Opportunity for Young Dreamers: Do Something After School Grants
School is back in session, but sometimes it’s what students do after school that makes the biggest impact on their life. Do Something and JCPenney have teamed up to support youth-led after school programs and projects across the country.
How much: 10 $500 grants and 5 grand prize $1,000 grants. Each winner will also receive a limited-edition Flirtitude Tote.
Deadline: September 15th
Types of projects this grant funds: Projects started by young people who are providing after school activities that help youth in their community.
To apply visit: http://www.dosomething.org/grants/afterschool
Darius Goes West: A Young Filmmaker and Changemaker
Check out this video from one of the young people who was a winner of the Do Something Awards which we posted about earlier this week. 19-year-old Darius Weems from Athens, GA, was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a genetic disorder that claimed the life of his older brother.
Knowing the rest of his life would be spent in a wheelchair, Darius and friends drove from small-town Georgia to California, hoping to convince West Coast Customs to Pimp his Ride. They decided to film their trip and made a film called “Darius Goes West.” To date, Darius has raised almost 2 million dollars for DMD research, and traveled over 100,000 miles educating Americans about his cause. Watch the powerful trailer to see clips of his journey. To support Darius and his cause, and to buy DVDs visit www.dariusgoeswest.org.
DreamFleur is the personal site of Julene Fleurmond, a young writer, artist, dreamer, speaker and entrepreneur, and a collection of the things that inspire her to live creatively.
