Youth Grantmakers in Action Award Grants to Youth-Led Projects

Youth Grantmakers in Action Award Grants to Youth-Led Projects

4/24/2020
Youth Grantmakers in Action (YGA) announces 10 grants totaling $7,390 to support youth-led projects in Forsyth County. This year, the group once again granted more than ever before, thanks to the generous support of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, which invested $5,000 for a third year in YGA’s grantmaking program to support youth philanthropy in our community.
 
 
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Youth Grantmakers in Action announce the following grant awards:
 
2020 Grant Recipients
 
  • CARE Club - $890 to host a spring literacy camp at Bolton Elementary School
  • CARE Club - $450 to create a uniform closet at Bolton Elementary School
  • Forsyth County Young Leaders Program - $200 to support a volunteer awards program for youth
  • No Hasti Never That - $200 to provide environmentally friendly snack bags to 250 elementary students
  • Peace Builders and Justice - $1,000 to host a summit designed to train youth in restorative justice practices
  • STEAM for Girls - $1,700 to host a STEAM summer camp for girls
  • THETA Awards and Scholarship Fund - $1,200 for a high school theatre awards gala and to raise scholarship funds for a theatre summer enrichment program
  • Walkertown High School FCCLA - $250 to provide snacks and school supplies during tutoring sessions
  • Winston Opportunity Project - $1,400 for a mentoring program in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Winston-Salem Youth Advisory Council - $100 for painting supplies for an anti-vaping mural
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