Empower Young Leaders with SCI Over the course of two years, Divine and her peers were awarded nearly $4,000 through SCI’s Pitch Contest while receiving mentorship from their volunteer coaches. What started off as a 6-week, self-care pilot project for teen girls at the Boys & Girls Club of Lynn Read more
15 Youth Teams Awarded $20,000 from SCI’s Youth Pitch Event The 4th year of SCI Social Capital Inc.’s Youth Grant Pitch Contest wrapped up at La Colaborativa’s Survival & Economic Development Center with a Pitch Event on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Fifteen student teams from nonprofits, schools, and community programs Read more
Meet the Team! | Riot Squad Team Goal: Build a supportive community through events and resources to support refugee and migrant populations. Affiliation: Wilmington High School Community: Wilmington, MA Meet Resilience for Refugees, a 2025 Youth Grant Pitch Contest Youth Team, from Wilmington High School and their two volunteer coaches, Read more
![2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest | Meet the Teams: Riot Squad Team Goal: “[To] design and implement campaigns to tackle housing challenges and improve access to vocational education, amplifying the voices of Chelsea’s youth and families for a more equitable future.”](https://socialcapitalinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Team-highlight-4.png)
Meet the Team! | Riot Squad Team Goal: To amplify the voices of Chelsea’s youth and families Affiliation: La Colaborativa Community: Chelsea, MA Meet RIOT Squad, a 2025 Youth Grant Pitch Contest Youth Team, from La Colaborativa (Chelsea) and their two volunteer coaches, AJ Lemarier and Judy Cazeau. The RIOT Read more
Meet the Team! | Con Manos Unidas We Change Team Goal: Unify the Latino community through a series of events in East Boston Affiliation: EASTIE Coalition Community: East Boston, MA Meet Con Manos Unidas We Change, a 2025 Youth Grant Pitch Contest Youth Team, from the EASTIE Coalition (East Boston) Read more
Meet the Team! | Community Health Youth Cohort Team Goal: Reduce teen pregnancy and increase access to sexual health resources for Chelsea’s youth and immigrant families. Affiliation: La Colaborativa Community: Chelsea, MA Meet Community Health Youth Cohort, a 2025 Youth Grant Pitch Contest Youth Team, from La Colaborativa (Chelsea) and Read more
Meet Boys II Men, a 2025 Youth Grant Pitch Contest team from the Moses Youth Center in Cambridge and their two volunteer coaches, Nick Fratto and Elise Brady!
Meet Be My Buddy, a 2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest team from the Friends of Costa Park and their two volunteer coaches, Seth Goldberg and Elise Vernely!
Meet 4 Kids By Kids, a 2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest team from 4 Kids By Kids Tutoring in Woburn and their two volunteer coaches, Kristen Risley and Magnus Mammy!
![2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest | Meet the Teams: Spectrum Club “[To] provide a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) and straight ally students to meet and support each other.”](https://socialcapitalinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Team-highlight-3.png)
Meet Spectrum Club, a 2025 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest team from Woburn Memorial High School and their two volunteer coaches, Joyce Vyriotes and Byron DeLaBarre!