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 Participating:  Rob Boyd, Jean McLaughlin, Chasity Cooper, Jennifer Spence

UPDATE:   Food Desert’s YP Giving Circle partnered with City Year on May 18, 2013 to facilitate healthy food demos for 165 youth who attended Kelly Miller Middle School in DC’s Ward 7.  Children received strawberry and banana fruit smoothies as a reward for answering questions about how to make healthier choices for their meals.  The Giving Circle returned to Kelly Miller Middle School to continue their outreach efforts and educated approximately 150 youth on how to eat healthy.

 Help Eliminate a Food Desert in DC’s Ward 7 – Complete

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, Joshlyn Ross, Jennifer Rhodan, Letitia Tajuba, Nicholas Gourdine

UPDATE:   The Men Who Mentor YP Giving Circle hosted a mixer on May 29, 2013, from 5:30pm – 8:30pm at Lost Society.  This event connected young black professional men to mentoring organizations looking for male mentors.  To date 53 men signed up as mentors.

 Recruit 50 Black Male Mentors – Complete

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 access to literacy enrichment programs, and two laptops for school use.

Young Philanthropists Participating:  Anthony Harbour, Krishana Davis, Ijeoma Nwatu, Shantae Edwards

UPDATE:   Team Spread Light, Spread Love YP Giving Circle raised $2,042 to fund this project.

Support 144 Youth Who Struggle with Reading – Funded

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 Philanthropists Participating:  Daphne Charles, Elda Auxiliare, Richard Ezike

UPDATE:   The ISH YP Giving Circle raised over $2,000 and exceeded their fundraising goal.  Due to this team’s efforts, 25 youth will have their tuition fully funded to participate in a healthy-living initiative supported by nonprofit, the Institute for Student Health.  Congratulations to this team for reaching their goal!

Help Fund 25 Student Produce Gardens – Funded

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 Roberson

UPDATE:   The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project Giving Circles raised $2,000 to reach their goal to send three homeless children to camp.

Send 3 Homeless Children to Summer Camp – Funded

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