Grant Writer Needed

YOU Life Skills and Leadership Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that was founded by Annette Evans Wilson, a 20-year veteran English teacher in a low-income, inner-city high school in Southern California.

While teaching, she discovered that when students who had previously been told "you can't" were taught to change the dialogue to "maybe I can't, but I will," they soon learned that they could.

As she saw her students not only develop their own self-leadership skills, but take these skills into their families and their communities, she decided to use her retirement years to take these lessons to even more students, helping adolescents throughout the United States develop the skills embodied by the YOU program:

Lead Yourself

Reach Outward

Seek to Understand

Despite the positive reception of her program by private organizations, securing grants to implement this important initiative in schools and community organizations has proven challenging. This is primarily due to their lack of funds to hire a grant writer. However, a recent relocation to Thomasville, GA, has opened up new opportunities to pursue grants that could help bring the program to additional communities.

After a humanitarian trip to Tanzania, opportunities have emerged to collaborate with schools, churches, and community groups in the region. To pursue these opportunities, we are seeking grants. It would be helpful to have a Grant Writer with experience in securing international grants.

YOU Life Skills and Leadership Educational Foundation is based in Thomasville, GA, and as Executive Director, Annette Wilson, and Operations Manager, Mark Wilson, will work closely with Grant Writers either in person or via Zoom to accurately complete grant applications.

Thank you for your interest in this important work! We look forward to working with you on this important cause for teens, young adults, and families.