[YL] Grants and Award opportunities from Youth Service America

[Christina Wessell]

Dear Colleagues in Service, 

We thought the following grants and awards announcements (3) may be of
interest to you: 

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 at 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 at 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.

-- Christina


Christina Wessell  -  Manager of Communications
Youth Service America (YSA)
Phone: 202-296-2992  x  28  |  Fax: 202-296-4030  |  cwessell at ysa.org   
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 200  |  Washington, DC  |  20005 
http://www.YSA.org  |  http://www.GYSD.net  |   http://www.SERVEnet.org    

National & Global Youth Service Day is April 21-23, 2006