Mentoring program to empower African American female youth and young adults aging out of foster care: grant proposal

The purpose of this project was to design a program, identify potential funding sources, and write a grant to secure funding for a mentoring program at Global Business Incubation (GBI) to empower African American female youth and young adults aging out of foster care residing in Los Angeles County. An extensive literature review increased knowledge about the negative outcomes of this vulnerable population and provided information on the potential benefits of mentoring programs. A search for potential funding sources online resulted in the selection of the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation as the best funding source for the project. A grant was then written to support a mentoring program held at Loyola Marymount University, whom GBI has partnership. Actual submission and/or funding of the grant was not required for successful completion of the project.