1. Crisis Center, Inc.
Contact Information:
Gavin Zapata
Crisis Center, Inc.
101 N. Montgomery St.
Gary, IN 46403
phone: 219-938-7070
email: crisis@crisiscenterysb.org
website: http://www.crisiscenterysb.org
Program Description:
Servicing children, adults and families in northwest Indiana, state-wide, and in some cases nationwide through crisis intervention, philanthropy and community outreach.
Program Components:
√ Leadership Development
√ Community Service
√ Civic Engagement
√ Develops youth and adult partnerships
√ Fundraising events and activities
√ Service Learning
√ Philanthropy education/training
Grantmaking
√ Encourages personal giving
√ Annually gives funds for community needs
Community Partner Organizations:
Number of youth involved in the youth philanthropy programs:
150
Number of adults involved in the youth philanthropy programs:
50
If applicable, approximate amount of funds raised annually?
If applicable, how are the funds raised each year?
Grants and fundraisers
If applicable, how have youth been involved with fundraising?
Fundraisers
If applicable, total dollar amount of funds awarded to the community on an annual basis:
If applicable, total dollar amount of endowment:
Updated - 05/07
2. Youth Philanthropy Council
Contact Information:
Brenda Peterman
Youth Philanthropy Council c/o Legacy Foundation
1000 E. 80th Place
South Tower 302
Merrillville, IN 46410
phone: 219-737-1880
email: bpeterman@legacyfoundationlakeco.net
website: www.legacyfoundationlakeco.net
Program Description:
Our program consists of a Youth Philanthropy Council, which serves as a grantmaking committee for the Foundation. It is made up of high school students who have been identified as leaders through their local Rotary and are, in fact, RYLA scholars. We meet at different nonprofit agencies each month in order to expose students to communities other than their own. Our goal is to encourage life long philanthropy and appreciation of Lake County. We are in our third year of the program and they made their first grants in 2006. They are also developing rules for participation in the YPC, fundraising strategies and ways to become more fully engaged with the Foundation.
Program Components:
√ Leadership Development
√ Community Service
Civic Engagement
√ Develops youth and adult partnerships
Fundraising events and activities
√ Service Learning
√ Philanthropy education/training
√ Grantmaking
Encourages personal giving
Annually gives funds for community needs
√ Other: Appreciation of our diverse community
Community Partner Organizations:
We have met at Meals on Wheels, Hobart Family YMCA, the Challenger Learning Center, the Towle Community Theatre and the Lake County Convention and Visitor Bureau. Arc Bridges and the Lake County Foundation for the Retarded, the NWI Food Bank, Exceptional Equestrians, and the Boy Scots have made presentations at meetings as well.
Number of youth involved in the youth philanthropy programs:
12
Number of adults involved in the youth philanthropy programs:
5
If applicable, approximate amount of funds raised annually?
n/a
If applicable, how are the funds raised each year?
Rotaries have donated to the program to support the RYLA scholars who participate in the YPC.
If applicable, how have youth been involved with fundraising?
We are just starting to talk about fundraising. The students have begun to see the value in building a YPC endowment fund in order to grant more money into the community and to sustain their efforts after they leave the YPC.
If applicable, total dollar amount of funds awarded to the community on an annual basis:
$2,500
If applicable, total dollar amount of endowment:
Updated - 05/07
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