Sodexo Foundation Lead Organizer Program for NYSD

Posted by on June 25, 2012

Sodexo Foundation Lead Organizer Program – Includes $2,000 Grant
Deadline:
July 15, 2012

The Sodexo Foundation Lead Organizer program is for organizations interested in addressing the issue of childhood hunger through youth engagement. The goal of this program is for participants to engage youth, ages 5-25, in solving an issue that affects many of their peers.

Sodexo Foundation Lead Organizers will work with 10 or more partner organizations to engage at least 600 youth volunteers in learning about and addressing the issue of childhood hunger in their communities, beginning during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, November 10-17, 2012, and continuing through Global Youth Service Day, April 26-28, 2013. Sodexo Foundation Lead Organizers will also build new partnerships in their community and increase public awareness about the issue of childhood hunger and young people’s role in solving the problem.

12 organizations will receive $2,000 in financial assistance as well as travel and lodging expenses for the Youth Service Institute provided by the Sodexo Foundation. The Sodexo Foundation Lead Organizer grant program is open to U.S. organizations only.

Program Timeline

July 15, 2012 – Application deadline.
August 20, 2012 – Applicants notified of grant status.
October 17-19, 2012 – Training at Youth Service Institute in Houston, TX
November 10-17, 2012 – Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (project period kicks off with service project or highly-visible activity).
November 2012 – April 2013 – Ongoing projects & public awareness campaign, regular progress reports due.
April 26-28, 2013 – Global Youth Service Day (project period culminates with service project or highly-visible activity).
May 2013 – Final report due.

http://www.ysa.org/grants/sodexoleadorganizer