NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov 1, 2024—The Allstate Foundation, in collaboration with the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO), granted $10,000 each to 50 colleges and universities. These funds will go directly to youth-led, youth driven service programs on campuses across the country. It’s part of The Allstate Foundation’s national strategy to empower youth to serve and improve communities.
“We believe youth have innovative ideas for creating impact in their communities, so it’s important for us to equip and empower them with resources to transform their ideas into action,” said Greg Weatherford II, Director, The Allstate Foundation and Social Impact. “These national grants are designed to put more dollars into the hands of youth leaders, rallying other youth beside them to accelerate positive change where they live.”
The 2024 Recipients:
| Alvernia University | Baldwin Wallace University | Berkeley College | Bowling Green State University | Cal Poly State Univ – San Luis Obispo |
| California State University, Long Beach | Christopher Newport University | Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) | Cornell University | CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies |
| Dallas College | Denison University | Drexel University | Eastern University | George Mason University |
| George Washington University | Goodwin University | Goucher College | Greensboro College | Harford Community College |
| Hope College | Irvine Valley College Foundation | Kansas State University | Kennesaw State University | Kent State University |
| Longwood University | Marquette University | Northeast Lakeview College | Oglethorpe University | Penn State Abington |
| Saint Louis University | Saint Mary’s College of California | Sonoma State University | Southern Methodist University | Southern Virginia University |
| Springfield College | Texas Woman’s University | The College of New Jersey | University of Chicago | Trinity College-Hartford |
| University of Central Arkansas | University of Minnesota – Duluth | University of Mississippi | University of Montana | University of Nebraska Foundation (University of Nebraska Omaha) |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | University of Texas at Arlington | University of Texas at San Antonio | Weber State University | York College of Pennsylvania |
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About The Allstate Foundation
The Allstate Foundation empowers people and communities so they can thrive. Established in 1952, The Foundation takes bold actions and inspires people to act by empowering youth to serve and improve communities, working to close the racial wage gap, and disrupting the cycle of relationship abuse. The Foundation also supports nonprofit leaders through the Nonprofit Leadership Center.
About the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO)
CELO is a nonprofit committed to a world where high-quality youth development opportunities are distributed as equally as the abundance of talent in our communities. Emerging from nearly two decades of groundbreaking research and incubated at The Aspen Institute, CELO bridges the gap between academia and practice to accelerate youth development and deliver on the promise of greater impact.
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