Teen After-School Award Program
Funded by The Orfalea Foundations

Goals of the Program
1. To provide after-school programs that engage and affect youth on a long-term basis

2. To support after-school programs that help teens expand their hands-on experiential education, prepare for college or vocational school, develop leadership and life skills and obtain work experience

3. To support tutoring and mentoring programs for teens

The final objective is to help teens develop critical thinking skills and confidence to accomplish their life goals.

Priority will be given to programs that:
1. Conduct outreach to underserved and/or underprivileged kids
AND
2. Are geared towards prevention, rather than cure

Qualities that serve as good examples of what we are looking for include:
1. Programs that seek to enrich and expand the lives and vision of teens through engagement with the community, service, personal challenge and teamwork

2. Programs that teach team-building, acceptance of diversity and other important life skills

3. Environmental programs that provide hands-on learning about sustainability and well-being

Deadline: April 9, 2010 by 5:00 p.m.

What is eligible: Scholarships for teens in 7th-12th grade from low-income families living in Santa Barbara County.

Who is eligible to apply: 501(c)(3) nonprofits providing teen after-school programs in Santa Barbara County.  Programs may occur on Saturdays and Sundays and during the Summer, however programs occuring only during the Summer are not eligible.  Both fee-based and free programs may apply.

Click here to download the Application and Guidelines for this program.  Note: Scroll down to the Teen After-School Award Program documents.

Staff Contact: Betsy Nickels Community Investments Associate (805) 963-1873 ext. 125 bnickels@sbfoundation.org