From RIchmond Youth Peace Project News: December 10, 2010 :
We need youth and adult volunteers to help as crew to help put on our two upcoming Educoncerts.
Dates and Locations:
Sunday, January 30 2011, 4 p.m. VCU Performing Arts Center, 922 Park Ave.
Friday, February 4, 2011, 7 p.m. Generation Dream 2011, Richmond Public Library, 101 E. Franklin St
Volunteers will help backstage, or as ushers and other lobby volunteers.Want to help us put on the show? Contact us at rypp@rpec.org.
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Opportunity for HS Juniors and Seniors
2011 Student Leaders ~ Bank of America ‘s Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Program Neighborhood Excellence Initiative®, an innovative program designed by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to annually recognize and encourage young individuals making a positive impact in our community. Open to high school juniors & seniors, this program is an opportunity to develop the leadership skills you need to make a difference. You’ll learn how nonprofits, government and business can work together to create positive change and connect with other community-minded students by participating in:
An 8-week paid summer internship at a local-nonprofit
A Student Leadership Summit in Washington , D.C.Apply by January 12, 2011 at
www.bankofamerica.com/neistudentleaders
YSA (Youth Service America) is currently accepting applications for 2 grant
programs to support service-learning projects taking place during Semester
of Service 2011 (MLK Day – GLobal Youth Service Day). Please considering
applying, or sending the information to those in your network who might be
interested. More information follows, or visit http://www.YSA.org/grants
NEA Youth Leaders for Literacy Grants (Deadline: January 5)
The National Education Association (NEA) is partnering with Youth Service
America to offer Youth Leaders for Literacy grants to support
service-learning projects focused on increasing young people’s interest in
reading and improving literacy in schools and communities. Youth Leaders for
Literacy will award 30 young people from across the U.S. with $500 grants.
Successful projects will be youth-led and address an established literacy
need in the applicant’s school or community. The projects will launch on
NEA’s Read Across America Day on March 2nd and culminate on Global Youth
Service Day, April 15-17. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are
eligible to apply. Youth ages 5-25 are welcome to apply along with an adult
ally. The application deadline is midnight January 5, 2011. Access the
application at: http://www.YSA.org/grants/nea-youth-leaders-literacy
Special Olympics Get Into It Grants (Deadline: January 19)
Special Olympics is partnering with Youth Service America to offer Get Into
It grants that bring together students of all abilities to fight childhood
obesity in their schools and communities. The program awards grants of $500
or $1,000 to help youth create and implement service-learning programs to
fight childhood obesity. The application must be completed by a teacher and
a unified pair of students (one with and one without an intellectual
disability). Get Into It grant projects launch on Spread the Word to End the
Word Day (March 2, 2011) and culminate on Global Youth Service Day (April
15-17, 2011). All 50 states and the District of Columbia are eligible to
apply. Applications must be submitted by midnight, January 19, 2011. To
learn more about this opportunity, start using the resources offered, and
view the online application, visit http://www.YSA.org/getintoit