Generations United, with support from MetLife Foundation, recently awarded 10 Youth Jumpstart grants to youth entrepreneurs working with local nonprofits to develop or expand intergenerational work in their communities.
Here are the award winners and their programs:
Charlie Coons:
Hope Encouragement Love Peace (HELP), Simi Valley, CA
Awa Sargent & Khari Johnson:
I SAW! The Experience of Learning, Washington, D.C.
Briana Baker & Marissa Wilson:
Sankofa Safe Child Initiative, Chicago, IL
Rebecca O'Connell:
Council on Aging, St. Augustine, FL
Ashley Morris:
The Volunteer Center of the Virginia Peninsula, Hampton, VA
Hua Feng Xu:
International District Housing Alliance, Seattle, WA
Ben & Smantha Morris:
Penn State Extension, Waynesburg, PA
Josephine Osorio:
Arts & Cultural Foundation of Antioch, Antioch, CA
Claire Langland & Joel Vodis:
Robbinsdale Area Schools, Student Advisory to the Board of Education, New Hope, MN
Molly Barth, Talia Mason, & Mariyama Scott:
The Dance Exchange, Takoma Park, MD