How We Help
Youth Grants
Each year, South County Youth Coalition provides need-based grants to local students for participation in educational and enrichment opportunities such as sports, science camps, classroom field trips, swim lessons, music lessons, AP test fees, yearbooks, bus passes and more. In 2019, South County Youth Coalition fulfilled 192 requests for grant assistance.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, South County Youth Coalition temporarily pivoted our focus solely to the urgent demand for basic needs from our most vulnerable families. SCYC touched nearly 400 youth and families in 2020. Here are just a few examples of our assistance:
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, South County Youth Coalition temporarily pivoted our focus solely to the urgent demand for basic needs from our most vulnerable families. SCYC touched nearly 400 youth and families in 2020. Here are just a few examples of our assistance:
- A single mom working as a live-in caregiver lost her job and her housing when her employer was moved out of the home due to COVID. Needed food assistance for her three children.
- A grandma raising her grandchildren needed assistance to get her grandkids into mental health services.
- A single parent with one child living in a vehicle needed help with repairs to their truck.
- A family of three all contracted COVID-19 and needed help paying for prescription medication.
- A single mom with a 3-year-old fled a domestic violence situation in another state with no personal belongings or identifying documents. While the family awaited a case plan, SCYC furnished gift cards for basic needs.
Parenting Classes and Support Groups
South County Youth Coalition partners with other local agencies to sponsor no-cost parenting classes and parent-child workshops, with the goal strengthening families and fostering a healthy environment for children. In 2021 South County Youth Coalition sponsored over 40 parenting classes and support groups touching the lives of hundreds of parents and children in our community. See the class schedule here.
Holiday Fund
Each year, South County Youth Coalition's Holiday Family Sponsorship program matches families in need with donors in the community. Donors receive a wish list from an anonymous local family, purchase and wrap the gifts and bring them to SCYC for distribution. In 2020, more than 45 families were matched with donors, and many more families received gift cards thanks to additional donors. Click here to participate in the 2021 Holiday Family Sponsorship.
Where the Funds Go
2020 PANDEMIC YEAR FUNDING REQUESTS
2019 PRE-PANDEMIC FUNDING REQUESTS
