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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

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THE CAPITAL ONE YOUTH SERVICE FUND: DEADLINE JANUARY 26, 2007Capital One and Youth Service America (YSA) are pleased toannounce grants of up to $500 to support service youth-ledprojects in low/moderate income communities. Applicants must belocated in the metro DC area: Washington DC, Fairfax, Arlington,Prince George's, and Montgomery Counties, and the city ofAlexandria. These grants support youth (ages 5-25), teachers,youth-leaders, youth-serving organizations, or organizationsthat engage youth in implementing service projects for National& Global Youth Service Day, April 20-22, 2007. To learn more,visit http://ga1.org/ ct/07sxrpE1lcZH/A LION IN THE HOUSE COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANTS: DEADLINE FEBRUARY1, 2007Youth Service America is proud to offer A Lion in the HouseCommunity Service Grants. Complementing the highly-acclaimedfilm by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, these grants of $300are designed for youth (ages 12-25) and youth-servingorganizations (schools, youth groups, clubs, etc.) to designservice projects addressing pediatric cancer. Projects should beyouth-led and take place as part of National and Global YouthService Day, April 20-22, 2007. To learn more, visithttp://ga1.org/ ct/07sxrpE1lcZH/STATE FARM YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD GRANTSGrants for $25,000-$100, 000 service-learning projects arebeing offered by the State Farm Youth Advisory Board. Theschool-based projects must relate to disaster preparedness,driver safety, financial education, or access to highereducation. To learn more, visithttp://ga1.org/ ct/k7sxrpE1lcZy/ECHOING GREEN FELLOWSHIP: DEADLINE DECEMBER 1, 2006Echoing Green's fellowship program is now taking applications.Echoing Green provides first-stage funding and support tovisionary leaders with bold ideas for social change. Through atwo-year fellowship program, Echoing Green helps passionatesocial entrepreneurs develop new solutions to some of society'smost difficult problems. To learn more, visithttp://ga1.org/ ct/gdsxrpE1lcKu/------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------