Michigan Service Squad Mini-Grant Application

Michigan Service Squad Grant Application Guidelines

The Michigan Service Squad (MSS) is a collaborative initiative of community partners led by My Sister's Keeper, My Brother's Keeper and Boys & Girls Club Southeastern Michigan. The purpose of the Squad is to increase volunteer rates and service-learning engagement. To accomplish this overall goal, the Squad will implement its 4T Model: 1Telling, 2Training, 3Tasking & 4Testing. This funding opportunity is being provided to support the 4T's, service-learning training, and service projects. To qualify for a $100 teacher/trainer stipend and a $300 project mini-grant, applicants must:

1) Be an affiliate of a school, nonprofit, or youth-serving organization located in Highland Park or Detroit, Michigan;
2) Identify a group of Highland Park and Detroit youth and adults to participate in service-learning training and a culminating service project;
3) Disseminate online service-learning training and resources across networks;
4) Assist participants with organizing culminating service projects;
5) Provide story-telling, such as photos, videos, and social media posts; and
6) Give evaluative feedback associated with participation.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until funds are depleted. For more information regarding the Michigan Service Squad mini-grant and/or initiative, email: miservicesquad@gmail.com

The Michigan Service Squad is sponsored by Youth Service America and the National Corporation for Community & National Service.

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1. School or Organization

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Email Address

Phone Number

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2. How many youth and adults will you engage in service-learning training and projects? (Required.)

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3. How do you plan to facilitate the YSA (Semester of Service) service-learning training which will be provided? (When? Where? How? In-person? In-class? Virtually?) (Required.)

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4. What potential service project ideas could your group of youth and adults plan and implement? For example, developing presentation skills by hosting a virtual workshop, or improving literacy skills by reading books to seniors virtually. (Required.)

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5. How could you use the mini-grant to support potential service project ideas? For example, project supplies, advertising, printing, transportation, or virtual platforms. (Required.)

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6. How will this opportunity positively impact your group of youth and adults? (academically, skills developed, socially, emotionally, economically, demographically, and/or in terms of targeting existing area needs ) (Required.)

Michigan Service Squad Mini-Grant Application

Michigan Service Squad Grant Application Guidelines

Question Title

* 1. School or Organization

Question Title

* 2. How many youth and adults will you engage in service-learning training and projects? (Required.)

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* 3. How do you plan to facilitate the YSA (Semester of Service) service-learning training which will be provided? (When? Where? How? In-person? In-class? Virtually?) (Required.)

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* 4. What potential service project ideas could your group of youth and adults plan and implement? For example, developing presentation skills by hosting a virtual workshop, or improving literacy skills by reading books to seniors virtually. (Required.)

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* 5. How could you use the mini-grant to support potential service project ideas? For example, project supplies, advertising, printing, transportation, or virtual platforms. (Required.)

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* 6. How will this opportunity positively impact your group of youth and adults? (academically, skills developed, socially, emotionally, economically, demographically, and/or in terms of targeting existing area needs ) (Required.)

1. School or Organization

2. How many youth and adults will you engage in service-learning training and projects? (Required.)

3. How do you plan to facilitate the YSA (Semester of Service) service-learning training which will be provided? (When? Where? How? In-person? In-class? Virtually?) (Required.)

4. What potential service project ideas could your group of youth and adults plan and implement? For example, developing presentation skills by hosting a virtual workshop, or improving literacy skills by reading books to seniors virtually. (Required.)

5. How could you use the mini-grant to support potential service project ideas? For example, project supplies, advertising, printing, transportation, or virtual platforms. (Required.)

6. How will this opportunity positively impact your group of youth and adults? (academically, skills developed, socially, emotionally, economically, demographically, and/or in terms of targeting existing area needs ) (Required.)