Applications Open for Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Youth Grants Program 2023
Grants of $250 or $500 are available for Global Youth Service Day initiatives that aim to eradicate childhood hunger in America.
With the kind assistance of the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, YSA is once more giving project grants to young leaders, ages 5 to 25, who want to end childhood hunger in their communities through awareness, direct service, advocacy, and philanthropy.
”Why focus on hunger?” you may ask. According to the latest estimates, 1 in 8 kids in the US is living in hunger.
One thing is constant, regardless of the causes—kids skipping meals, families, people living in food deserts, parents having to pick between paying bills and purchasing food, or any number of other things. In the richest nation in the world, 9 million youngsters live without food.
Depending on how many young people will be volunteering this year, youngsters may apply for grants of $250 or $500. (project planners, project leaders, and day-of volunteers). Grantees of $250 must enlist at least 25 additional kids as volunteers, while grantees of $500 must enlist 50 additional young as volunteers. There are additional fundraising grants available, wherein a portion of the money granted may be spent for project materials and the remainder funds may be used toward project supplies while the remaining funds are to be used as a matching donation.
What are we looking for?
- Proposed community service or fundraising projects should be youth-led and focused on addressing childhood hunger;
- Projects may take place in schools, colleges/universities, afterschool programs, youth organizations, nonprofits, or faith-based organizations;
- Projects must take place during Youth Service Month (April 14-May 14, 2023) with some activity on Global Youth Service Day (April 28-30) strongly encouraged;
- Youth applicants should engage youth not typically asked to serve (youth with disabilities, youth who are struggling in school, youth from low-income or underserved communities, etc.) as volunteers;
- Youth applicants must live in the United States, and activities must benefit children and families in the United States.
Because those experiencing hunger require both short-term and long-term support, we are especially interested in projects that have a sustainability component and/or introduce long-term solutions to ending hunger. We are also looking for ideas that bring together all members of the community from young people and their families to Sodexo employees and leaders in the community.
To help you complete your application, we have curated a list of hunger resources and project ideas from our partners including No Kid Hungry, Feeding America, the Alliance to End Hunger, and Hunger Free America. We will also be hosting an application walkthrough and planning webinar on Wednesday, December 7. Registration is required to attend the webinar and may be done by clicking here.
Please complete the form below to access this year’s application.
If you have questions as you’re completing your application or about this year’s program, please contact the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation youth grant administrator Katie Reusch (she/her) at [email protected].
Program Planning Resources & Timeline
Ideas and Resources to Get Started
- Learn How to Plan a Service Project: Watch the Semester of Service Ending Hunger Video Training
- Check out No Kid Hungry’s Youth Engagement Toolkit and YSA’s Teacher’s Guide to Engaging a New Generation of Anti-Hunger Leaders
- Visit the Alliance to End Hunger’s Youth Opportunities Resource Inventory
- Explore No Kid Hungry and Kids Count Data Center for statistics about childhood hunger in your state
- Get more ideas in YSA’s Youth Guide to the Global Goals. Look for the page on SDG 2: Zero Hunger
Find a Local Partner with Feeding America’s and FoodPantries.org’s Food Bank Locators
Application Opens
December 7, 2022
Application Walkthrough & Project Planning Webinar
January 16, 2023
Application Closes
January 17 – January 31, 2023
Application Reviews
February 10, 2023
Grantees Announced
Late February 2023
Grantee Training (Virtual)
March 31, 2023
GYSD Plans Due
April 14 – May 14, 2023
Youth Service Month
April 28 – 30, 2023
Global Youth Service Day
June 1, 2023
Impact Reports Due
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