emily@nnycf.org<\/b><\/a> for additional guidelines on nonprofit selection.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>All canstruction projects must be submitted by Thursday, April 2<\/b>. Complete project rules, including a sample planning calendar with key project deadlines, is available on the project web page. The Community Foundation will provide a follow-up form to each registrant explaining the process for project submissions.<\/p>\n![\\\"\\\"](\\\"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/YPC_primary_logo_RGB-1024x250.png\\\")
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About the Youth Philanthropy Council<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>The Youth Philanthropy Council is an advisory committee of the Community Foundation. It was chartered in 2010 to promote positive youth development and leadership while engaging young people in meaningful activities that build their skills and deepen their understanding of community needs and philanthropy and its impact on Northern New York. Council members grow to become critical thinkers as they engage in lessons that may never be taught in a classroom.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Since its inception, the Youth Philanthropy Council has awarded 155 grants totaling $285,070 in support to nonprofit organizations that serve residents of Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>In the past 15 years, nearly 170 students representing eight Northern New York high schools have served or are presently serving on the Youth Philanthropy Council.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>This year\u2019s Youth Philanthropy Council includes 16 representatives from Carthage<\/b>, General Brown<\/b>, Immaculate Heart<\/b>, Lyme<\/b>, and South Jefferson central schools<\/b>, and Watertown High School<\/b>. Council members are in their junior, or senior class.<\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>The Youth Philanthropy Council and its grant program are made possible by gifts from donors who make contributions to the Friends of the Foundation Community Betterment Annual Fund<\/b> and generous support from Watertown Savings Bank<\/b>, the Renzi Family Charitable Foundation<\/b>, RBC Wealth Management Watertown<\/b>, the Mart Liinve Fund<\/b>, and the Timerman Family Fund<\/b>.<\/p>\nAbout the Northern New York Community Foundation<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Since 1929, the Northern New York Community Foundation has invested in improving and enriching the quality of life for all in communities across Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Through partnerships with businesses and organizations, charitable foundations, and generous families and individual donors, the Community Foundation awards grants and scholarships from an endowment and collection of funds that benefit the region. Its commitment to donors helps individuals achieve their charitable objectives now and for generations to come by preserving and honoring legacies of community philanthropy while inspiring others.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>The Community Foundation is a resource for local charitable organizations, donors, professional advisors and nonprofit organizations. It also works to bring people together at its permanent home in the Northern New York Philanthropy Center to discuss challenges our communities face and find creative solutions that strengthen the region and make it a great place to live, work, and play.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Project Aims to Restock Food Pantries, Backpack Programs, Combat Food Insecurity \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 WATERTOWN \u2014 The Youth Philanthropy Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation invites local students at tri-county schools and colleges and organized student groups in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties to participate in a creative and impactful project to help …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["type-post","category-recent-news","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7908\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnycf.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}