The United Methodist Women/Women's Division is offering funding through the Brighter Future grant program for projects that address the needs of children and young people between the ages of 5 and 18 in the areas of violence and relationship abuse.
The Women's Division funds small-scale, community, and church-based programs and projects. For this reason, groups affiliated with national organizations, hospitals, and organizations with budgets totaling more than $3 million will not be reviewed.
New and existing projects are eligible to apply. Building improvements, computer hardware, one-time only events, or summer events and activities are not eligible for funding.
Preference will be given to projects that have significant involvement of women and youth at the grass-roots level; demonstrate the ability to raise additional funds from other sources; provide direct and comprehensive services to young people; promote respect for and appreciation of racial and ethnic diversity; and cultivate spiritual lives and values.
In past years, funded projects have included one or more of the following strategies: promote tolerance and diversity; enable youth to recognize and deal constructively with violent or abusive situations; empower youth to develop alternatives to gang violence; fight cyber-bullying; teach conflict resolution and affirm differences; deliver programs for school-age children on bullying; create safe zones in neighborhoods; forge partnerships between schools and churches to educate young people about the dangers of drugs and guns; advocate and work for elimination of causes and conditions that victimize, such as sexual exploitation, forced prostitution, and sex tourism; provide support groups and counseling for victims of abuse, violence, and hate crimes; model alternatives to teen incarceration; help children of battered women to not become abusers or victims themselves; mobilize communities against rape and abuse; and raise awareness on gender inequality and sexual violence.
Grants will be up to $4,000. The average grant is approximately $2,500.
Visit the United Methodist Women Web site for complete program guidelines and the application.
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