The 2024 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest is open to middle school and high school youth teams from throughout the Greater Boston area, with a special interest in youth teams from Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, and Woburn based on SCI’s current service area.
Donor Name: SCI Social Capital Inc.
State: Massachusetts
City: Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, and Woburn
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 12/20/2023
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The goal of the SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest is to develop the leadership skills of young people as they develop, pitch, and implement a project to address community needs they’ve identified, with an emphasis on funding for mental health projects that address the needs of their peers.
This program initiative, piloted in 2021, was designed to engage community-focused youth-led teams in a process of developing projects that respond to community needs. After an incredibly successful pilot program that funded six youth teams, totaling $4,000 in grant funding. The program more than doubled in size and impact in 2023.
The design of the YGPC to address mental health issues and community needs is consistent with the value SCI places on engaging youth in developing and implementing problems they face in the community.
SCI YGPC Offers:
- $10,000 worth of grants to a minimum of 7 youth-led groups
- Receive coaching from local professionals
- Identify an issue and design a pitch
- Address a need in your community
Criteria
Youth groups, grades 6-12, in schools, clubs, and after-school programs from the Greater Boston area are invited to apply after identifying a need in their community that they would like to address, with an emphasis on funding for mental health projects that address the needs of their peers.
For more information, visit SCI Social Capital Inc.