The United Way of Greater Greensboro and the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro are developing a philanthropy program for teenagers.
Youth philanthropy is an approach to empower and establish young people as community leaders.
The program challenges youth to identify and address community needs through a comprehensive grantmaking process. Youth have a major role in establishing guidelines, reviewing proposals, and awarding grants from a dedicated fund. The program puts the power to solve problems in the hands of teens who face them everyday. Molly Cretsinger has been hired as the program coordinator for the youth philanthropy program. Cretsinger will be responsible for the initial planning phase of the joint program.