GRANT OVERVIEW
Youth Service America (YSA) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), U.S. Department of Justice were pleased to offer $2,000 grants to help organizations that have had a successful youth engagement experience to replicate effective practices to organizations in a broader network or coalition without a youth strategy. Successful applicants involved youth in addressing the world’s most pressing social issues, such as climate change, hunger, disease, nutrition, literacy, disaster relief, poverty, and more.
Applicants will use Global Youth Service Day as a primary vehicle to engage youth in the issue addressed. The grant can be used to promote participation in Global Youth Service Day 2008 and 2009. Therefore, applicants were encouraged to pursue funding for an effort that takes place over a multi-year period.
ELIGIBILITY
Local, state, or national organizations that are:
- Part of a national network, organization, or broader coalition of organizations and want to replicate their successful youth engagement experience (for youth ages 5-25) throughout that network without a youth strategy, specifically though participation in Global Youth Service Day. Examples include but are certainly not limited to: food banks, zoos, housing authorities, and other non-profit organizations addressing a social issue, and
- Located in the United States.
HOW DO I APPLY?
Read the attached guidelines and resources, below, carefully. Fill out the application completely, referring to the resources and guidelines provided. Applications will be accepted by email, or mail. Please use only one method of submission to send in a completed application by Friday, November 30th. This is a receipt deadline for all forms of submission. Applications submitted after this deadline will not be reviewed.
youthatthecenter@ysa.org
OR
Youth at the Center Grant
C/o Youth Service America
1101 15th St. NW, Ste. 200
Washington, DC 20005
ABOUT YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA
Youth Service America is a 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. YSA envisions a global culture of engaged youth who are committed to a lifetime of service, learning, leadership and achievement.
ABOUT THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY
Youth Service America and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), U.S. Department of Justice are offering $1,000 grants to engage youth in foster care in community service. The goal of this program is to implement youth-led service projects that engage youth in service and develop their capacity for leadership and civic engagement. A significant component of the service should occur on Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), April 25-27, 2008.
ABOUT GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY
A program of YSA, Global Youth Service Day is the largest service event in the world. Each year in April, millions of youth design and lead projects in areas ranging from literacy and the environment to healthcare, nutrition, and help for the elderly. GYSD is a year-round effort to expand the impact of the youth service movement. The initiative launches new service organizations, policy changes, and sustainable service programs to create a culture of engaged youth. |