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Flanagan, C.A., Webster, N.S., Perkins, D.F. (2006). Public Policy: Encouraging Adult Voluntarism with Young People. In: Gil Clary, E., Rhodes, J.E. (eds) Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development. The Search Institute Series on Developmentally Attentive Community and Society, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29340-X_11

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