Past Deadline: YSA Youth Venture Program (US applicants)
By Nandini Assar
YSA Youth Venture Program (US applicants) Hey YOUth! Have an idea that could help your community? Want to be connected to other young changemakers? Need the funding and resources to get your idea started? YSA Youth Venture can help! The YSA Youth Venture Program is a partnership between Youth Service America and Youth Venture that is helping build the movement of young social entrepreneurs by investing in and encouraging the ideas of young people. The YSA Youth Venture Program provides funding and support to young people (ages 12-20) who want to create new, sustainable, civic-minded organizations, clubs or businesses, called Ventures. By helping youth engage in community service, YSA Youth Venture is making every day Global Youth Service Day (GYSD)! Examples include:     * A youth center designed to keep youth out of trouble through music and art programs     * An online guide for students to access and review volunteer opportunities     * A bike repair shop with a vocational training program     * A training program for young adults with special needs to assist them with finding training, education, employment, networking and support opportunities     * A student-run foundation that provides mini-grants to high-school students for community-based projects Ventures must be youth-created and youth-led, and designed to be a lasting asset to the community. YSA Youth Venture Teams are required to plan a GYSD project every year that their Venture is operational. The YSA Youth Venture Program provides a variety of resources including: a national network of like-minded young people, media opportunities, technical support, helpful toolkits and workshops as well as seed funding of up to $1,000 for start-up expenses. For application tools and more information about the YSA Youth Venture Partnership Program, please visit our web page at http://www.genv.net/en-us/region/ysa. To apply, download and complete the Action Plan and email ysayvprogram@youthventure.org to submit.  Don’t forget to create a team profile on the web site in order for your team’s Action Plan to be considered! Application Submission Deadline: October 1st, 2007 5:00pmEST.
YSA Youth Venture Program Application (WORD file).doc YSA Youth Venture Program Overview and Guidelines.pdf
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