Program Goal
The goal of the Youth Initiative is to support direct service programs that promote resilience, stability, and psycho-social health for youth ages 14 to 21 who have experienced trauma because of exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
Important Information
Each year, the Youth Initiative awards approximately five new grants. In 2025, we received 246 letter of inquiries (LOIs).
In 2026, only the first 150 LOI submissions will be accepted.
A draft LOI that is saved in the system but not submitted will not be accepted after this limit is reached.
To help you prepare to submit an LOI, the letter of inquiry questions can be found here.
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Please carefully review our Guidelines and consider whether your organization is a strong fit with WFF’s requirements and restrictions. Organizations and projects that are not well-aligned with our guidelines are immediately disqualified from consideration.