The YES Project is pleased to announce the request for proposals for the 2021 Action Roundtable cycle!

Recent research from the YES Project found that young people view their “work selves” and their “life selves” as inextricably intertwined. This means that success in the workplace requires an acknowledgement and appreciation of their full identities. 

If you are a 501c3 youth-supporting organization or an intermediary organization providing workforce development training, career services, and/or connecting young people to employment opportunities, The Yes Project encourages you to apply to host a Virtual Action Roundtable with employer and youth partners.

Through this process, the YES Project will issue six grants of $20,000 each to grantees who will co-host Virtual Action Roundtable conversations focused on bringing employers and young people of color together to create more inclusive workplace environments. Beyond hosting the conversations, grantees will connect their employer partners with young people and facilitate their collaboration on co-designed strategies for improving belonging and satisfaction in the workplace.

The purpose of the Action Roundtable process is to:

• Catalyze observable and sustainable change to policy, practices, or culture within workplaces 
• Increase youth capacity and skills (e.g., leadership, career skills, civic engagement)
• Increase employer capacity to center voices of young people of color in racial equity efforts 
• Increase capacity for cross-sector collaboration between CBOs, employers, and youth

Applications are due March 31, 2021. Grantees will be announced April 2021.

Apply today!