2024 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest Project The Dreamers – Cambridge Community Art Center Through the creation of visual art, The Dreamers Youth Team hopes to make public artwork that strikes a conversation; one that can help bring awareness to issues surrounding mental health. With their grant award of $1,000, Read more
2024 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest Project Lynn Lady Leaders (L.L.L.), Boys & Girls Club of Lynn With the help of the SCI Pitch Contest funding, the Boys & Girls Club of Lynn launched this new member-founded program (one of their first!). The Lynn Lady Leaders from the Lynn Boys Read more
2024 SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest Project Arts and Culture Committee – Mayor’s Youth Council, Boston The Arts and Culture Committee team’s goal with their project was to represent youth voices and the multicultural communities in Boston. They were awarded $1,200 to host an event called the Cultural Canvas Gallery Read more
With their SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest (YGPC) grant award of $1,200, the Intrepid Keystone Club launched their Bridging the Gap Fair on June 8, 2024. The Intrepid Keystone Club is a team of youth leaders at the JLM Boys & Girls Club of Woburn that aims to provide leadership development opportunities for high school teens through academic success, career preparation, and community service.
11 Youth Teams Awarded $14,000 from the SCI Youth Pitch Event at the Microsoft NERD Center The 3rd year of SCI Social Capital Inc.’s Youth Grant Pitch Contest (YGPC) wrapped up at the Microsoft NERD Center with a Pitch Event on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Eleven student teams from nonprofits, Read more
Meet the 2024 YGPC Harvest Hope Foundation team and their two volunteer coaches, Anil Persaud and Ezana Dawit! The Harvest Hope Foundation Youth Team wants to create a supportive environment that empowers youth to overcome challenges related to food scarcity. They aim to establish community fridges stocked with fresh produce Read more
Meet the 2024 YGPC Inclusive Eats team and their three volunteer coaches, Kristen Risley, John Madondo, and Michael Hart. The Inclusive Eats Youth team aims to combat food insecurity by providing food pantries with healthy, nourishing, and culturally relevant foods in order to assist these younger people who might struggle Read more
Meet the 2024 YGPC Intrepid Keystone Club youth team from the Woburn Boys & Girls Club and their three volunteer coaches, Shafiq Ssemwogerere, Chester Nielsen, and Andres Cuartas. The Intrepid Keystone Club team plans to host a panel of guest speakers who will share their experiences, whether it is advocating Read more
Meet the 2024 YGPC Mental Health Awareness Association youth team and their three volunteer coaches, Monica Altamar, Steve Rubin, and Valery Crayton. The Mental Health Awareness Association team wants to teach youth about the various mental health resources, the variety of mental health issues, and how to identify and address Read more
Meet the 2024 YGPC Arts and Culture Committee team and their two volunteer coaches, Sesha Kadakia and Vasant Narayan! The Arts and Culture Committee team’s goal is to represent youth voices and the multicultural communities in Boston. They want to achieve this by establishing a space for youth artists to Read more