Batting 1000 Endowment for Children and Youth
Young people who care about their communities are increasingly getting involved in philanthropy.
By forming youth advisory committees (YACs) within local community foundations, young people come together to raise money, build endowment funds and make grants to local youth projects. YACs are in their teens and twenties, with a lot of ideas and energy to bring to the table.
There are already YACs in more than 55 communities across Canada, and the momentum is building.
In 2004 we launched the Batting 1000 Youth Advisory Council (YAC) within the Saskatoon Community Foundation. Our YAC enhances the quality of life for Saskatoon children and youth by disbursing grants from the Batting 1000 Endowment for Children and Youth. The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) has announced its seventh round of grants for the spring of 2011. In 2011, the Youth Advisory Council will give preference to projects in the following priority areas:
- Environmental Stewardship: Protection, conservation, and sustainability of our environment and promoting its awareness in the community.
- Equality and Diversity: Promotion of cultural awareness and acceptance
- Emotional Support: Positive programs that support healthy family or social relationships. Helping people prevent abuse or helping them deal with currently existing abuse problems, including physical, sexual and substance abuse.
- Poverty Relief: Assisting families with children or youth directly affected by poverty and supporting relief efforts.
- Education: Promoting and organizing recreational activities such as visual arts, music, dance, drama, physical activities, field trips and other extra-curricular activities.
- Healthy Active Living: Promoting nutrition, exercise, and recreation.
- Youth Living with Disabilities and Health Conditions: Promoting inclusion, participation and living well.
Are you 13 to 19 years old? Would you like to become a member of the Youth Advisory Council? Click here to download the application. Fill it out and email it to office@saskatooncommunityfoundation.ca.
Apply online here. Batting 1000 grant applications are due March 1st of each year by 5 pm.
Go to our contact us page to have a representative of The Foundation contact you about the Batting 1000 Youth Advisory Council.
