Youth Service America and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention are pleased to announce the YouthRising grant program. This opportunity offers $2,000 for organizations to engage high risk and/or gang-involved youth in volunteer service. Eligible organizations must have documented success in prevention/intervention work with high risk and/or gang-involved youth.
The grant will support projects that engage high-risk and/or gang-involved youth (ages 12-25) in service to their communities. We seek projects that are co-led by youth and adult allies such as parents, counselors, coaches, teachers, youth leaders, etc. A significant portion of the project must take place on National and Global Youth Service Day, April 20-22, 2007. Application materials are available at www.ysa.org/awards. Deadline is 5pm EST on October 12, 2006.
This opportunity, presented by Youth Service America and the Civil Society Institute, offers $500 to youth between the ages of 15-25 or to organizations that serve youth ages 15-25. Successful applicants will implement a service-learning project about climate change to engage community members and candidates for the 2006 election. To download an application, guidelines, and promotional flyer, please visit www.ysa.org/awards. Deadline is 5pm EST on September 1, 2006.
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