Students & Schools
The 2024 YPC Grant is OPEN!
2024 SAW YPC FUNDING PRIORITY: The Staunton, Augusta County, Waynesboro Youth Philanthropy Council (or SAW YPC) announces the availability of $30,000 in grant funding and invites nonprofit organizations to submit an application addressing the following priorities for all residents of the SAW community:
- Programs and services that equitably address and prevent homelessness as well as those who provide support for residents needing help meeting their basic needs.
- Programs and services that equitably provide access to mental health resources with an emphasis on substance abuse prevention and treatment.
*We define basic needs as anything which contributes to one’s physical, mental, and emotional health. This includes: safe, attainable and affordable HOUSING, food, childcare, access to the internet, basic hygiene products, and school supplies. Please note that we are interested in learning about programs and initiatives which attempt to PREVENT the crises which instigate these needs.
About Our YPC
The Community Foundation established its Youth Philanthropy Council (YPC) in 2008 to provide opportunities for local youth to practice philanthropic leadership skills by forming a grant making body. We believe that by including the voices and opinions of local youth in our community conversations, we can better understand our community while fostering in our future leaders a sense of local stewardship. The YPC is composed of sophomores, juniors, and seniors from our local public and private high schools. Check out YPC in the news!
YPC Timeline 2023-2024
- August 2023: Meeting for Returning Members
- September 2023: Meeting for New & Returning Members. Nonprofit 101!
- October 2023: Panel Discussion with Local Leadership - What does our community need?
- Early November 2023: Grant Application and Evaluation Criteria Meeting
- Late November 2023: YPC Grant Application Opens to Local Nonprofits
- January 2024: Grant Application Deadline - Exact date TBD
- March 2024: Decision Making Meeting
- April 2024: Presentation of Grants