Youth Development Volunteer Initiative
Funding Amount
$10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Youth Development Volunteer Initiative
Program Type: Grant program for volunteer engagement in youth development
Geographic Scope: Massachusetts
Award Amount: $10,000 per grant
Purpose: Award funding to nonprofits to better engage volunteers in youth development programming.
Funding Source: AmeriCorps' Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) through the Massachusetts Service Alliance
Status: Listed as a current initiative of MSA's Volunteerism Initiatives program
- 3,018 new volunteers recruited via MSA grants
- 35 MSA mini-grants awarded
- 7,193 youth directly supported via MSA grants
- 24 towns and cities funded by MSA
- 6,495 volunteers directly empowered
- 96,130 hours contributed by volunteers
- $2,782,355 estimated value of volunteer hours
Impact (2022 Fiscal Year Data)
As part of MSA's broader Volunteerism Initiatives:Contact: Ian Whalen-Stone, MSA's Program Officer for Volunteer Initiatives
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
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