“This is a great event that recognizes the hard work of all 38 Youth Venture teams in our school systems, plus it gives other schools the opportunity to learn more about this powerful program,” noted Dorothee Stangle, United Way Youth Venture coordinator.
 
The annual affair provides students from Ayer, Fitchburg, Leominster, Shirley, along with North Central Charter Essential School, North Middlesex Public School System and Parker Charter Essential School the opportunity to highlight their work, collaborate, meet other teams and share insights on the program that integrates ventures into the schools’ curricula, after-school programs and electives.

United Way of North Central Massachusetts serves the communities of Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Barre, Devens, Fitchburg, Gardner, Groton, Harvard, Hubbardston, Leominster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, Templeton, Townsend, Westminster and Winchendon.

About Youth Venture

Mission

Youth Venture invests in the ideas and capacity of youth ages 12-20 to create, launch, and lead sustainable community-benefiting organizations. 

Vision

Youth Venture envisions a world in which society recognizes, and young people commonly demonstrate, that youth have the ability to bring about lasting positive change in their communities.

 Program

We provide a variety of resources to help youth launch their organizations, including: mentors, scholarships, awards, special conference invitations, media opportunities, a national network of like-minded young people, and start-up grants of up to $1,000.