HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING:
Applications for youth interested in serving on the 2009 Mott Youth Fund Distribution Committee are being accepted through September 24. If you know a high school student that you think would be interested in participating in the YFDC, please contact Justine Reeves at 216-436-2227 or jreeves@uws.org. A downloadable application will be available on the United Way website by the end of August.

AGENCY REQUESTS FOR FUNDING:
Applications for funding will be accepted starting in December 2008. Each year the YFDC group determines the funding priorities and sends out a Request for Proposal (RFP). If you know of an agency that might be eligible for YFDC funding please contact Justine Reeves (see above) and ask to be put on the RFP mailing list.

Learn what the 2008 YFDC funded

General Information
Each year, United Way brings together high school students and organizations from across Greater Cleveland who want to make a difference in their community. The John K. Mott Youth Fund Distribution Committee (YFDC) gives high school juniors and seniors a unique opportunity to make their community a better place for youth through grantmaking to select projects.

The goals of the YFDC are to:

• Provide high school students with hand-on experience solving community problems
• Teach students how to stretch limited dollars to have the greatest community impact
• Provide a challenging opportunity and instill a spirit of volunteerism in our future adult leaders
• Identify issues critical to youth and prioritize limited resources
• Offer a lesson for life in giving back to our community