Description

About Changemakers

Each Changemakers Project must be led by two (2) student Project Leaders. Additional students from your community are encouraged to support the project as needed, but only two students can apply as leaders.

Forty (40) project teams of two (2) students each will be selected to attend the YMCA Changemakers Conference in June 2026. All travel and conference expenses for the two Project Leaders from the selected project, along with a YMCA Staff chaperone from your community/state, are fully covered. 2 YMCA staff will accompany the youth.

At the conference, the two Project Leaders from each state will present their proposal, and all attendees will help select three (3) winning teams to receive $5,000 each in funding to implement their project.

Age Category

Teen

Instructor

Cornelius Sims