fundraiser
Beacons YouthBoard 22-23
$4,600 Raised
Summary
Organization name
YouthRoots
2010
Tax id (EIN)
27-1325457
Category
Youth Development
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1210 S Parker Rd Suite 200Denver, CO 80231
Denver, CO, US
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Unlock the Power of Youth to Change the World
At YouthRoots, we believe in the transformative power of youth. By empowering young people through philanthropy, we create opportunities for them to lead, make their voices heard, and drive meaningful change in their communities.
Your donation to YouthRoots is more than just a contribution—it's an investment in the next generation of leaders and change-makers. Through our innovative programs, including YouthScan, YouthBoard, and GIV, we guide youth in identifying community needs, raising funds, and distributing grants to address pressing social issues. With your support, we can continue to unleash the full potential of youth, ensuring their impact is felt far and wide.
Join us in making a difference. Your generosity today will help shape a better tomorrow!
Mission
At YouthRoots, our mission is to amplify youth voices and expand their impact by involving them in crucial decision-making processes and providing them with the tools to address pressing community issues. We strive to cultivate leadership skills and drive social change through innovative philanthropic programs, truly growing voice and impact.
Background Statement
We remember being teenagers. We remember having lofty goals, faith in humanity, and little fear of failure… and we also remember people who told us why our big ideas couldn't work. Frankly, though, it's up to today's teenagers to solve tomorrow's problems. Instead of being another discouraging voice, we want to give tomorrow's change-makers the tools and the mindset to do it.
So in 2009 we built YouthRoots, a one-year program that teaches Colorado's most passionate high school students how to change the world. They set the goals. They do the work. We give them the support they need. Tangibly, this board of high school students will fund and help projects that they care about. But YouthRoots also has a lifelong impact that participants begin to recognize years after completing the program. YouthRoots graduates embrace the world with the confidence, tools, and optimism they need to make their dreams reality.
Since being founded in 2010, 874 participants have raised and granted over $387,000 to more than 70 nonprofits through their grant making fund while developing life and leadership skills. This continued success has enabled our organization to expand from 1 to 10 YouthBoards, while also adding additional leadership opportunities to multi-year students through the Executive Committee and Summer Intern program.
COVID-19 lead to new and creative ways for YouthRoots to achieve our mission of elevating youth voice in the decisions that impact their lives. We developed the GIV Fellowship, a philanthropy internship program from young adults 18-24 from communities underrepresented in the field of philanthropy. We also developed The YouthScan Project as a tool to systematically capture youth perspective on issues and solutions in their schools and communities.
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Denver, CO 80231