November 19, 2010Admin

Youth Leaders for Literacy Grant deadline is January 5, 2011

The National Education Association (NEA) is partnering with Youth Service America to offer Youth Leaders for Literacy grants to support service-learning projects focused on increasing young people’s interest in reading and improving literacy in schools and communities.

Youth Leaders for Literacy will award 30 young people from across the U.S. with $500 grants. Successful projects will be youth-led and address an established literacy need in the applicant’s school or community. The projects will launch on NEA’s Read Across America Day on March 2nd and culminate on Global Youth Service Day, April 15-17.

All 50 states and the District of Columbia are eligible to apply. Youth ages 5-25 are welcome to apply along with an adult ally.

The application deadline is midnight January 5, 2011. To access the application click here.

About Success Won’t Wait

Founded in 2002, Success Won’t Wait is a not-for-profit literacy organization based in Wilmington, Delaware. To learn more about Success Won’t Wait’s literacy projects, how to donate used books in Delaware, volunteer your time, or host a book drive, please click on the About Us tab above.

And, if your program, school or center needs assistance with books, please Contact Us to learn more. Read now, because success won’t wait!

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