Youth Empowered Philanthropy

Youth Empowered Philanthropy (YEP), empowers youth to make real decisions, with real money that create real impact in Allen County. YEP strives to make our community a more vibrant place to live, work and play while inspiring philanthropy as a habit for future generations.

Applications for the 2020-2021 school year will open April 1, 2020.

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is proud to launch Youth Empowered Philanthropy, a youth pod for Allen County. Participants will give back to their community through collaborating on service projects and implementing a grant application system for local nonprofits to give away real money!

Why Should You Join?

To develop soft skills such as leadership, public speaking, critical thinking and decision making.
To build relationships with peers and the nonprofit community.
To become more aware of community needs and challenges and learn how to address community needs by serving and giving back to your community.
To learn about philanthropy and what it means to be a philanthropist.
To serve as community resources and leaders through real decisions, real money, and real impact.

Criteria:

For the 2020-2021 school year, you must be a Sophomore or Junior.
Be in good academic and behavioral standing.
Able to attend one half-day meeting per month at the Community Foundation.
Available to volunteer additional five hours a month in the form of YEP group service projects.

Youth Empowered Philanthropy

Leadership Initiatives