YEP program inspiring youth leaders in county

Capstone ceremony celebrates 2nd year, awards $20K in grants to local nonprofits

Members of the Youth Engaged in Philanthropy program’s senior class cohort include, front from left: Kennedy Kleinschmidt, Piper Oswald, Morgan Calkins, Jasmine Hansen, Macy Miller, Emma Ellis-Sack. Back from left: Jake Cattau, Parker Smith, Bryce Joseph, Kash Majerus, Keelan Phillips.
Members of the Youth Engaged in Philanthropy program’s senior class cohort include, front from left: Kennedy Kleinschmidt, Piper Oswald, Morgan Calkins, Jasmine Hansen, Macy Miller, Emma Ellis-Sack. Back from left: Jake Cattau, Parker Smith, Bryce Joseph, Kash Majerus, Keelan Phillips.

Youth Engaged in Philanthropy celebrated its second year of preparing the next generation of local philanthropic leaders with a capstone ceremony Sunday afternoon. Members of the first two YEP cohort classes were joined by their parents and members of the community for an hour-long program at the Bremer Center which included the announcement of several first-time YEP-generated grants. “The purpose…