Due to the snow storm, the Mini-Grant RFP Meeting is re-scheduled for next Thursday, December 20. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Grace Ejiwale at 617-822-8297 or gejiwale@scidorchester.org.

We look forward to seeing you next Thursday!

Do you have a great idea that could benefit Dorchester but do not have the means to do so? If yes, then you might be eligible for a mini-grant from the Dorchester Youth Council. The Dorchester Youth Council invites youth and youth programs to their 4th Annual Mini-Grant RFP Release Community Meeting. Each year, the Council invites individual youth and youth organizations out to learn about the mini-grant process. To be elegible, this project must be youth led, youth driven and must benefit Dorchester. Over the past three years, the Council has funded over 20 youth-led community service projects -- disseminating over $45,000 in the Dorchester community. Through this program, these youth-initated and implemented projects helped enrich the lives of many Dorchester youth and families. The community meeting will be hosted by the Boston Globe Foundation. The meeting will be held on December 13, 2007 from 6:30-8:30 in the Atrium Room. The Dorchester Youth council is a youth leadership program that civically engages youth and is a way for youth to get their ideas out and allows their voices to be heard. Major funding is provided by the Boston Globe Foundation, Boston Scientific Foundation and Sovereign Bank. For more information, please contact Grace -Ejiwale, Youth Program Coordinator, at 617-822-8297 or gejiwale@scidorchester.org.