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Grants Available For Local Youth
If you are a young member of the community and have some ideas on how to better your community, then the city may have $1,000 to help you with the project. The city of Las Vegas Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program, or YNAPP, is accepting applications for these grants through 5 p.m. on Friday, November 18.
During the six years that the city has offered the grants, recipients have used the monies for a variety of projects including cleanups, tutoring programs, community murals, youth forums and retirement home adoptions.
To qualify for the grants, the projects must be youth initiated and driven, located in the city limits and done in partnership with a neighborhood association/organization. The youth groups are responsible for planning and executing the project and for matching their grant with volunteer labor, donated materials or cash. This innovative approach gives young Las Vegas residents a personal stake in getting things done and gives them valuable, hands-on experience with overcoming challenges.
For more information or to apply, call Jocelyn Bluitt Fisher with the Neighborhood Services Department at (702) 229-5267 or visit the city’s Web site.
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