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Reconstruct Challenge: Thriving Youth

ACCESS VENTURES INC

Funding Amount

Portion of $1,000,000 total fund

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Reconstruct Challenge: Thriving Youth

Description: Venture philanthropy initiative supporting organizations that strengthen systems for youth aging out of foster care.

Status: 2026 Challenge completed; six organizations selected (announced 2026)

Total Fund Size: $1,000,000

Geographic Scope: Tennessee

Focus Area:

  • Systems strengthening for youth aging out of foster care

  • Youth in transition from foster care
  • Award Recipients (2026): Six organizations selected through competitive process

    Purpose:

  • Address critical systems gaps for vulnerable youth population

  • Support organizations implementing solutions for aging-out youth

  • Venture philanthropy approach to systems change
  • Funder Approach:

  • Part of Access Ventures' broader Reconstruct Challenge portfolio

  • Focus on transformative, systems-level solutions

  • Support for bold, unproven ideas given resources to prove and scale
  • Related Programs:

  • Reconstruct Challenge on Equitable Employment (separate competition)

  • Broader Access Ventures portfolio of Reconstruct initiatives
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    foster-parentsyouth-servicesnonprofits

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