JOY Annual Report ~ Year One Students fund local organizations serving youth needs including domestic abuse, fitness and recreation, early childhood development, the arts and many others. In its first year, 2008-09, we estimate that between the grants and the work hours donated to the community, Maine students put $150,000 back into the economy. Learning how to give “smart money” will teach our next generation of nonprofit and community leaders and donors how to package their compassion, skills and funds to solve local problems. |