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New Sussex County Youth Philanthropy Board announced

November 26, 2017
This year's Sussex County Youth Philanthropy Board members shown are in back (l-r) Hayley Wilson, Sussex Tech High School; Morgan Absher, Woodbridge High School; Cade Keeler, Sussex Central High School; Harrison Gale, Cape Henlopen High School; Colin Anderson, Delmarva Christian Academy; Vasmi Patel, Delmar High School; Tom Turnbaugh, Laurel High School; Josh Bredbenner, Worcester Preparatory School; and Nyra Giles, Laurel High School. In front are Kristin Esterly, Woodbridge High School; Maddy Lester, Greenwood Mennonite School; Anna Ives-Michener, Cape Henlopen High School; Karen Ventura-Lopez, Sussex Central High School; Kasiyah Tatem, Sussex Tech High School; Isaac O'Neal, Delmar High School; Hector Herrera, Sussex Academy; and Brendyn Vanderslice, Laurel High School. Not pictured are Kaitlyn McKinney, Seaford High School, and Cailey Murphy, Sussex Academy. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Sussex County high school seniors and juniors will experience the triumphs and challenges of being philanthropists this year through the Delaware Community Foundation's Youth Philanthropy Board.

Like their counterparts in New Castle County and Kent County, the Sussex County Youth Philanthropy Board includes students from public, private and parochial schools. The DCF gives the student boards $10,000 each to award to local charities. The students work together to choose a focus area, solicit and review grant applications, conduct site visits, and decide how to distribute the money to have the greatest impact.

Grant applications will be available in late November and due in December. For more information, go to www.delcf.org/grants.

"The DCF's Youth Philanthropy Board is one of the most fun and effective programs we run in the community," said Bill Allan, vice president of philanthropy for Southern Delaware. "The students learn to see the needs in their communities, and work hard to find ways to prioritize and address those needs. It gives the students a unique experience they would not otherwise have at this young age."

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