YOUTHadelphia is Recruiting New Committee Members
Posted by on October 14, 2013
Please Forward to Interested Youth
YOUTHadelphia Spring 2014 is Forming Now!
YOUTHadelphia , the youth advisory committee of the Fund for Children, includes up to 22 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 Spring 2013 awarded $50,000 for ten youth-led and youth-engaged projects addressing three areas chosen by the participants: Immigration, Mental Health, and Mentoring and Tutoring. Read the grant announcement at https://www.philafound.org/ForNonprofits/DiscretionaryGrantmaking/FundforChildren/TheYOUTHadelphiaProgram/YOUTHadelphiaGrantAnnouncement/tabid/974/Default.aspx
High school-aged youth 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 27, 2013. The application is also available on the Join YOUTHadelphia page on The Philadelphia Foundation website.
The YOUTHadelphia Spring 2014 Committee will meet at The Philadelphia Foundation on Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. from early-January through mid-June 2014. 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.
Deadline is November 27, 2013.
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