This year In Youth We Trust will distribute up to $40,000 for youth-benefiting projects in the region. Since its inception in 1994, In Youth We Trust has awarded more than $550,000 for youth-led projects through the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois. (Image provided by Community Foundation of Northern Illinois)
From news release
Rock River Current
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ROCKFORD — The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois’ In Youth We Trust Council has granted three youth-led groups with hundreds of dollars to support projects that benefit their peers.

The groups and projects are:

  • Auburn High School Key Club: $500 for “Marshall for Mental Health,” a collaborative project
    with students from Marshall Middle School to continue repairs and improvements to Marshall’s
    tennis courts.
  • Flaming Monkeys 4H Robotics: $3,500 for “Engaging Youth wish Robotics through
    Experiential Learning via STEM” to purchase new computers for their team members and
    outreach events.
  • Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council: $3,500 for work with Rockford’s six public middle schools to provide components of the schools’ uniforms for students and families who are unable to supply them on their own.

“The In Youth We Trust youth grants are unique because the application is completed by youth themselves,” said Maddie Seuring, a senior at Auburn High School and council president for In Youth We Trust. “It’s an honor for Council members to review proposals and be able to award these grants which will directly support our peers across the region.”

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In Youth We Trust Council consists of high-school-aged youth from across northern Illinois. The council members set grant policy, review project proposals and recommend funding to the Community Foundation’s board of trustees.

This year the program will distribute up to $40,000 for youth-benefiting projects in the region. Since its inception in 1994, In Youth We Trust has awarded more than $550,000 for youth-led projects.

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