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Youth Advisory
Council
The
Youth Advisory Council of Middletown Community Foundation awards
funds for programs serving
youth in the greater Middletown area.
Students
from high schools in Greater Middletown are encouraged to apply
for membership on the council. Qualifying high schools are
Bishop Fenwick, Edgewood, Franklin, Madison, Middletown,
Middletown Christian and Monroe. Students attending Butler Tech
or Warren County Technical are also eligible.
Council members attend monthly meetings from September through
May. Most meetings are site visits to organizations with youth
programs such as YMCA and Salvation Army, or that serve children
with special needs such as Abilities First. In May the Council
awards grants for two types of youth programs:
1. Summertime For Kids: short-term programs that keep children
busy in a safe, supervised environment when school is not in
session. The Council distributed $20,000 in 2009. Grantees are
listed here. The deadline for
2010 applications has passed, but for informational purposes
only you may view the 2010 application here. Grantees are also required in the fall to return an evaluation, available here.
2. Fondersmith Youth Programs: any
program provided by a non-profit or governmental body can
qualify for Fondersmith funding. The Council has
distributed $20,000 in 2009. Grantees are
listed here. The deadline for
2010 applications has passed, but for informational purposes
only you may view the 2010 application here. Grantees are also required to return an evaluation upon completion of the program, but it is asked to be in letter format rather than a prescribed form.
BECOMING
A COUNCIL MEMBER
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Most students join during their sophomore or junior year and
stay on the Council until graduation, however
freshmen and seniors are also encouraged to apply.
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The Council meets during school hours on different days of
the week and at different times so they will not
miss the same class all the time.
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No more than three excused absences are allowed during a
school year.
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Students provide their own transportation. Students often
travel together from their school to meetings.
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All meetings, except site visits are held at the Foundation
office in the Manchester Inn.
Click
here for the application to join the Youth Council
Questions should be addressed to staff of Middletown Community
Foundation by e-mail at Info@mcfoundation.org.
or by telephone at 513-424-7369.
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