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Kent YPB Presents $10K in Grants

Posted by Allison Levine 
· Friday, April 15th, 2016 
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DOVER, Del. — The Kent County Youth Philanthropy Board (YPB) of the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) awarded $10,000 to four Kent County nonprofit organizations at a grants ceremony on April 14 at the Duncan Center in Dover.

The DCF’s Kent County YPB is composed of 20 Kent County students from public, independent and diocesan high schools. Since September, YPB members have been studying youth issues in their neighborhoods and schools, learning about community service and grantmaking, and visiting nonprofit organizations.

This year’s Kent County YPB chose to focus on organizations that provide direct services to people with special needs. Preference was given to programs that incorporate agriculture, arts or animal therapy.

Paws For People – $3,500 to expand therapy dog services in Kent County by providing more training.

Art Studio 4:10 – $2,750 to help fund 27 art sessions for children and adults with severe, multiple disabilities.

Down Syndrome Association of Delaware – $2,500 to assist with its new Milford mini-camp for Down Syndrome clients and their siblings this June.

VSA Delaware – $1,250 to help fund its Performing Arts Residency program and its performance in Kent County.

The Delaware Community Foundation sponsors a Youth Philanthropy Board in each Delaware county to encourage high school students to become more involved in philanthropy. Each board of high school students is allotted a pool of money to give as charitable grants. The students learn about philanthropy and effective grantmaking, study youth issues in their neighborhoods and schools, solicit grant proposals, conduct site visits, and award grants to those they determine to be most deserving.

Retired Delaware educator Phyllis Wynn established the Youth Philanthropy Fund in 1999 because she wanted to encourage youth to become more involved in philanthropic ventures. Students who serve on the YPB are nominated by their principal or guidance counselor.

“The Youth Philanthropy Board program does more than give kids the chance to make a difference,” DCF President & CEO Stuart Comstock-Gay said. “It gets them out into the community to experience firsthand the impact their work has on people’s lives.”

2015-16 Kent County Youth Philanthropy Board

CassidyBennettiJuniorDover High School
MauraGastSeniorDover High School
BrielleHermstedtJuniorMilford High School
JasonKalaygianSeniorMilford High School
JeffKidnerJuniorRed Lion Christian Academy
JackKidnerJuniorRed Lion Christian Academy
ChristieLittleJuniorLake Forest High School
DyshereLoganJuniorCaesar Rodney High School
StephanieLynnSeniorLake Forest High School
JustinNashJuniorSmyrna High School
LiamO’ConnorSeniorCaesar Rodney High School
JoannaPetroskySeniorSt. Thomas More Academy
KaitlynPokornyJuniorCalvary Christian Academy
JordanReshSeniorDover High School
KatieRichardsonSeniorPolytech High School
ThereseSaduskyJuniorSt. Thomas More Academy
AndrewStantSeniorCaesar Rodney High School
HenryStephanJuniorPolytech High School
OtisWindingJuniorCalvary Christian Academy
MeghanYearkesJuniorSmyrna High School

 

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