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Youth groups pitch community projects to Las Vegas YNAB grant board; board to forward recommendations to City Council
Summary
More than two dozen youth‑led teams presented projects ranging from homelessness outreach and animal welfare to arts and school gardens. The board will vote on recommended awards and send them to Las Vegas City Council on Feb. 4, 2026; one scheduling motion passed by voice vote.
Ayanna Castro, chair of the Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership (YNAB) Grant Review Board, presided over a Dec. 8 session in which more than two dozen student teams presented short pitches for small city grants to support youth projects across Las Vegas. The board did not vote on awards that night; it will consider and vote on funding recommendations before presenting them to Las Vegas City Council on Feb. 4, 2026.
The presentations covered a wide range of community projects that board members said they expect to forward as funding recommendations. Several groups requested the program’s common $2,000 award amount for projects such as Play and mental‑health programming, a student drama program and comfort kits for pediatric hospital patients. Tara Manor, YNAB staff, told presenters the board would notify groups about recommendations…
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