EFFECTIVE CITIZENRY GRANT DESCRIPTIONS
New World Foundation
New York, NY | $75,000
To support the expansion of a youth training program that offers leadership development and college and career preparation for nonprofit sector jobs.
Oakland Kids First
Oakland, CA | $80,000
To create a culture of peer support and full participation for a critical mass of students to build power, win site-based campaigns and expand PASS (Peers Advising Students to Succeed) district wide.
Padres Unidos
Denver, CO | $100,000
To support the Freedom to Learn Campaign, which uses school and community organizing to dismantle educational barriers for low-income youth of color in Colorado.
Philadelphia Student Union
Philadelphia, PA | $60,000
To support continuation and expansion of high school-based organizing and leadership development programs throughout Philadelphia.
School of Unity and Liberation
Oakland, CA | $100,000
General support for the training and development of new generations of community leaders from historically marginalized populations across the country.
Social Justice Leadership
New York, NY | $100,000
To support innovative leadership development work designed to build the capacity of grassroots organizing and increase collaboration across regions and issues.
STAND-UP
New York, NY | $100,000
To address the ongoing leadership and strategy development needs of youth and young adult organizers to foster collaboration across issues and regions.
United States Student Association Foundation
Washington, DC | $100,000
To identify and train promising college students to become effective leaders and organizers, build strong statewide student networks, and develop the United States Student Association alumni network.
United Students Against Sweatshops
Washington, DC | $75,000
To develop student leaders who possess a critical analysis of pressing economic issues and concrete tools to organize for positive change.
Urban Youth Collaborative
New York, NY | $175,000
To support efforts to expand student voice, increase college access and graduation rates, and improve school safety in New York City high schools.
Youth Justice Coalition
Los Angeles, CA | $75,000
Support for infrastructure, leadership and membership building goals, including the expansion of an organizing high school for youth ages 16 to 24 who have been pushed out of school.
Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
Bronx, NY | $75,000
To support Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice's youth organizing program, environmental campaigns and holistic youth development work.
Youth Together
Oakland, CA | $90,000
Support for membership development, training and organizing campaigns at five high school campuses across Northern California's East Bay region.
Youth United For Change
Philadelphia, PA | $75,000
To support leadership development and youth organizing among high school age youth in Philadelphia.
Youth United for Community Action
East Palo Alto, CA | $75,000
General operating support to provide leadership and organizing opportunities for young people of color in the Bay Area.
YouthBuild, U.S.A. / Youth on Board
Somerville, MA | $50,000
To deepen student engagement with the Boston public school system while building local and national youth organizing efforts for education reform.