IMPACT Youth Council Application

Ashland County Community Foundation’s IMPACT Youth Council offers high school students the opportunity to serve as grantmakers.

IMPACT is an acronym for Imagine Making Philanthropy an Ashland County Tradition. Members of the IMPACT Youth Council learn about the needs of youth in Ashland County and then review grant applications from organizations that provide services to meet those needs. The students then decide how grant dollars should be awarded from ACCF’s Youth Empowerment Fund.

Each spring, we look for students who will be sophomores, juniors and seniors in the following school year. Students from Ashland, Hillsdale, Loudonville and Mapleton high schools as well as the Ashland-West Holmes Career Center, Ashland County Community Academy, Genesis Christian Academy or home schools may apply.

The IMPACT Youth Council requires a time commitment involving attendance at monthly meetings on Sundays during the school year, periodic field trips to nonprofit agencies within Ashland County. Participants are also expected to complete a small amount of work outside scheduled meetings.

If you have any questions regarding the program or the application, please e-mail Mindy Howman at mindy@ashlandforgood.org.

The application period is now closed for the 2023-2024 school year.

First Name*
Last Name*
Street Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Mailing Address (If different from Street Address)
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Email (please provide an email address that is checked regularly.)*
High School/Home School Attending*
What grade will you be in NEXT school year?*
T-shirt size (S, M, L, XL, etc.)*
Parent(s) / Guardian(s) name(s)*
Parent Phone Number*
Parent Email (please provide an email address that is checked regularly.)*
What personal strengths or special skills would you bring to the IMPACT Youth Council?*
Please be specific on what strengths or special skills you would contribute.
What aspects of the IMPACT Youth Council program appeal to you most, and why?*
What needs would you like to see addressed for the youth of Ashland County?*
Would you be willing to commit 4-5 hours per month to this opportunity?*
(These hours can be used to satisfy hours needed for community service requirements.)
- Yes
- No
I acknowledge that all information provided in this application is accurate.*
Agree
I understand that completion of this application does not guarantee that I will be chosen to participate in the IMPACT Youth Council. Because the council is designed to represent all of Ashland County, a limited number of spaces are available for students from each area high school.*
Agree
My parent/guardian has given permission for me to apply for the IMPACT Youth Council.*
Agree