Our New York City event -- citizenship 2.0 -- will help update the definition of what citizen engagement is and inspire participants to connect and get involved. This gathering (held at a tavern with food and drink) will connect leaders from organizations leading change in the areas of volunteering, voting, activism, citizen journalism to interested, expert and curious members of the NYC community for learning and conversation. We will use the $500 to produce and promote the event, and to incentivize both attendance and post gathering activity. We will evaluate and report on our impact using a pre-post test and catalog and share our learning and experiences with those unable to attend. Join us as we redefine what a public house can be!

In recent years, public libraries and schools have been devastated by budget cuts. SPREAD is a campaign for education, a reminder that education is a right and should be as easily accessible as a stroll down the street. SPREAD is also a response to our increasingly individualist and consumerist culture. The creation of communities that work together to share resources will be key in the effort to build a better future. Constructed primarily of biodegradable cardboard, SPREAD is designed to attach to fences and signposts. The temporary nature of the library keeps expenses low and allows the project to be installed more quickly and extensively throughout the city. Funds will be used to cover the costs of materials and transportation.

The construction and lot acquisition has largely originated from the adjacent elementary school and a local community group. The school and community are in a food desert. Work that has been done has been accomplished through in school student involvement, an after school environmental group and community volunteers. So far a design has been drafted and grants written for the raised bed portion. Money is still needed for tool acquisition, planting material, sheet mulching material, and more lumber/construction equipment. The lot will one day link the elementary school to the community, and as the students have said, "Give the community a place to grow good food, work together, help each other and meet new people."

For a dollar a minute you get to spout off or share your skills on video. The money goes to a different worthy cause every day and the videos get compiled under a variety of themes for screening online and on public access TV. Karma ensues.

The Litter Merit Program will inspire residents and frequent visitors of the neighborhood to care more about their surroundings by rewarding them for cleaning up. With drop boxes in popular businesses and restaurants, as well as using social media, residents will keep track of what trash they threw away by logging each action by day. At the end of each month, all entries will be collected and whoever had the most entries will be rewarded with a gift card to support a local businesses as well as a certificate for being a good neighbor. The $500 will assist in purchasing trash bags, gloves, trash removers, printing marketing material and rewards for each participant.

With the passing of the seasons comes the yearly weathering of our bike trailers. Our homemade trailers have started to show signs of deterioration, and without them we cannot continue our mission in the Kirksville community. With $500, we can continue to provide this FREE pick-up service by purchasing new trailers and expanding our reach to more residents. With your help, we can continue to educate and engage our community, allowing individuals to actively participate in closing the broken nutrient-cycle in our local food system. This decreases physical waste, promotes cycling, and reduces the need for harmful chemical additives in our soil. As Gandhi once said, "For every revolution of the wheel spins peace, good will, and love."

We would provide every client that comes to us for services, eighteen or older, with a voter registration form. Staff & volunteers would sit with them to calmly & clearly explain the voting process. After completing the form together, staff would mail the voter registration form for the client. As an unaffiliated/unbiased organization, HOPES would provide the resources for clients to learn about the voting process & the Presidential Candidates by opening our computer lab to newly registered voters for independent research. Additionally, our staff would explain voting deadlines; provide information about polling locations & hours to achieve the goal of increasing low-income, well informed, voter registration.

The Action Group works parallel to an adult education program where a hyper-diverse 500 students receive free English classes. The group is currently creating a tiered leadership development and civic engagement training program consisting of monthly know your rights workshops, basic civics education and trainings that build on existing leadership skills. We see this tiered approach as a long-term investment in promoting justice, cohesion and “good citizenship” in our community. $500 would allow us to cover: (1) photocopies and printing of know your rights materials; (2) supplies to help make meetings and trainings more interactive and fun; (3) transportation to / from advocacy events and visits to New York’s City Hall and State Capital.

The $500 grant will allow us to purchase the supplies needed to start cleaning up vacant lots in our community. We will partner with churches, community activists, the sheriff's office and other non-profits to achieve our goal. The primary use of these funds will be to purchase shovels, rakes, garbage bags, seeds, etc. Any leftover funds will also be used to purchase materials to make the spaces more friendly and useable--community gardens, play spaces and more will be our goal. We hope to start a revolution in our community and help our neighbors take back these forgotten spaces. With this project we will be the conduit for increased community engagement.

The $500 grant would go toward purchasing a bulk amount of fluorescent bulbs at a discounted rate and advertising for the event with a large sign to be displayed at William Floyd High School.

Encouraging young people to focus on the good things already happening in their communities and the resources already available can transform the neighborhood in their minds. Students from H.D. Woodson will uncover and map these strengths by talking to residents, visiting non-profits, and participating in community meetings. After completing their map, students will create a high-impact service project that utilizes the neighborhood's strengths. They might work with a local non-profit to spread ideas about non-violence or they might start a regular community clean up - it's up to them. The $500 would provide students with ample resources to implement and support a sustainable and meaningful project that incorporates their fellow students.

Big Mouth Presentations is a 501c3 specializing in developing character, integrity and leadership in youth throughout the nation. The organization is building a new website, beabigmouth.com, for middle and high school students. This site encourages students to take action in their communities, provides resources for them to get started, and connects them with local causes in their area. Beabigmouth.com is built on a social networking framework and integrates with Facebook, Twitter, Google and more. So once a student is logged into one of these other sites, they can automatically begin interacting with beabigmouth.com. The $500 will allow for the finishing touches on the site and the development of smartphone apps to sync with it.

With schools continuing to face budget cuts, after school programs provide a vital support to the learning and development of students. Not only do after school programs keep kids safe while parents and guardians are working, they provide students with opportunities to engage with their community through service learning and activities that promote good citizenship. With $500, Consult 4 Kids can provide over 20 after school programs with lesson plans that support staff and volunteers in leading citizenship activities that encourage and guide kids to improve their neighborhoods, plan campus improvement projects and even be "President for a Day!" In total, this mini-grant will impact over 3,000 kids!

The grant will be used to expand the scope of operations and to conduct outreach to the greater Bay Area in order to get more registrations and to even organize a forum on Asian American and Pacific Islander issues in the United States.

Youth in Planning is a volunteer program of the American Planning Association, founded in 2010 by New York City APA Chapter. Our program partners offer generous donations of time, and resources that allow Youth Fellows to make real differences in their communities. Fellows learn about urban planning by working with professional planners who volunteer their time. Fellows create plans that influence the shape of the city in computer labs at local colleges. Their work also helps build their resumes and college applications. Our program costs little to maintain, and this grant would go far. We always seek funds for supplies, bus/subway fare, field trips, lunches, etc. This grant would help with a semester of programming in our upcoming year.

Organize a community clean up that involves everyone who lives, works and goes to school in the Hilltop neighborhood. If the whole community is involved with the initial clean up, they will take more responsibility with maintaining a clean neighborhood. The clean up will consist of picking up garbage, yard waste and recyclable materials. If there is graffiti, or over gown yards members of the clean will take a record the location in a journal and take a picture to send to Tacoma Cares.

Through this project parents share the frustrations and harms they see their children experience on a daily basis in a safe and judgement free atmosphere. Through this program we collect and share data with the administration and school district as well as complete the needed research in order to begin to effect change within our school district The $500.00 grant will offset the charges and fees involved in obtaining our 501c3 status. By obtaining this status we will be able to not only continue our efforts for Restorative Justice in our community as a non-profit organization but also allows us to obtain more sustainable funding through grants and community donations furthering our goal to advocate and educate on behalf of our community.

April 24 we'll hold our first Family Fun Night in conjunction with World Book Night. Interested families can sign up for our Family Reading Rewards Program. Participants will receive a Book Log to keep track of the books they read at home. By completing one Book Log (20 books) the family will earn tickets to our next Family Fun Night! For every additional Book Log they complete, the family will receive raffle tickets toward prizes that will be given away at the next Family Fun Night in June. This will continue all year long! We'll have new Family Fun Activities every 2-3 months! $500 will pay for the printing of the Book Logs, the promotional flyers, the small rental fee for the Family Fun Night venue and prizes!

The funds will be used to create professional quality video and audio recordings that will be shared on a website to inspire girls, women and the community at large to recognize the strength, intelligence and power of women and girls. The funds will also be used to illicit participation in girls and women, which in turn creates deep connections as girls and women choose to interact on a level of compassion, support and growth. This project will culminate in a showing of all video and audio works. The hope is that this project will continue indefinitely, creating positive change and access to influential, inspiring role models.

The Terror staff is working hard to raise funds for our premier issue. If selected, Good's prize money would be put directly towards printing costs and promotional material.