Youth Service Improvement Grant

To support an education program that provides after-school and summer arts programming to teenagers in Trenton, New Jersey.

To support programs that provide children with the opportunity to receive individualized attention, support, and encouragement.

To support an after-school program dedicated to empowering students in New York City’s underserved neighborhoods to take on leadership roles in their schools and communities.

To support a volunteer-based nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the arts and mentoring into the lives of children and families affected by abuse, neglect, homelessness, HIV/AIDS, and the multiple risk factors associated with poverty.

To support a program that provides fourth grade students with theater improvisation, writing, and storytelling instruction.

To support an organization that aims to promote adolescent health and wellness through programs that give teens the knowledge and skills necessary to make healthy, responsible decisions.

To support a program that serves 600 youth at 3 New York City public high schools by providing leadership training, internship placements, opportunities to lead community service projects, and college counseling.

To support a program that engages young people in community arts projects.

To support a program that aims to broaden learning opportunities, strengthen communication skills, and offer leadership opportunities for elementary, middle, high school, and college students.

To support a young women’s empowerment and community organizing program for girls ages 14-19 in various Brooklyn neighborhoods.