Who do I contact in regards to getting a grant to start a youth group?

Question

I would like to find someone who can help me get a grant to restore an old building and turn it into a youth group. The area is in a poverty zone and there is no where for the youth in the community to go. Not a bowling alley, a theater, zero, nothing. This town has plenty of children and just one grocery store, one gas station, a hardware store, and pharmacy. And that's it. There is an old abandoned building (what use to be a bar) which we could have. But it needs to be updated with electric, a roof, furnace etc. The building has great potential and could be restored into a youth group. But since we don't have the money to do this where do I go, who do I talk to, who can I contact, how do I write it up. I've never done this before so I don't know where to start so I could use all the help I can get. Please help!

Answer 1

Cool. Good Luck. I have never taken on such an ambitious project but I know of some organizations that love to help out:

-Amvets
-Lyon's Club
-Kiwanis Club
-Knights of Columbus
-United Way
-Rotary International

Also contact you local Chamber of Commerce and State and Local governments. There may be some grant money available for renewal projects or they may have some free help for you to apply for your own grant.

Once again, Good Luck.