The Youth Community Development Team program is a nine-month leadership development program for high school juniors and seniors in the City of Harrisburg.  Approximately 35 students from Bishop McDevitt, Harrisburg High School and Sci Tech High are selected to participate in the program annually by their teachers. 

In addition to studying the course textbook, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey , the young students have the opportunity to fully execute a community service project including:

• Assessment of Need (within their demographic)
• Invitation to Non-Profits to submit Grant Applications
• Fund Raising
• Selection of Grant Recipient
• Presentation of Grant Award to Recipient Organization

Students are coached through each step of the process and encouraged to utilize teamwork, consensus building, and communication skills in their activities.   

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"Now in its fourth year, the Youth Community Development Team (YCDT) mentors juniors and seniors from three high schools in Harrisburg.  Focus is dedicated to Leadership, Team Building and Community Involvement.  YCDT is a major initiative of the Rotary Club of Harrisburg and is provided in partnership with Leadership Harrisburg Area, HACC, The Foundation for Enhancing Communities and the high schools." 

High school students in the Youth Community Development Team (YCDT) have issued this request for proposal to award a $6,000 grant to an organization that provides employment support services in the Harrisburg Area.  Priority will be given to programs that help people who are unemployed; specifically, those who are heads of households, have been laid off or let go due to corporate downsizing, and/or have experienced long-term unemployment and difficulty finding a job.

The students will make the award for programs that are multi-faceted and include different levels of support; provide hands-on support and mentoring; provide job training services for new skills in areas of employment opportunity; provide job training services that focus on RE-training and basic skills; and programs that provide an assessment of the job seeker’s skills and aptitudes.

Program that have a proven track record of success in this area and can demonstrate measurable outcomes and impacts such as: success stories; job placements; jobs retained; creation of stable environments for the unemployed; and new and improved skills on the part of the unemployed should apply.

The grant application is due on MARCH 5, 2010.  This is a very quick turn around time, so don’t delay in preparing and submitting your application.  All of the instructions are included on the attachments.  For more information, please call Una Martone at 213-5035.

2010 YCDT Request for Proposal