Adolescent Development

(Ages Thirteen through Eighteen)

Among our priorities in the area of Adolescent Development are:

  • Actively involving parents in the quality of their child’s education.
  • Shifting traditional learning environments’ focus on adult needs toward a concentration on adolescents’ needs.
  • Changing traditional learning environments so that they become more closely aligned with adolescents’ developmental needs. These environments will include: engaging, age-appropriate materials and learning processes designed to address the developmental needs of each young person.
  • Adding to the number of the 40 Developmental Assets that adolescents possess.
  • Strengthening community involvement in the development of 13-18 year-olds.
  • Providing leadership opportunities where young people can gain a closer connection to their community.
  • Creating opportunities for young people to gain real responsibility and take meaningful steps toward economic freedom.

Here’s how to apply for an Improving Lives Grant:

  1. Preview the application questions in our Prep Doc below. It shows you the questions you’ll be asked on the on-line application. You’ll also see Helpful Hints to help you complete the application.
  2. Have your project budget saved as a separate document to be uploaded. Need a budget template? Click here.
  3. Click on “Ready to Apply” below to fill out our online application.

Helpful Hint:

Some of our grantseekers find it helpful to save the Improving Lives Prep Doc below and complete it off-line. This will allow you to easily edit your request. When you’re ready to apply, simply click on “Ready to Apply” below, and then copy and paste your responses into the application format.

Click here to download a Word document of our application questions.

This shows you the questions you’ll be asked on our online application and gives you more helpful hints for answering each one. If you like you can save this document, draft your answers and make easy edits.

Click here to download a PDF of our application questions.

This provides a view-only look at the questions you’ll be asked on our on-line application and gives you helpful hints for answering each question.

Ready to Apply? Click here to complete our online application.