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Youth for Community Improvement, a teen grant-making committee of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation today announced the awardees of its 2016 Fall YCI Fund program. YCI, a complementary program of the Foundation’s discretionary grant making pool, develops its own unique Request for Proposals based on the youth’s assessment of community needs. Areas of interest for 2016 included food security, youth engagement and neighborhood enrichment in Central Massachusetts. This year, 10 grants were funded from the 20 grant applications that were received serving the YCI’s areas of interest. Those organizations and programs receiving grants this fall are:
African Community Education Program, Cultural Enrichment Program $2,000
Ascentria Community Services, Mentoring Program for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors $1,600
L.U.K. Crisis Center Inc., Adventure Kids Camp $1,500
Main South CDC, Youth Corps $3,000
Mass. Audubon Society- Broad Meadow Brook, Let’s GO! Worcester $2,000
Montachusett Opportunity Council, Bringing in the Bystander $4,000
Rachel’s Table, Summer Produce for Children $1,600
Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts, Cultural Programs for Youth $2,000
Worcester Interfaith, Teen Jobs Program $4,000
Worcester Youth Center Inc., YouthSpeaks! Spoken word workshops and performances $500
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