Disney, together with YSA, is gearing up for this year’s second round of applications for the Disney Friends for Change Grants. Friends for Change funds youth-led fall service projects that focus on making environmentally friendly changes and engaging youth, ages 5-18, as leaders in their community.
On behalf of Friends for Change, YSA will award 75 $500 grants to youth-led service initiatives around the world that demonstrate youth leadership and the commitment to making a positive impact on the environment. Eligible applicants will be asked to implement their projects between September and November and to connect their projects to International Coastal Cleanup Day, National Public Lands Day (both September 25), or other environmentally-focused days of service.
Disney Friends for Change Grants are open to schools, organizations, and individuals planning service projects. Applications submitted by younger children aged 5-14 are especially welcome. The goal of the grant is to inspire children to join their friends and families, schools, and communities to address critical environmental needs as “friends for change” at the local, national, and/or global levels. Disney’s Friends for Change grants encourage kids everywhere to take steps together with their friends to help the planet.
Grant applications are due Thursday, July 15, 2010. YSA will host webinars on June 29 and July 6 for interested applicants to learn more about the application process.
Visit www.ysa.org/grants/announcements/disneys-friends-change-grants-deadline-july-15
