The City of Santa Ana is providing $50K for a non-profit to fund youth LGBTQ+ services

The City of Santa Ana’s Community Development Agency is pleased to announce the Youth LGBTQ+ Services Grant for Santa Ana Start-Up Non-Profit Organization with $50,000 available (available 7/18/23).

This grant is seeking start-up non-profit organizations based in Santa Ana to provide services for Youth LGBTQ+. The City recognizes start-up non-profit organizations as those who have received a 501(c)3 non-profit designation from the IRS within the last five (5) years or less, or community based non-profits with a fiscal sponsor. A panel will review completed proposal submittals and award one organization for their proposal.

The program should focus on Youth LGBTQ+ services such as, but not limited to:

• outreach to youth LGBTQ+
• mentorship and counseling services
• life skills services
• workforce services
• and workshops related to education and/or health

Please visit this link for the Youth LGBTQ+ Grant Application via the website ‘Submittable’. 

Deadline to submit proposals is August 18, 2023 at 5pm. Grant application full-link: https://cityofsantaana.submittable.com/submit/267680/youth-lgbtq-services-grant-for-santa-ana-start-up-non-profit-organization-50-00

For any questions, please contact Sylvia Vazquez at svazquez@santa-ana.org or Julie Castro at jcastro5@santa-ana.org.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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