[Youth-outreach] FW: [mentorexchange] YSA Dollars for Change Grants

[Olivero, Treva]

See the below e-mail from Youth Services America. This is a way that you
can get your youth involved all around your state. You can get funding
for youth led projects. Here are some ideas: 
Get youth to plan a project that will improve the lives of young blind
children, either teaching them Braille or travel. 
Have a committee of youth plan service activities all around the state
Get sighted and blind youth to work together on a service learning
project. 
 
Get youth involved in leadership and show that blind people can
contribute to society. 
 
Treva
 
Treva E. Olivero
 
Coordinator, Mentoring and Outreach Projects Jernigan Institute 
 
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND 
 
1800 Johnson Street Baltimore, MD 21230
 
Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2295
 
Fax: (410) 659-5129
 
Email: teolivero at nfb.org <blocked::blocked::mailto:teolivero at nfb.org> 
 
Visit: 
www.nfb.org/mentoring <blocked::blocked::http://www.nfb.org/mentoring> 
 
"The better part of one's life consists of friendships." 

~ Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) ~


 
 
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Youth Service America is excited to announce a new Global Youth Service
Grants program to support youth ages 12-25 in implementing semester-long
service-learning projects during summer or fall 2009.

 

Dollars for Change Grants (Applicants in USA and selected provinces in
Canada)

 

Youth Service America's (YSA), YSA's National Youth Council (NYC) and
State Farm Companies Foundation are excited to offer Dollars for Change
Grants, as part of YSA's Global Youth Service Grants.  YSA's NYC will
select the grantees: youth ages 12-25 who will collaborate with a
teacher or service-learning coordinator.  The awards are up to $2,000,
and will support high-impact, semester-long service-learning projects.
The selected youth-led projects will engage a minimum of 100 young
people in service, demonstrate Youth Voice and youth leadership in all
aspects of the decision-making process, and address compelling issues
across the United States and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario,
and New Brunswick. 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.  

 

To learn more, download an application and grant guidelines at
www.YSA.org/awards  

 

Accepting applications: March - April 30, 2009.  

 

Questions?  Email dollarsforchange at ysa.org

 

 

Michael Minks
Manager of Outreach
Youth Service America - CFC #11577
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20005
P: 202-296-2992 ext. 125 | F: 202-296-4030
mminks at ysa.org
www.YSA.org | www.SERVEnet.org | www.ServiceVote.org | www.GYSD.org
<http://www.gysd.org/> 

 

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