General Convention Youth Program Reports Progress
Diocesan Press Service. May 20, 1971 [93-13]
GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church at its meeting here May 18-20 received "with enthusiasm" from its Young Generation Advisory Group a report of progress on establishing regional committees of the General Convention Youth Program which was authorized by General Convention at its meeting in Houston, Tex., last October.
Robert Davidson of the Diocese of Western Kansas and chairman of the Young Generation Advisory Group said that by September seven regional committees will be ready to receive grant applications for funding of local or area youth projects and to process such applications.
Upon regional approval, he said, funding from the General Convention budget item will become available on a 1:1 matching basis. Regional groups will prepare for their new work with assistance of whatever staff -- possibly a graduate student -- can be made available.
The probable formula for dividing the national funds will be to allocate $25, 000 to each of the seven regions with the balance of the available money divided on the basis of "need and level of effort."