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Christopher's Story Overcoming the challenge of autism to find a job where his talents shine .... MORE |
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December 11, 2006 (Cleveland, Ohio) The John K. Mott Youth Fund Distribution Committee of United Way is now accepting 2007 Request for Proposals for projects serving youths up to 19 years of age. Any Cleveland-area 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency can apply for project grants up to $5,000. The Request for Proposals application and related information is available on United Way of Greater Cleveland's Web site www.uws.org/yfdc. The deadline for applications is January 17, 2007. Each year, United Way brings together high school students and organizations from across Greater Cleveland that 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. Founded fifteen years ago by John Mott, a former United Way staff person, the YFDC has grown to become one of the leading youth allocation programs in the country. Each year, students distribute $50,000 to organizations that serve our community. For more information, please contact Rebekah Dorman, Program Director, Children and Families, 216-436-2218 or rdorman@uws.org. For more information about United Way of Greater Cleveland or the 2006 United Way Campaign, please visit uws.org United Way of Greater Cleveland is a leading convener and funder of partnerships focused on solutions for our community's health and human service priorities. United Way is one of the largest non-governmental funders of health and human services in Greater Cleveland, supporting nearly 180 programs provided by more than 130 United Way partner agencies. Each year, over 400,000 Greater Clevelanders are helped by United Way-funded programs. |
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