The Penn State community, faculty and student groups from all campuses are now able to share information, ideas and resources over the Internet.
Almost 600 student groups have already posted their information on the Web site.
The Promise Station is meant to serve people in communities surrounding Penn State campuses by enabling them to search for youth programs by location and type.
"It's the ability of Penn State to take its resources and give to people who need them," said Anthony Williams, coordinator of Penn State's Promise.
The Web sites were developed by America's Promise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to build character and competence in the youth of the nation. As a university with a Promise Station, Penn State has made five promises to youth: ongoing relationships with caring adults, safe places with structured activities during non-school hours, health care, education to gain marketable skills and opportunities to give back through community service.
Activities the university will use to fulfill these promises include learning support and mentoring programs between college and elementary students.
"I would hope college students would see the special role they can play in organizing service learning in schools," Wofford said. "I'm an advocate for young people seeing themselves as leaders and resources."
The database is user-friendly because users don't need previous experience with creating a Web site, said Tobeka Green, vice president of information technology for America's Promise.
Rubina Javeri, president of Undergraduate Student Government, said the Web site will be convenient for those who are looking for a way to get involved in community service.
"The hardest thing in community service is playing the phone-tag game. This makes it much easier," she said.
