2011 Grants

2011 Youth Service Fund Projects Recommended for Funding
Total Amount Available to grant: $ 63,000

Transforming 30 dropped out youths in Cameroon – Harbour Center Association, Bamenda Cameroon $7,500.00
Life skills training to 30 young people who have a family history of living in poverty; training will be given by youth trainers

Establishing a Fish Farm to Train Young People in Fish Farming – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Iganga, Uganda $ 3,000.00
A project that seeks to have a fish farming community with productive farms & sustainable fish seed production for employment opportunities & to reduce malnutrition

To Revitalize 150 Kom Youth in NW Region of Cameroon – Student Venture Ministry, Campus Crusade, Cameroon $ 3,000.00
Project started by the youth of Student Venture & hopes to mobilize & train 150 Kom young Christians in innovative ways in evangelism, church planting & discipleship

Faith Sharing and Outreach – MCEDO Youth Group, Nairobi Kenya $ 5,000.00
MCEDO is a non-profit, community based organization youth group that is dedicated to providing physical & spiritual care for youth, widows, orphans & the needy by providing basic necessities of life

Prospex Africa Youth Outreach – Capital Community Church Bukesa, Kampala, Uganda $ 3,000.00
A project that reaches out to youth on the street who have been neglected & help them feel loved and accepted by providing psychological, physical & spiritual needs

Living up Traditional Styles of Liturgy – Hosanna Outreach Ministry, Masaka, Uganda $ 6,000.00
The youth of Hosanna Outreach Ministries intend to transform their liturgy programs from less youth-friendly traditional worship to a more contemporary style

Team Evangelism – True North Ministry, Akron, Ohio $ 3,000.00
A program to equip young women in evangelistic outreach while behind prison walls of the Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility in Delaware, Ohio

Student Forum “You are the Light of the World – 2011” – Youth Council, Moscow, Russia $ 7,500.00
An annual event put on by the Youth Council of NW Russia & Belarus Annual Conference with a purpose of nurturing young adult leaders for church ministry in the Eurasia UMC

Youth 2011 – DMYP, General Board of Discipleship, Nashville, Tennessee $ 15,000.00
A large youth event in two locations in the United States that will create community, deepen relationships with one another & in their personal faith journey

“Growing Up in Christ” – The NCFA Youth Mentorship Project – New Covenant Fellowship of Austin, Austin, TX $ 2,000.00
A program that will take the children’s & youth ministries to the next level by training & supporting a mentorship program between adults & young people in the church

Basketball/Cheerleading Community Outreach Ministry – Grace UMC and Grace Community Center, Ft. Meyers, Florida $ 2,000.00
A basketball/cheerleading outreach ministry which will provide opportunity for youth in the community to have structured programming lead by Christ-following youth & young adults

Hope Computer Center – Ecumenical United Methodist Leadership, Congo $ 2,500.00
A student computer center that will help empower poor people so they will become employable and self sufficient

Stop and Think: Creating a Peaceful Community in Rogers Park – United Church of Rogers Park, UMC, Chicago, Illinois $ 3,500.00
Youth lead violence prevention programs for children in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Youth are trained in the Second Step program and will teach weekly lessons to children

Information on Funded Projects:

Total: 13 projects funded

Countries

3 in Uganda
2 in Cameroon
1 in Congo
1 in Kenya
1 in Russia
Total granted to International projects: $37,500
Total granted to U.S. based projects: $25,500

United Methodist Affiliated: 5 projects
Non-United Methodist: 8 projects
U.S. based: 5 projects
International: 8 projects

2 in Southeastern Jurisdiction
2 in North Central Jurisdiction
1 in South Central Jurisdiction

Funded Central Conferences:
East Africa Central Conference (Uganda, Kenya), West Africa Central Conference (Cameroon), Congo Central Conference (Congo)
Northern Europe and Eurasia Central Conference (Russia)