Detroit Youth Leaders Grant $250,000 to Support Local Nonprofits This Holiday Season

2023-2024 Skillman President’s Youth Council, (Credit: Skillman Foundation) This holiday season, the Skillman Foundation President’s Youth Council, a dynamic group of Detroiters aged 13 to 23, made an impactful statement by awarding $250,000 in grants to 30 nonprofits dedicated to empowering youth across the city. In its fourth year of grantmaking, the Council embraced a bold new approach, launching an open call for proposals to support organizations amplifying youth leadership and voice in Detroit. The process was entirely youth-led, with council members setting the scope, criteria and reviewing each application. Skillman Foundation President & CEO Angelique Power emphasized that young people will not just inherit the future; they will determine it.  “You can see from the programs our youth council members chose that they’re readying themselves to lead thoughtfully and boldly,” Power said.  “Our President’s Youth Council made these decisions from start to finish. They invited grants, designed a scoring rubric, debated, and directed a quarter of a million dollars.” High school junior and youth journalist Ian Robinson highlighted this year has been the most seeing a different perspective through a call for applications, not just from our experiences but from others. Grantee – Detroit Food & Entrepreneurship Academy student...