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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT:

August 2008
YWCA Delaware | Wilmington, DE
Awarded: $150,000

Supporting a two-year seed grant for implementation of YWCA Girls, a leadership program providing disadvantaged girls with necessary tools to help them set and achieve educational and career goals. This investment builds on a successful pilot that targets girls in 9th through 12th grades. It will enable them to successfully transition through adolescence to young adulthood using evidence-based strategies and interventions.

February 2007
YWCA Delaware| Wilmington, Delaware
Awarded: $15,000

Providing support for the Building Bridges to the Future program, a youth leadership retreat and advocacy project for a diverse group of 30 students in grades 10-12 that promotes understanding and respect among students of all races, religions, ethnicities, income classes, gender and cultures through education, conflict resolution and advocacy. EFF funds will target youth from traditionally underserved populations.