Community Leadership:
Youth Advisory Committee
- What it is: The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) helps young people address the issues facing their peers in Berks County. Members of YAC distribute $15,000 annually to fund programs that serve Berks County youth. The group is also working to raise $500,000 to permanently endow the Youth Fund.
In 2005 seven YAC members will travel to Russia to exchange ideas about philanthropy with students there. Click here to learn more.
- Who's involved: YAC is made up of high-school students from across Berks County. YAC members come from both public and private schools. Some YAC members have also been from home-schooling families.
- Objective: To educate teens about philanthropy and create connections among teenagers from different areas of the county.
| Measurements and Results by Fiscal Year |
Number of students in YAC
|
Number of Berks County schools involved in YAC
|
Dollars raised toward $500,000 goal
|
Number of grants made
|
| 2003 |
28
|
15
|
$44,388
|
$16,752
|
| 2004 |
36
|
15
|
$121,749
|
$15,000
|
| 2005 |
25
|
12
|
$27,335
|
$16,500
|
Berks County Community Foundation - PO Box 212 - 501 Washington St., Suite 801 - Reading, PA 19603-0212
610.685.2223 - fax: 610.685.2240 - email: info@bccf.org