Faribault YouthBank

Image of Faribault Youth Grantees accepting their award.

For Youth, By Youth

YouthBank is an innovative youth philanthropy program which was started in Northern Ireland 20+ years ago. Northfield YouthBank has been running for eight years and Faribault is just starting its fourth year!

A team of trained youth grant-makers will be awarding funds to youth-led projects that will improve the quality of life for youth in Faribault.

How does YouthBank help youth?

On top of funding valuable community projects, Faribault YouthBank helps young people develop essential life skills and prepares them for future careers. Members of the granting committee are responsible for engaging in community research, fundraising, promoting grant opportunities, reviewing requests for funding and engaging in the decision making process, working alongside young people in promoting their work, writing reports and engaging with grant recipients to learn what worked well.

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Apply for a YouthBank Grant!

Stay tuned for our 2023-2024 grant theme.
Thanks for your interest in applying for a grant! Our application window is currently closed, but check back for a new application round. We look forward to hearing about your project!

Our Impact

To learn more about the impact YouthBank has had here in Faribault and why you would want to join the team to help us continue this work, take a look through the grants we have given out in the past.

See All Funded Grants

How does YouthBank help youth?+–

On top of funding valuable community projects, YouthBank helps young people develop essential life skills and prepares them for future careers. Members of the granting committee are responsible for engaging in community research, fundraising, promoting grant opportunities, reviewing requests for funding and engaging in the decision making process, working alongside young people in promoting their work, writing reports and engaging with grant recipients to learn what worked well.

Commitment to anti-racism+–

Faribault YouthBank continues to work on educating ourselves and those around us on the far-reaching effects of systemic racism.

Two of YouthBank’s core values are equity for all and youth empowerment. We strive to amplify the voices of all youth, but especially those who are underrepresented. All too often, black voices are silenced by a society built on a foundation of systemic racism. Black lives matter, and we stand in solidarity with the black community and with those who are advocating for justice. Dramatic changes must occur in order to build a better, more equitable society.

Racism doesn’t just disappear because people post about it for a week. We should all strive to advocate for racial equality and justice every day of our lives. We pledge to continue our own education and share links to resources, places to donate, and educational tools, as well as highlighting youth who are taking action everyday in the fight against racism. We continue to discuss how our organization can best use its resources to serve you. Please feel free to reach out with any feedback or recommendations.

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