[YL] Funding for Young Social Entrepreneurs!

[Angeline Mutima]

YSA Youth Venture Program (Now Accepting Applications)

 

Are you a young person? Do you have an idea that will make EVERY DAY National & Global Youth Service Day? Do you need the funding and resources to get things going? 

 

YSA Youth Venture can help! 

 

The Youth Service America/Youth Venture Program is a unique partnership between Youth Service America and Youth Venture that helps youth engage in community service and develop as young social entrepreneurs. YSA Youth Venture helps make every day National & Global Youth Service Day (N&GYSD) by providing funding and support to young people (ages 12-20) who want to create new, sustainable, civic-minded organizations, clubs or businesses called Ventures. 

 

Examples include:

*	A youth center designed to keep youth out of trouble with music and art programs
*	An anti-peer pressure education campaign
*	A bike repair shop with a vocational training program
*	An assembly program touring inner city schools combining music with an anti-drug/violence performances 

 

Ventures must be youth-led and designed to be a lasting asset to the community. YSA Youth Venture teams are required to plan a N&GYSD project every year that their Venture is operational. The YSA Youth Venture Program provides a variety of resources including: a national network of like-minded young people, media opportunities, technical support, helpful toolkits and workshops as well as seed money funding of up to $1,000 for start-up expenses.

 

For an application, applications tools and more information about the YSA Youth Venture Partnership Program, please visit www.youthventure.org/ysa <http://www.youthventure.org/ysa> . 

 

Application Submission Deadline: May 14th, 2007 5:00pmEST. U.S. Applicants ONLY.

 

 

What's your passion? You DREAM IT and we'll help you DO IT.
 
Angeline A. Mutima
Youth Venture - Youth Service America Partnership Associate
 
YSA Youth Venture Program 
C/O Youth Service America
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202.296.2992 Ext.113
Fax: 202.296.4030
amutima at youthventure.org <mailto:amutima at youthventure.org>  
MSN IM: YVAngeline
www.youthventure.org/ysa <http://www.youthventure.org/ysa>  
 
DREAM IT. DO IT.
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