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YSA seeks to improve communities by increasing the NUMBER and the DIVERSITY of young people serving in SUBSTANTIVE roles through public mobilization campaigns; incentives and recognition; tools, information, & training.

Awards & Grants

2007 Disney Minnie Grant Recipients in Beijing, China

Grants and awards support and motivate youth, teachers, service-learning coordinators, and youth-serving organizations to plan and implement projects for Global Youth Service Day and on-going service throughout the year.

Youth Service America thanks our sponsors who support and underwrite the following grants and awards to increase the quality and quantity of service and service-learning.

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Grants Available Now

UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning Grants (Applicants in selected states in the USA)

UnitedHealthcare and Youth Service America are excited to offer the UnitedHealth HEROES service-learning grants (up to $1000) in selected states to support youth-led projects that address childhood obesity. Deadline: January 15, 2009.

These grants support teachers, service-learning coordinators and students in the health professions to implement service-learning projects around childhood obesity and engage children and youth ages 5 to 25 as volunteers. We encourage semester-long projects that launch in February, and celebrate Global Youth Service Day, April 24-26, 2009 - Download the Semester of Service (PDF) guide for more information.

For application materials, visit www.YSA.org/awards. Questions? Email healthheroes@ysa.org

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