Avah Montgomery, a member of the Youth Philanthropy Board of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix, was accepted into the first-of-its-kind Jewish Youth Assembly (JYA) through the World Jewish
$35,000 available for Delaware nonprofits December 14, 2020
Delaware nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for grants from the Delaware Community Foundation Youth Philanthropy Boards.
The Sussex County YPB will consider nonprofits that focus on addressing the social determinants of health, including but not limited to mental health, substance abuse, domestic abuse, homelessness and food insecurity. Preference will be given to organizations that support low-income families.
Grant requests must be submitted at delcf.org/grants by 5 p.m., Jan. 1, 2021. Applicants will be notified in spring 2021.
The DCF sponsors the YPBs to encourage younger generations to become more involved in philanthropy. Each board, composed of high school students from public, private and parochial schools, is allotted a pool of money to give as charitable grants. The students learn about philanthropy and effective grant-making, study youth issues in their neighborhoods and schools, solic