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WASHINGTON (January 26, 2007) – The Red, White & Green Youth Action Campaign (http://www.redwhiteandgreen.org), a new joint project of the nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute and Youth Service America, announces the availability of the 2nd round of grant funding for young people, ages 15-25, to create community service projects that address climate change and engages their community, policy-makers and candidates running for election in 2007 and 2008. Grant winners will be announced on National & Global Youth Service Day, April 20-22, 2007.
Campaigns will take place between May 1 and October 31, 2007. The deadline to apply is March 9, 2007. Winners will share the outcomes and next steps of their service projects with each other and with climate change experts. They will also present their recommendations to high-level policy-makers at the end of this year. For the application and more information, please go to: www.YSA.org/awards.
“The three-year Red, White & Green Campaign will educate and motivate youth to become engaged on the issue of climate change through working on projects that are affecting their communities now. After giving youth the tools to learn and take action in their communities they will be better prepared to address their policy-makers leading up to the 2008 presidential election,” said Steve Culbertson, president & CEO of Youth Service America.
Civil Society Institute president and founder Pam Solo said: “Working to help young people find their voices on this vital public policy issue reflects our desire that Americans get real action on climate change and not merely lip service. Innovation and creative breakthroughs in science as well as social policy often come from ‘non-experts’ who take the intellectual and other risks necessary to solve the world’s big problems. Young people are every bit as capable of making a difference when it comes to climate change as are their elders – and, in fact, it is young people who have the most at stake in the outcome.”
For more information about the Red, White & Green Campaign, visit: www.redwhiteandgreen.org or www.ysa.org/awards .
The nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute is a think tank that serves as a catalyst for change by creating problem-solving interactions among people, and between communities, government and business that can help to improve society. For CSI on the Web, please go to: www.CivilSocietyInstitute.org.
Youth Service America (YSA) is national resource center that partners with thousands of organizations committed to increasing the quality and quantity of volunteer opportunities for young people, ages 5-25, to serve locally, nationally, and globally. Founded in 1986, YSA’s mission is to expand the impact of the youth service movement with communities, schools, corporations, and governments. For more information, visit http://www.YSA.org.
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