uVoice

Founded in 2013 with support from the Mid-Iowa Health Foundation (MIHF), uVoice: Youth Philanthropy Board is a group of up to 15 Polk County high school students who join together to identify public health issues facing youth in our community and to combat those issues through grant making and service learning.  Every year, uVoice members develop a grant application and review applications before allocating dollars to the organizations most suitable to confront the identified problem. In the process, uVoice members build new friendships, cultivate leadership skills, develop a passion for philanthropy, and network with community leaders.

Want to learn more about uVoice? Our students write a monthly newsletter to update their supporters and community about their grant making project. Click here to sign up for their newsletter list. 

uVoice summarized their findings in white papers, which can be found in the links below.  For more information about uVoice, contact Alicia at alicia@cyconcepts.org or check out its Facebook page.

uVoice Applications have closed for the 2022/2023 school year. Contact Alicia at alicia@cyconcepts.org if you would like to be added to the waitlist for the program.