In Youth We Trust awards $5K to East High School project with Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity

March 31, 2022|By Kevin Haas|In Local, Rockford, Trending
In Youth We Trust Rockford Habitat for Humanity
Students from In Youth We Trust presented a $5,000 check on Saturday, March 26, 2022, to Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity for the East High School home build. (Photo provided by Habitat for Humanity and Community Foundation of Northern Illinois)
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ROCKFORD — High school students from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois’ In Youth We Trust Council selected Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity’s East High School home build as the recipient of a $5,000 grant.

Students and leaders from In Youth We Trust presented the Check to Habitat for Humanity on Saturday at the Construction site.

Habitat’s partnership with Rockford Public Schools allows students to have hands-on learning experiences in construction trades. Students at East High School are in the process of building a Habitat house from the ground up.

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The home is on track to be completed in late spring or early summer and will be purchased by a local family through Habitat’s homeownership opportunity.

The funds from In Youth We Trust help cover the costs for the roof of the home East High School students are building.

In Youth We Trust is a youth philanthropy program of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois. It is designed to teach high school age students skills like grantmaking, volunteerism and leadership skills.

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The students are also involved in administering the In Youth We Trust Grant Program, which means they decide how to distribute funds to community organizations.