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Youth Development Programs - LEAP is sponsored by Connecticut Office of Policy and Management. The Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership (LEAP) Program is a mentoring initiative that matches children aged 7-14 from high-poverty urban neighborhoods in New Haven with trained high school and college student counselors, aiming to develop academic skills, self-es…
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High Contrast Mode On or Off switch Office of Policy and Management Youth Development Programs - LEAP Juvenile Justice & Youth Development Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership (LEAP) The Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership (LEAP) Program is a model mentoring program which matches children, ages 7-14, from high poverty urban neighborhoods in the City of New Haven, Connecticut with trained high school and college student counselors, and provides programs and services to help children develop their academic skills, self esteem, improve their ability to succeed in school, and to be involved in their community.
LEAP also provides its college and high school counselors with opportunities to teach and mentor children, and offers them training and other experiences to develop their leadership skills and refine their career goals.
State funding to Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership, Inc. for the LEAP program began in 1995 as part of Governor Weicker’s Youth Initiative with an appropriation of $1 million to serve children and youth in the City of New Haven. It has been funded since with state monies. See below for annual amounts.
The large increases in fiscal years 1999 through 2003 were made available to expand services to youth in Bridgeport, Hartford, New London and Waterbury. With funding cutbacks in 2003, LEAP returned to serving only New Haven children and youth.
2006 $850,000 with $425,000 cash match 2007 $850,000 with $425,000 cash match 2008 $850,000 with $425,000 cash match 2009 $807,500 with $403,750 cash match 2010 $602,556 with $301,278 cash match 2011 $638,722 with $319,361 cash match
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Nonprofits serving youth in New Haven, Connecticut. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.