High School Students Grant
Funds to Nonprofits
Greater Cleveland high school students made some smart decisions in giving grants to nonprofit agencies this year, as United Way of Greater Cleveland's John K. Mott Youth Fund Distribution Committee (YFDC) awarded $66,000 in grants to 17 deserving organizations on May 18, 2011 at United Way's downtown headquarters.
This year, 26 students from 12 high schools throughout Cuyahoga County served on the YFDC. Small grants totalling $50,000 funded programs focused on children and youth, including prevention programs for girls only, violence prevention, self-esteem, education support, and safe recreation. For the second year, a partnership with the MyCom Initiative allowed the YFDC members to award an additional $16,000 in small grants to “youth-originated projects” in seven MyCom neighborhoods.
The YFDC gives high school juniors and seniors a unique chance to be part of the decision-making process to make their community a better place for young people through grantmaking to selected projects.
John K. Mott Youth Fund Grant Recipients for 2011 are:
General Funding:
- Bellflower Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, Children's Abuse Recovery Group
- Cleveland Treatment Center, Let It Ride/Crew
- Easter Seals Northern Ohio, Building Blocks for Literacy: Helping Children Succeed in School & Life
- Faith Community Supportive Service Inc., Second Chance Youth Program
- The Intergenerational School, Music and Microscopes
- Uniforms for Kids, Inc., Dress for Educational Success
- University Settlement, Inc.,
2011 Back to School Fair
- West Side Catholic Center,
Hiram House Camping Project
- YMCA of Greater Cleveland, Central Neighborhood Summer Youth Initiative
Florence Crittenton funding:
- Berea Children's Home, Dual Diagnosis Program Materials
MyCom funding:
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland,
College Exposure Trips
- Friendly Inn, MyCom Youth Ambassadors
- Mt. Pleasant Community Zone, Youth Advisory Network Council Media Phase II
- Nueva Luz, Adelante Youth Program Basketball Camp
- Ridgewood Family YMCA Branch of the Greater Cleveland YMCA, Parma Neighborhood Fall Festival
- Shaker Heights Youth Center, Community Family Fun Festival
- St. Clair Superior Development Corporation, Community Festival in
St. Clair Superior Neighborhood
Applications for funding will be accepted starting in December 2011. Each year the YFDC group determines the funding priorities and sends out a Request for Proposal (RFP). If you know of an organization that might be eligible for YFDC funding, please contact Christina Brown and ask to be put on the RFP mailing list. If you know a high school junior or senior who might be interested in being a part of YFDC, please contact Christina or visit this website after mid-August when student applications will be available for download. The application deadline for students will be Friday, September 23, 2011.
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