Funding Details
Program goal
We support programs that increase opportunities for youth up to age 24 to become resilient adults. Funding is provided in two areas.
Grants are made to
- Programs that empower young people by teaching essential social-emotional, personal, and practical skills that build resilience and will serve them throughout life—self-advocacy, conflict resolution, communication, peer mentoring, goal-setting, self-discipline, healthy relationships, teamwork, healthy behaviors, self-esteem, and more.
- Preference is given to programs that give youth a voice in the issues that affect their lives, and that offer diverse and culturally responsive experiences, expand cultural horizons, and provide enriching opportunities for community engagement. We prioritize programs that utilize a Positive Youth Development framework.
- Innovative programs that create improved outcomes for youth before and after contact with the juvenile or criminal justice systems. Programs must provide critical social services support, including mental health services.
- Preference is given to programs that use innovative strategies to steer youth away from school suspension and incarceration.
Recent grants
| Organization | Summary |
|---|---|
CLUSTER |
to train community members to use restorative justice techniques. |
Girls on the Run Hudson Valley |
to expand a girls’ leadership program in Westchester. |
Girls Incorporated of Westchester County |
to support a girls leadership program. |
Junior Achievement of New York, Inc. |
to bring a service learning program to three Yonkers schools. |
Steer for Student Athletes Inc. |
to support a mentorship program for 7th through 10th graders. |
Youth Shelter Program of Westchester, Inc. |
to coordinate education and social services for young people referred by the Mount Vernon youth court. |
Youth Voices Center |
to expand empowerment workshops for young people in the New Rochelle School District. |
Center for Justice Innovation |
to support a coordinator for a program offering services as an alternative to incarceration in the City of New Rochelle. |
914United Inc. |
to help young adults exiting Westchester County Department of Correction plan for their education and community reentry. |
Aisling Irish Community Center |
to engage students in a leadership program that builds personal and practical skills. |
The Brooklyn Steppers, Inc. |
to expand a drumline program for young people in Mount Vernon. |
Family Services of Westchester |
to expand the reach of the youth councils. |
League of Women Voters of Westchester Education Foundation, Inc. |
to encourage young women to explore public service as a career. |
New Era Creative Space, Inc. |
to support a girls leadership program in Peekskill. |
Port Chester Carver Center, Inc. |
to support the Carver Scholars leadership development program. |
GOOD for Girls |
to support a girl’s mentoring and leadership development program in White Plains. |
Westchester Youth Alliance |
to expand programming in Westchester County. |
Shinnecock Indian Nation |
to provide out-of-school time programs and cultural education to young members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation. |
Steer for Student Athletes Inc. |
to support a mentorship program for 7th through 12th graders. |
Junior Achievement of New York, Inc. |
to expand a service-learning program for young people in Yonkers and Mount Vernon. |
American Indian Community House, Inc. |
to provide cultural and leadership programming for young Native Americans in New York City. |
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