Mini-grants for youth-led service projects

Dear Service-Learning Colleagues,

See below mini-grant opportunity - youth is defined as ages 5-25.

Up to 75 mini-grants are available to youth-led service projects on JOIN
HANDS DAY, June 21, 2003. The $250-$500 mini-grants are offered through the
Youth Outreach Department of the Points of Light Foundation. While JOIN
HANDS DAY supports youth-adult partnerships through volunteering, this
mini-grant opportunity encourages young people to take the lead.
Applications are due March 28, 2003.

America's Fraternal Benefit Societies, in partnership with the Points of
Light Foundation and the Volunteer Center National Network, sponsor JOIN
HANDS DAY. The goal of the day is to develop relationships between young
people and adults through volunteering. It is a day when young people and
adults tackle a problem in their neighborhoods and make something better. It
is a day when young people and adults work together on an equal basis to
plan, organize and implement the day's activities.

To be eligible for a mini-grant, the application must come from an
organization. Individuals who wish to apply need to partner with an
organization. Applicants may request between $250 and $500. Requested money
may be used to support staff time, project supplies, transportation and
meeting expenses.

More information, including the application, is available at
<http://www.joinhandsday.org/scripts/minigrants_index.cfm>. Applications may
be mailed, faxed or emailed to Laura Raine, Points of Light Foundation, 1400
I Street NW, Washington, DC 20005; fax 202-729-8255; email
lraine@pointsoflight.org. Applications are due no later than March 28, 2003.
Applicants will be notified of their status by April 21, 2003.

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