New Youth Philanthropy Boards Selected in Delaware Counties
Thirty-eight high school seniors, juniors and sophomores will experience the triumphs and challenges of being philanthropists this year through the Delaware Community Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy Boards (YPBs).
The YPBs include homeschooled students as well as students from public, private and parochial schools. The DCF gives each of the three counties’ boards funds to award to local charities through grants. The students work together to choose a focus area, solicit and review grant applications, conduct site visits and decide how to distribute funds to have the greatest impact.
Grant applications will be available at delcf.org/grants in early December and will be due in January.
“Getting high school students involved in YPB is a great introduction of philanthropy and civic engagement for the next generation,” DCF President & CEO Stuart Comstock-Gay said. “The individuals see first-hand the issues in their own communities and fund solutions through the grant-making process.”
This year’s participants are:
Kent County
Jay Chagaris, senior, Lake Forest High School
Landon Hughes, junior, Caesar Rodney High School
Justin Lunn, senior, Lake Forest High School
Jordyn McFadden, senior, Smyrna High School
Hamza Parker, senior, Smyrna High School
Thea Paxton, junior, Dover High School
Shaimy Rodriguez, junior, Polytech High School
Sage Sawhney, junior Caesar Rodney High School
Amber Sirrell, senior, Smyrna High School
Chloe Spinoza, senior, Dover High School
Giulia Sweet, senior, Lake Forest High School
Aleah Truitt, senior, Polytech High School
Annie Zhan, senior, Milford High School
New Castle County
Gabriella Adams, senior, Ursuline Academy
Laura Bolarinwa, junior, Tower Hill
Josephine Calder, junior, Archmere Academy
Chazz Chamblee, junior, homeschool
Brooke Estes, senior, St. Andrew’s School
Samantha Harrington, senior, St. George’s Technical High School
Jimmy Kennedy, senior, Salesianum School
Asma Muhammad, sophomore, Howard High School
Liliana Powell, junior, Brandywine High School
Sussex County
Diana Angel-Gabriel, junior, Laurel High School
Anna Beck, junior, Cape Henlopen High School
Ashly Benavides, junior, Indian River High School
Xin Dy Chen, senior, Indian River High School
Claire Eden, senior, Delmarva Christian School
Molly Gartman, senior, Sussex Central High School
Ciara Leon-Leon, junior, Sussex Tech High School
Chelsea Littleton, senior, Laurel High School
Alyssa Molock, senior Sussex Tech High School
Ana Rial, senior, Sussex Academy
Miyah Sow, senior, Sussex Tech High School
Owen Taylor, senior, Delmar High School
Johnson Ventura-Lopez, senior, Sussex Academy
Sophia Wackett, senior, Indian River High School
William Wells, junior, Worcester Preparatory School
Allen Zhang, junior, Worcester Preparatory School