Springfield Youth Project grants $10,000 to six local non-profits
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) chapter in Springfield has given $10,000 in grants to six local non-profits to help fund their community service and education programs.
The six non-profits that were awarded YEP grants are:
American Indian Center of Springfield: $2,025 to support Indigenous youth by enhancing its Youth Drum Group Program that enables demonstration of Native American Powwow drumming to communities.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield: $1,500 to support a Mental Health Awareness Day event in May, hosted by its Torch and Keystone Clubs, that will allow youth and families to explore mental health topics, reduce stigma and access resources to promote emotional well-being.
Empower: abilities: $1,200 to enhance its Pre-Employment Transition Services program, designed to equip students ages 14–21 with essential workforce-readiness skills such as communication and customer service.
Isabel's House: $2,400 for its HOPE Totes program, which supports families in crisis and provides essential items such as socks, hygiene kits and gift cards.
Ozarks Food Harvest: $1,000 to support its Weekend Backpack Program, which provides weekend meals to food-insecure children in southwest Missouri.
The Rebound Foundation: $1,875 to educate youth on intimate partner violence and raise awareness through workshops, peer groups and community partnerships.
YEP, supported by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks (CFO), says its goal is to assist middle and high school students in the Ozarks by instilling values such as education, service, fundraising and more.
YEP's Springfield chapter comprises 16 students from Greenwood Laboratory School, Springfield Catholic High School and Kickapoo High School. YEP also has 10 other chapters in rural Missouri.
'Throughout the school year, the students learned all about nonprofits and toured a few of them while launching their very own grant program,' said Rachel Tripp, Springfield City YEP chapter sponsor and community impact coordinator for the CFO. 'Evaluating grant applications and selecting recipients was a great learning experience. I look forward to having the juniors return next year, and I'm so very proud of our graduating seniors — they will do amazing things.'
You can learn more about the Youth Empowerment Project on the CFO website.
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