Community Foundation of the Ozarks


Springfield Youth Empowerment Project

The Springfield Youth Empowerment Project’s mission is to empower youth to positively impact their community.  This is accomplished through education, service, grantmaking, and fundraising. 

Recent YEP Activity

The Springfield Youth Empowerment Project held its Spring 2008 grant presentations on April 15, 2008.  To view a list of the projects funded, please select the following link:

Springfield YEP Spring 2008 Grants

Applying For Springfield YEP Grant

The Youth Empowerment Project (Y.E.P.) has received grant making funds from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.  With this funding, we intend to help youth-driven community service projects in need of financial assistance. Our hope is that Y.E.P. can help to increase involvement and empower the youth of this community to help make it a better place.  To apply for a Springfield YEP Grant please utilize the form (in MS-Word format) below by clicking on the link to download them:

Springfield YEP Application

The following students represent Springfield YEP.  To discuss becoming a YEP member, please contact Bridget Dierks at (417) 864-6199 ext. 23.

2007-2008 Springfield YEP Members

Springfield Catholic High School
Rachel Ball
Sarah Bowman
Katherine Wingo

Central High School
Anna Mosely
Emily Mosely
Kevin Kring
Allie Prater

Glendale High School
Jacob Cordonnier
Hillary Fisk
Molly Bly

Greenwood High School
Ali Haseltine
Andrew Miller
Philip Clothiaux
Molly Carnahan

Hillcrest High School
Tim Williams
Ashleigh Fees
Ginny Rogers

Kickapoo High School
Haley Carr
Abby Webster
Jeffrey Lee

Parkview High School
Megan Funk
Will Griffin
Cody Hodge
Jaime Farquhar