YouthPower Grants Submitted: 8/9/2007

Youth Service America/U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention -- YouthPower Grants

Youth Service America, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, is accepting applications for its YouthPower grants program. The purpose of the program is to support youth who are in or have recently transitioned from foster care with planning and implementing community service projects that address the environment, disaster relief, public health and awareness, community education, hunger, literacy or other issues identified as a community need.

Award amounts are $1,000. Eligible applicants are community-based groups/organizations, local government agencies, schools and faith-based groups that are youth-serving and have experience working with youth who are in or have transitioned from foster care, or youth (ages 19-25) who have transitioned from foster care and are working with such organizations in an active planning, implementing, and evaluating role.

Please Note: The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) does not administer this funding opportunity.

Contact the Youth Service America grant program directly for complete program information and program guidelines: http://ysa.org/AwardsGrants/tabid/58/Default.aspx#grantsavailablenow