News from The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island
(Long Island, NY) The Young Activist Grant is of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island is available to a Nassau County middle school and high school student who wants to create a better world. The $500 grant funds a selected student’s project in areas of peace, humanitarian efforts, the environment, disaster relief, or disadvantaged groups. The project can be a fundraiser that connects to an existing organization (such as the Habitat for Humanity) or makes a direct change (such as a neighborhood clean-up or voter registration drive). The grant will give the student seed money to conduct the project.
The student must be a Nassau County resident, aged 12 to 18, and enrolled in middle school or high school. The application deadline isNovember 1, 2015, with the project to be completed before April 30. For more detailed information about the grant and an application, go to www.ehsli.org or call 516-741-7304.
The winner of the grant will present the results of the project as a guest at the Social Justice Leadership Award dinner to be held on March 31, 2016. The Social Justice Leadership Award honors individuals who have devoted their lives to creating a more just society. Previous recipients of the SJLA have included journalist and peace activist Bob Keeler; assemblywoman Michele Shimel; Long Island Progressive Coalition founder David Sprintzen; labor attorney Wayne Outten; attorney Russell Neufeld; and Peter Neufeld, founder of The Innocence Project. The Young Activist Grant hopes to encourage a new generation of concerned young people to create a world of respect, justice, and peace.
