2003 Program Members - Click here to see them in action at Camp Jewell

Students  Announce $3,000 in Grants

Valley United Way's 2003 Youth Leadership Program completed another successful year with 21 students from all five towns and seven different high schools being represented in the program. The program kicked off with a reception for students and parents on March 27 and was followed immediately with a team building weekend at Camp Jewell April 4 -6. and concluded with the students making grants totaling $3,000 to programs serving teens in the Valley. During the year is out, the students will completed a training program that will helped them develop their own needs assessment and allocations process. Students from the student government at Fairfield University provided some of the training this year. Click here to learn more.

During the year, the students participated in a variety of activities including staging a benefit car was and rock concert. They also participated in the Postal Workers Food Drive  - the largest single day food collection program for the needy in the country. Click here to learn more.

Check out highlights:

Benefit Concert a great succes

Benefit Car Wash - Saturday, August 7.

Postal Worker Food Drive

You can also learn more about the program by viewing pictures and stories from previous years:

1996   1997  1998  1999   2000  2001  2002

If you have questions about the Youth Leadership Program call Valley United Way at 203-926-9478 or e-mail her at vac.vuw@snet.net.