Complete – Eliminate A Food Desert in DC Ward 7
Complete – Help Eliminate a Food Desert in DC’s Ward 7 Cause: Poverty, Health Project: Four Young Philanthropists created an action plan that educated 300 DC Ward 7 youth about how to choose healthy food options despite living in a food desert. For every 70.000 residents in Ward 7, there are two grocery stores. This means that Ward has officially been classified as a food desert. This team will work to create a solution to address this. Join them in their journey to make change. Impact: 500 DC Ward 7 Residents Gain Access to Healthy Food Options Young Philanthropists...
read moreComplete – Recruit 50 Black Male Mentors
Complete – Recruit 50 Black Male Mentors | #MenWhoMentor Iniaitive Cause: Education Project: Six Young Philanthropists recruited 50 Black men to sign-up for mentoring programs. A young Black boy has a 1 in 3 chance of going to prison in his life compared to 1 in 17 of his counterparts. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Black males who have gone to prison, dropped out of school. The team will try to improve these statistics by increasing the number of male mentors. Impact: 50 Young Black Boys Mentored by 50 Black Men Young Philanthropists Participating: Ora Wiseman, Garrett James,...
read moreFunded – Support 144 Youth Who Read Poorly
Funded: Two Laptops and Blended-Literacy Programs for 144 Youth Cause: Education, Poverty Project: Five Young Philanthropists activated their networks to fund a $2,000 grant to purchase an online literacy tool and two laptops for Potomac Charter Lighthouse School. Their gift assisted 144 youth who were in need of a more effective reading curricula. Ninety percent (90%) of children receive free and reduced lunch, and the school is ranked 16th out of 117 DC public schools. Help boost this schools reading levels by donating to provide valuable literacy tool. Impact: 144 students receive...
read moreFunded – Be the “ISH” for 25 DC Ward 5 Youth
Funded: Student Gardens for 25 Under-served DC Ward 5 Youth ($2,000 Donated) Cause: Health Project: Five Young Philanthropists crowd-funded a grant for $2,074 grant to support Institute for Student Health (ISH). The ISH is a hands-on learning program that involves 25 under-served children living in DC Ward 5 in growing their own produce gardens. Students participating learn not only how to grow healthy food but also cook healthy food and store it for longer use. Impact: 25 Youth that live in low to no-income neighborhoods will learn how to grow and prepare healthy food Young...
read moreFunded – Send 3 Homeless Children to Camp
Funded – Send 3 Homeless Children to Summer Camp Cause: Poverty Project: Five Young Philanthropists crowd-funded a $2,000 grant to Homeless Children’s Playtime Project. The grant will be used send three children experiencing homelessness to YMCA’s Camp Letts in Edgewater, Maryland. Currently, 586 children call DC General Emergency Family Shelter Home. This team will work to create avenues of opportunities for some of these youth. Impact: Three homeless youth go to summer camp! Young Philanthropists Participating: Joseph Kitchen, Tiffanie Wagner, Angelique Moss, Damita...
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