Announcing SD Faith in Public Life’s
Love Your Neighbor Micro-Grants
for congregations, and community and educational groups
Join SD Faith in Public Life to encourage other South Dakotans in your community to stand together, be allies, and love their neighbor, no exceptions!
SD Faith in Public Life is excited to make funds available for congregations, ethnic support organizations, campus groups, community groups, and schools to create local visibility, education, or community service projects dedicated to tolerance, respect, mutual support and ally-ship. These grants of $100-$750 will build capacity across the state and empower people of good conscience to act in their own congregations, schools, and towns to support and show ally-ship with vulnerable community members.
Examples of potential projects might include:
- Hosting a potluck with members of a vulnerable group in your community to explore each other’s foods and build new relationships;
- Hosting a cultural appreciation event at a religious center or school, focused on food, music or a movie from another religion or culture;
- Creating a mural or poster campaign that supports inclusion, mutual respect and kindness at a church, school or college/university;
- Developing a Sunday School or adult education project – funds could be used to purchase curriculum, buy books for a discussion series, or to cover a speaker’s travel costs;
- Buying children or young adult books focused on refugees, immigration, LGBT families, Native Americans, Muslim or Jewish Americans, etc. for school or church libraries;
- Taking a group field trip to visit the SD Muslim Community Center, a Native American Center, or a refugee resettlement agency to learn more about a community and its beliefs or needs.
Applications for micro-grants will be accepted on a rolling basis from April 1 through May 31, 2017. Projects must be completed on or before October 31, 2017.
To apply, please fill out the Love Your Neighbor Micro-grant Application and email it to sdfaithinpubliclife@yahoo.com.
Or mail completed application to: PO Box 456 Freeman, SD 57029
