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Youth for Community Improvement

About YCI | Grant Guidelines | Progress Report | Recent Grants

For the last eleven years, Youth for Community Improvement has engaged high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds in grant making and leadership development. Since YCI began in 1999, 115 teen leaders have awarded over $185,000 to more than 50 Worcester County nonprofits and have created an endowment at Greater Worcester Community Foundation worth over $15,000.

 

YCI PARTICIPATION CRITERIA

• Sophomores and juniors in public and private high schools throughout Worcester County
• Ages 15-18
• Minimum C+ average
• Submit completed YCI online application by posted deadline
• Have a successful face-to-face interview
• Attend, actively participate in, and be on time to all YCI meetings
• Dress in business casual attire (no jeans or sneakers, with exception of the retreat)
• Complete Community Service project by the final YCI meeting
• Abide by Social Contract, as designed and approved by YCI members
• Two-year maximum YCI service
• Seniors wanting to be involved with YCI after completing 2 years of outstanding service can apply for an alumni advisor position with the Committee

JOIN YCI

To become a member of YCI, please complete an application or to find out more about the program, email us.

 

On-line version

Click here if you are a 1st year applicant

Click here if you are a 2nd year applicant

This form will automatically send your application to the YCI Coordinator. When you submit your information, a confirmation message will appear in your web browser. If desired, you may print the confirmation for your records. The message also contains a link back to the Foundation web site.

 

MS Word version

Click here if you are a 1st year applicant

Click here if you are a 2nd year applicant

This form may be saved for further editing, printing or archiving. Download the document, then "Save As". Send to yci@greaterworcester.org as an email attachment.

Download a flyer for posting (pdf)

2010 YCI COMMITTEE AND ADVISORS

Lailah Almazraawi Alexandra Ambrose Katie Bien Maddie Boehm Mary Chalino Loan Chau Zulma Chavez Molly Eldredge Emily Ellis Steve Kang Shaina Lo

Eryl MacConnell John Oliveras Kris Toomey Angel Winston Erin Wolosz YCI Program Coordinator Amy Mosher Staff Advisor Pam Kane