YOUTHadelphia is Recruiting New Committee Members

Posted by on November 19, 2012

YOUTHadelphia is Recruiting New Committee Members!

YOUTHadelphia 2013 is Forming Now!

YOUTHadelphia , the youth advisory committee of the Fund for Children, includes up to 20 high school students from a wide range of Philadelphia neighborhoods, schools and youth organizations.

YOUTHadelphia engages youth in grantmaking activities and provides leadership-development opportunities as well as a forum for youth dialogue and action. YOUTHadelphia 2012 awarded $85,000 for nine youth-led and youth-engaged projects addressing four areas chosen by the participants: Teen Homelessness, Mentoring, Teen LGBTQ Support, and Teen Delinquency, specifically violence.

Student participants say this about the program:

“You have a chance to build your public speaking, teamwork, organizational, critical thinking and analytical skills. And it helped me give to my community in an area where I felt it would help.” – D’Angelo Cameron

“My favorite part was meeting a new group of people who have the same interest as me. ” – Asia West

“I like it that my opinion and that of other students changed our community to be better for youth.” – Shakira Todd

“It felt empowering. It’s really cool and a great preparation for the business world!” – Baseerah Watson

Youth in Grades 9, 10 and 11 who are committed to civic participation are invited to apply. Interested applicants should complete the application and return it, along with a letter of recommendation, by November 26, 2012. The application also is available on the Join YOUTHadelphia page on The Philadelphia Foundation website.

https://www.philafound.org/ForNonprofits/DiscretionaryGrantmaking/FundforChildren/TheYOUTHadelphiaProgram/JoinYOUTHadelphia/tabid/256/Default.aspx

The YOUTHadelphia 2013 Committee will meet at The Philadelphia Foundation on Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. from January 3 through mid-June 2013. Dinner and tokens for transportation will be provided for every meeting.

For details or questions, contact Libby Walsh at [email protected] or call (215) 563-6417.


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