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1). DISNEY MINNIE GRANTS (Open to applicants from the US and from other countries)
Youth Service America and Disney are offering the Disney Minnie Grants for youth across the globe. These grants of $500 are for youth (ages 5-14), or the teachers, schools and organizations that engage them to implement service projects on National & Global Youth Service Day, April 21-23, 2006. To learn more, please download an application and Frequently Asked Questions at www.ysa.org/awards. After reviewing the application and FAQ’s, if you would like further information, please email: MinnieGrant@ysa.org. POSTMARK DEADLINE: January 13, 2006.
2). YSA YOUTH VENTURE Funding (Open to US applicants only)
Get up to $1,000 in start-up funds for sustainable National and Global Youth Service Day (N&GYSD) projects by becoming a YSA Youth Venturer. Youth Service America (YSA) and Youth Venture are teaming up again to make every day National & Global Youth Service Day. We are giving young people the opportunity to create sustainable projects for N&GYSD 2006, April 21-23! Twenty five awards of up to $1,000 in start-up funds are available to young people (ages 12-20) who want to create new, sustainable and civic-minded organizations, clubs or businesses (“Ventures”). These Ventures must be youth-led and designed to be a lasting asset to the community. YSA Youth Venturers are required to host an event on N&GYSD. For further information or to download an application, visit www.youthventure.org/ysa or email amutima@youthventure.org. Applications must be RECEIVED by 12:00 noon on December 19th, 2005.
3). YOUTH LEADERS FOR LITERACY GRANTS (Open to US applicants only)
Youth Leaders for Literacy is an initiative of the National Education Association (NEA) and Youth Service America (YSA) to help youth direct their enthusiasm and creativity into reading-related service projects. The National Education Association will award 20 grants of $500 each to student-led initiatives. Grant applications should propose youth leadership in developing and implementing a literacy project that begins on NEA's Read Across America Day, March 2, 2006 and culminates on National & Global Youth Service Day, April 21-23, 2006. To be eligible for grant funds, applicants must include a scheduled activity (read aloud session, trip to the library, book-making, etc.) each week of the project period as part of the proposed service project. Applicants ages 21 and younger are eligible to apply as individuals or as groups. POSTMARK DEADLINE: November 21, 2005. For more information or to download an application, visit: http://www.nea.org/readacross/volunteer/youthleaders.html
Thank you,
Youth Service America Grants Department
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 202-296-2992 202-296-4030 (fax) www.ysa.org/awards www.servenet.org
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 strengthen the effectiveness, sustainability, and scale of the youth service and service-learning fields. A strong youth service movement will create healthy communities and foster citizenship, knowledge, and the personal development of young people. YSA envisions a powerful network of organizations committed to making service and service-learning the common expectation and common experience of all young people. In addition to National & Global Youth Service Day, which take place concurrently each April, YSA also hosts SERVEnet (www.SERVEnet.org), providing the largest database of volunteer opportunities in America. For more information, visit: www.YSA.org.
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