From the Front Lines: Stories from Children & Youth
Here you can read stories about how young people have gotten involved in philanthropy.
Read stories from adults who work or volunteer in community youth service.
You can also send us your own stories
about how you’ve participated in causes you care
about. Just click on the link to the Share Your
Story Form, where you can fill out and
submit the form. We’ll post your story here so
others can read about your project and learn from
your experience!
Willie Johnson,
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Willie, age 17, helps provide grants to organizations in need.
Nereah,
Kenya, Africa
Nereah, age 23, started the Kenya Youth Parliament.
Nala Kathleen Johnson,
Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Nala, age 8, uses her crocheting skills to keep kids warm.
Elizabeth Watkins
Gerner, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Elizabeth, age 28, helps her cousins understand the needs of communities,
and the power of philanthropy in making a difference.
Tamara
Logan, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Tamara, age 20, is teaching
kids with low self esteem how to be leaders.
Krystal and Vanessa
Brandt, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Krystal, age 18, and her sister Vanessa, age 16,
are helping distribute grants while learning about
organizations that are serving their community.
Read Krystal's
and Vanessa's
stories!
Lawrence
Coley, Austell, Georgia, U.S.
Lawrence, age 16, and his brother Kevin volunteer
with a group that provides "hands-on"
help to others.
Jennifer
Wilfong, Washington, Illinois, U.S.
Founder of a scholarship fund, launched with 64 fourth graders in Peoria, Illinois.
Taylor
Gross, Baldwin, New York, U.S.
Taylor loves little kids even more than she did
before she read a story to the 1st graders at
her school.
Katharine
Mehta, New York, New York, U.S.
Katharine, age 7, has learned that she and her
cousin, Sarah, can work together to help other
people.
Jaime
Teran, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Working with a young volunteer group to help those
who are ill has changed Jaime’s life.
Natalie
Barbieri, Kha Le, Eric Clark, and Shelia Ward,
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Natalie, Kha, Eric, and Shelia are involved in
an anti-tobacco program called WAY Too Cool to
Smoke!
Sean
Morrison, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
For Sean, helping to make a difference in someone
else's life has made a big difference in his life
too.
Lisa
Spees, Poway, California, U.S.
Lisa learns about how nonprofit organizations
help others, when she volunteers at a resource
center.
Thomas
Puciarella, Severn, Maryland, U.S.
Thomas makes a difference in the lives of critically
ill children and their families, when he volunteers
at the Casey Cares Foundation.
Amanda
O'Neil, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (by way of NYC)
In addition to her work with Amnesty International
and Santa's Helpers, Amanda started an organization
called My Travel Bug, which promotes the educational benefits of travel abroad.
Rising
Stars Shine Brightly at Camp: Story submitted
by Adam Laufer Esq., U.S.
The 60 boys who recently attended the Rising Stars
football camp sponsored by American Youth Football
got a little more than they bargained for.
Gary Fox,
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Gary, along with two friends, started Junior Organization
for Youth, a high school club that helps children
through volunteering and fundraising.
Vucinic
Zeljka, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Vucinic Zeljka works with disabled children using
physical therapy in Slavonski Brod's general hospital,
which
is in Croatia.
Ruth
Vitsemmo Akumbu, Cameroon, Africa
Ruth Vitsemmo Akumbu, 25, is founder and coordinator
of "Seek Ye Multipurpose," a group that
helps underprivileged Aku-Fulani girls in Bambili,
which is in the Northwest province of Cameroon,
Africa.
Seth
Ullman, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Seth Ullman, age 17, participated in an 8-week
philanthropy program this past summer, The San
Francisco Foundation “Faiths Initiative”.
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