Dollars For Change

Notes

funding for semester long projects taking place Fall 09
project must be service-learning and involve 100 students

Dollars for Change (April 30, 2009)

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Youth Service America (YSA), the YSA National Youth Council, and State Farm are excited to offer 5 grants of up to $2,000 for individual youth or a team of youth (ages 12-25) to plan and implement semester-long service-learning projects with a service-learning coordinator or an educator. The goal of this initiative is to support high-impact, semester-long projects. Selected projects will be youth-led (ages 12-25), engage at least 100 youth volunteers (ages 5-25), and demonstrate youth voice and leadership in all aspects of the decision-making process. Grantees will be selected by the YSA National Youth Council (NYC). Upon successful completion of projects and evaluations, grantees will become eligible to compete for the prestigious Harris Wofford Youth Award in 2010, and be recognized as a YSA Service Star.

HOW DO I APPLY?

Take the Eligibility Quiz. If your project is eligible, you will be automatically redirected to the application. Note you will have to create a user account which will allow you to save and come back to the application later if necessary. Please read the questions thoroughly and follow the guidelines to ensure your responses are in line with what our reviewers will be looking for.
OPEN PERIOD FOR ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
March – April 30, 2009

Applications must be received by April 30, 2009. If you’re ready to begin, please proceed to the eligibility quiz.

ABOUT YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA

Youth Service America improves communities by increasing the number and the diversity of youth, ages 5-25, serving in substantive roles. Founded in 1986, YSA is an international nonprofit resource center that partners with thousands of organizations in more than 100 countries to expand the impact of the youth service movement with families, communities, schools, corporations, and governments. For more information: YSA.org " http://www.ysa.org/.