CYFUSA Grant History

2010 ANNUAL GRANT RECIPIENTS

  • Emerald Coast Military Youth Conference, Archdiocese for the Military Services
  • We See a Need . . . For Special Needs, St. Michael's Catholic Church, Wheaton, IL
  • Curso de Verano en Pastoral Juvenil Hispana, California Catholic Conference
  • CateQUIZ 'em, Outside da Box, St. Charles, IL
  • Formation for Parish Youth Ministers, Diocese of El Paso
  • Nazareth Farm Staff Development Retreat, Nazareth Farm, WV
  • Diocesan Directors Research Study, National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, Washington, DC

2010 BOARD FOCUSED APPEAL RECIPIENTS

  • Mystagogia is for Everyone, Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, FL
  • Confirming our Faith, Archdiocese of Baltimore, MD
  • Emerald Coast Military Youth Conference, Archdiocese for the Military Services

2009 ANNUAL GRANTS RECIPIENTS

  • Make a Difference, Diocese of San Angelo, TX
  • St. Ann's Summer Camp, St. Ann's Catholic Church, Belcourt, ND
  • A Desperate Cry: Preventing Suicide, Santa Maria Addolarata Church, Chicago, IL
  • Ignite Your Torch, St. Martin De Porres Lay Dominican Community, New Hope, KY
  • Young Disciples Apostolate on Spirit Lake Nation Reservation, Diocese of Fargo, ND
  • Mass Media (working title), Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, PA
  • A Provincial Sharing Retreat, Diocese of Lexington, KY
  • Catholic Charities Summer Institute, Diocese of Little Rock, AK

2009 BOARD FOCUS GRANTS RECIPIENTS

  • Diocesan Junior High Day, Diocese of Bellville, IL
  • Fountain of Grace, Archdiocese of Miami, FL
  • Rise Up!: A Spring Break Retreat, Archdiocese of Louisville, KY

2008 ANNUAL GRANT RECIPIENTS

  • We Are One Body Liturgy Camp, Archdiocese of Portland, OR
  • Region 6 World Youth Day Event (Michigan and Ohio)
  • Day by Day Agape Retreats, Diocese of Baker, OR
  • Hiz-Kids, El Padrecito Ministries, Diocese of Oakland, CA
  • Fostering Competencies of Youth Ministry Leaders, National Association of Catholic Youth Ministry Leaders, Washington, DC
  • Bilingual Biblical Mission, Instituto Fe y Vida, Stockton, CA

2007 ANNUAL GRANT RECIPIENTS

  • Training Youth Leaders, Diocese of Patterson, NJ
  • Teen Leadership Program, Camp WaHaKee, La Crosse, WI
  • Institute for New Youth Ministers, Cultivation Ministries, Saint Charles, IL
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Bilingual Musical, St. James Office of Faith Formation, Jamestown, NY
  • Called & Claimed:  Youth Ministry Summer Internship, Westlake Area Youth Ministry, Westlake, OH
  • Keeping America Clean--Mind, Body and Spirit…Challenging America's youth with POSITIVE HIGHS, National Catholic Council on Alcoholism and Related Drug Problems, Lake Orion, MI
  • National Black Catholic Congress 2007, St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Laudate-Forming Youth for Music Ministry, Archdiocese of Cincinnati, OH

2006 ANNUAL GRANT RECIPIENTS

  • Diocese of El Paso Youth Ministry, El Paso, TX
    Leadership Formation Program
  • House of Peace, Milwaukee, WI
    “Pebbles of Peace Out Weighing Boulders of Violence”
  • St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Colorado Springs, CO
    Daily Vacation Bible School/Lakota Pine Ridge
  • Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Pensacola, FL
    First National Encuentro for Hispanic Youth
  • National Center for Catholic Youth Sports, Washington, DC
    Video highlighting purpose and mission
  • National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, Washington, DC
    New Diocesan Directors Institute
  • St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Seattle, WA
    “Young Disciples Leading from Their World”

2005 ANNUAL GRANT RECIPIENTS

Fe y Vida picture of youth In small groups, youth in Fe y Vida's summer program share their insights and faith.
  • Michigan Province of NFCYM in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for Provencial Youth Congress on Social Justice.
  • Region 7 Youth Ministry Coalition, Madison, Wisconsin, for Marching in the Light of Christ program.
  • Instituto Fe y Vida, Stockton, California, for Summer Program Scholarships.
  • Center for Ministry Development, Naugatuck, Connecticut, for Leadership Forum for diocesan directors of youth ministry and young adult ministry.
  • National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, Washington, D.C., to partially underwrite their Second Wind Retreat.
  • Santa Maria Adolorata, Chicago, Illinois, for their Chastity: Teen 2 Teen program.
  • Disciples Now Ministries, Inc., Millersville, Maryland, for a local Parish and School Outreach Initiative.

2004 ANNUAL GRANT RECIPIENTS

  • Diocese of El Paso for a youth at risk program.
  • Diocese of Memphis for a program to foster comprehensive youth ministry among Hispanic youth.
  • Diocese of Yakima for support of the Certificate in Youth Ministry Program.
  • National Catholic Network de Pastoral Juvenil Hispana (La Red) for support toward the development of Encuentro 2006 for Hispanic youth.
  • National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry for support in development of the National Association of Catholic Youth Ministry Leaders.
  • National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry to partially underwrite a retreat for Itinerant Youth Ministers at the National Conference for Catholic Youth Ministry.
  • Region X Catholic Youth Ministry (c/o the Archdiocese of San Antonio) to support the RESPECTO Program, Leadership Development for Hispanic Youth Leaders.
  • Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University, New Orleans, LA to support formation programs for Catholic Youth Ministry Leaders in African American parishes.

2003 ANNUAL GRANT RECIPIENTS

  • Archdiocese of Indianapolis for the Fostering Future Leaders project which nurtures young adults considering professional youth ministry.
  • Archdiocese of San Antonio for the Faith Formation Festival adult and youth training program.
  • Cultivation Ministries (St. Charles, IL) for the expansion of the Outbreak of Faith Festivals.
  • Diocese of Belleville for the expansion of ethnic representation on the Diocesan Youth Council.
  • Diocese of Buffalo for “Da Bounce” – an urban Catholic youth rally.
  • Diocese of Honolulu for youth participation in an vocations awareness weekend retreat.
  • Diocese of Laredo for the first annual diocesan Youth Spectacular conference.
  • Diocese of Santa Rosa for an intergenerational e-learning and leadership development project.
  • Diocese of Springfield (MA) for the Hope for the Decade pastoral planning initiative.
  • Ministry Training Source (Springfield, MO) for the development of the Online Ministry Formation Project: Utilizing Online Technology in Ministry Support and Formation for Lay Ecclesial Youth Ministers.
  • Sacred Heart Church (Nacogdoches, TX) for the youth musical leadership project.
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church (Anchorage, AK) for the Anchorage Catholic Youth Conference.

2002 ANNUAL GRANT RECIPIENTS

  • Los Embajadores in the Archdiocese of Portland (Oregon) for group leader training for the missionary outreach program to underdeveloped communities in Mexico.
  • Diocese of El Paso (Texas) for youth leadership development training.
  • Diocese of Knoxville (Tennessee) for youth leadership training.
  • European Catholic Youth Conference for American youth living on military bases.
  • Good Shepherd Parish (Tallahassee, Florida) for the God's House ecumenical youth outreach.
  • Disciples Now Ministries for online ministry to Catholic teens.
  • Center for Ministry Development and Saint Mary's Press for the National Symposium on Effective Youth Ministry Practices in Catholic Parishes.
  • NFCYM for continued development of national certification standards for diocesan youth ministry personnel.

2001 ANNUAL GRANT RECIPIENTS

  • Division of Pastoral Ministries, Archdiocese of Agana for archdiocesan youth council and youth minister certification.
  • St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of St. Louis for Youth Rock small faith communities.
  • Office of Schools, Child and Youth Ministries, Archdiocese of Milwaukee for an international youth peace camp.
  • Office of Youth Ministry, Diocese of El Paso for a youth leadership development program.
  • Catholic Youth Ministry Office and Office of Vocations, Diocese of Sacramento for a vocations awareness program, "When the Call Comes, How Will You Answer?"
  • Offices of Youth Ministry in the dioceses of Oakland, Sacramento, and San Francisco for the Youth Leader program.
  • Office for Family and Youth, Archdiocese of Detroit for minority participation in Justice and Peace Institute Renewed.
  • Office of Youth Ministry, Diocese of Rochester for its urban youth ministry initiative.

2000 ANNUAL GRANT RECIPIENTS

  • Office of Youth Ministry, Diocese of San Antonio to assist with Youth Leader 2000 training program.
  • Saint William of York Parish, Archdiocese of LA, to develop CrossRoads, an inner-city youth center.
  • Office of Youth Ministry, Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, to support their Environmental Justice Team and Training Retreats.
  • Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Diocese of Cleveland, to train coordinators for their "Youth in the City" program.
  • Region 10 to support their Early Adolescent Ministry Project.
  • NFCYM to provide scholarships for young people to participate in Encuentro 2000 in July.