Glide Foundation Receives Funding for Youth Workforce Development
Sunday, November 9th, 2008
The Glide Foundation learned in early November that it would receive an award of $271, 973 from the San Francisco Department of Children Youth and their Families (DCYF) for the FY 2008-2009 Youth Workforce Development Expansion program. The award is particularly gratifying for Glide, given the level of competition with other well-established youth-serving organizations for these funds.
The Youth Workforce Development Expansion program, developed by DCYF in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development, is focused on serving high needs young people ages 16 through 17 in San Francisco. This population is defined as those who are often disconnected from services and do not access workforce programs and community supports, particularly those who are living in public housing, in foster care, or involved with the juvenile justice system.
This new stream of funding will enable Glide to expand the services offered to younger youth through its nationally recognized Youthbuild program, which combines rigorous education and construction training with case management and leadership development opportunities. The Glen Price Group was pleased to have the opportunity to provide proposal development services for this exciting program.