COLUMBUS, Ind. — Foundation For Youth has received a three-year grant of $497,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. funded through Lilly Endowment’s initiative, Strengthening Youth Programs in Indiana.
The aim of the competitive initiative is to help youth-serving organizations working throughout Indiana improve their abilities to promote the academic, physical and social well-being of young people, ages 5 through 18.
This funding will support emotional health and substance abuse prevention efforts with the
Bartholomew County School Corp. by providing camp experiences for every fifth grade
class, FFY officials said.
In addition, Lilly Endowment’s investment will promote equitable access and summer
educational supports for children in partnership with Su Casa.
Foundation For Youth will also focus increased efforts on families learning to address childhood trauma. This work will include Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Camps.
“We are grateful that Lilly Endowment continues to recognize the significant challenges faced by youth today. We’re honored to have their investment as we help families build a bright future for their kids,” said Chuck Kime, FFY executive director.
Foundation For Youth is one of 187 organizations receiving grants through Strengthening Youth Programs in Indiana.
“Indiana’s youth-serving organizations are crucial to the healthy development of children and youth across the state,’ said Ted Maple, Lilly Endowment’s vice president for education. “The challenges these organizations have faced in meeting the needs of young people in recent years have made their work increasingly difficult. Lilly Endowment is pleased to support their efforts to strengthen programs and serve more youth more effectively.”
Lilly Endowment launched Strengthening Youth Programs in Indiana Initiative in 2022 with an invitational round of grants to nine national youth-serving organizations to help them expand and enhance the work of their Indiana affiliates or chapters.
About Lilly Endowment Inc.
Lilly Endowment Inc. is a private foundation created in 1937 by J.K. Lilly Sr. and his sons Eli and J.K. Jr. through gifts of stock in their pharmaceutical business, Eli Lilly and Company. While those gifts remain the financial bedrock of the Endowment, it is a separate entity from the company, with a distinct governing board, staff and location. Although the Endowment funds programs throughout the United States, especially in the field of religion, it maintains a special commitment to its hometown, Indianapolis, and home state, Indiana.
