
This site—aimed at educators—contains a great segment on character programs in the U.S., as well those in other countries.

Character Building Company/CharacterClassics, http://hometown.aol.com/Legacy4901/leg.html
This is a site dedicated to the product promotion of Character Classics, which are character-based lyrics combined with classical music.

Content of Our Character: Voices of Generation X,
www.contentofourcharacter.org
This site contains a covenant written by a group of approximately 50 GenX-ers that deals with a vision and philosophies of ethical leadership in politics, markets, civil society and communities.

College and Character: An Initiative of the John Templeton Foundation,
www.collegeandcharacter.org
College character development is the focus here. This site includes a timeline on what has been done throughout history regarding the teaching of character, and provides resources for colleges to continue to maintain a character focus in the future.
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