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Youth Opportunity Fund

Facts You Need to Know!

  • The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is a fund for Key Club International held within the Kiwanis International Foundation.

  • ​YOF grants can help you take action. Look around and identify the things that need to get done in your school, community or world.​

  • This fund uses earned interest to support Key Clubs and Key Club members serve the world by providing grants for service. Any club or member can apply, and there is only ONE funding cycle per year. The fund also provides academic scholarships for higher education.​

  • ​The application must be received by October 15 at 11:59PM EST each year.

Application Submission Process

  • Access the application HERE!

  • Application must have all signatures, or it will be rejected.​

  • Must be on time. The application must be submitted via the online application system available on the Key Club International website.​

  • Include a detailed description of the project.​

  • ​Use this opportunity. It’s money sitting there, waiting to be spent on service!

  • ​This application is only a few pages! â€‹

Things to Keep in Mind

The grant is for club projects, NOT division events; events for DCMs do not qualify for the grant.

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Focus on projects that let you carry out actual service and not just fundraisers alone.

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ELABORATE – show action impact language.  Make it “fluffy”.

Example of a YOF Grant Project

Cloverdale Key Club of Division 32 was one of the three YOF Grant recipients in 2013. The members began a project known as “Doctor Dolls”, bought cloth, stuffed the dolls, sewed them, and delivered them to the Oakland’s Children Hospital. They “fronted” the money and then received reimbursment from the YOF Grant.

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