Assuring a Faithful Future…
Catholic Youth Foundation USA (CYFUSA) is building a faithful future by financially supporting the Catholic Church's pastoral ministry to, with, by, and for young people. CYFUSA partners with the Catholic faith community to underwrite resources for youth leadership development, adult ministry formation, creative programs in catechesis, service and pastoral care, and development of youth ministry programs for culturally diverse communities.
Through grant and scholarship programs, CYFUSA strengthens the faith and Catholic identity of Catholic youth and the skills and competence of the adults that minister to them.
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Request for Proposals: Southern California Fires Response
CYFUSA seeks applications to aid relief efforts for or by young people affected by the October 2007 fires in Southern California. The following dioceses, and parishes within those dioceses, are eligible to apply: Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
Download the guidelines and application here: SoCalGRANT_APPLICATION
Request for Proposals: Hurricane Katrina Response
CYFUSA seeks applications to aid dioceses and parishes affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The following dioceses, and parishes within those dioceses, are eligible to apply: Archdiocese of Mobile, Archdiocese of New Orleans, Diocese of Beaumont, Diocese of Biloxi, Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Diocese of Lafayette, and Diocese of Lake Charles.
Download the guidelines and application here 
Katrina grant application (40KB).
National Catholic Youth Conference 2007
Collection for CYFUSA
Over 20,000 teens gathered to celebrate Mass at NCYC in Columbus, Ohio. Our teens donated over $110,000 to the collection. Their gift makes future NCYC scholarships possible. Thank you!
Forward Together: Turning Silver into Gold
25th Anniversary Campaign
In January 2007, the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry celebrated its twenty-five years of service as leaders in Catholic youth ministry. The 25th Anniversary Campaign, beginning in 2004 and continuing until 2009, hopes to raise $375,000 to double the assets of the foundation.
The current pledges received are $247, 325. The campaign is at 65% of its goal.
The endowment campaign guarantees that critical funding of good works, such as the annual grants program and scholarship program, will continue on behalf of Catholic youth for years to come.
Last year, the foundation received over $39,000 in requests for grant funding. We were able to provide $17,000 to eight projects. The NCYC scholarship program received over $168,000 in financial aid requests. We were only able to provide $60,000 in economic need scholarships. Our hope is to someday be able to provide financial assistance to all those in need.
Please consider a Leadership Gift of $2,500 to this essential initiative. If you choose, your pledge may be paid in installments between now and 2009.
For more information or to make a contribution, please contact Robert J. McCarty , Executive Director, at 202-636-3825, ext. 12.
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