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Mini Grant Applications for the 2022-23 School Year Now Open!
Schools can apply for mini grants to implement the Directing Change program in a classroom on campus or as part of a youth-led club.
Eligible Organizations: Middle schools, high schools, colleges, community organizations, and youth clubs. Participating youth should be in grades 6-12 or ages 12-25. Public, private, and charter schools and districts are all eligible to apply.
Mini Grant Funding: $1,500
Interested? Submit application by Friday, September 16, 2022: directingchangeca.org/2023-directing-change-mini-grant-application/
Riverside County Students Recognized for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Achievements
The Directing Change Program & Film Contest announced the regional finalists in the 10th annual student contest encouraging young people to create short films and about suicide prevention and mental health.
- First Place Suicide Prevention (Region 2): Eleanor Roosevelt High School “The Light in the Darkness”
- Second Place Suicide Prevention (Region 2): Eleanor Roosevelt High School “Dear Diary” (Team Pick)
- Third Place Suicide Prevention – TIED (Region 2): Murrieta Valley High School “Breaking Your Trust” (Team Pick)
- Second Place Mental Health Matters (Region 2): Ramona High School “Not an Adjective” (Team Pick)
- Third Place Mental Health Matters (Region 2): Eleanor Roosevelt High School “First Step”
Statewide Winners Announced in Annual Directing Change Film Contest
Statewide winners in the Through the Lens of Culture, Hope & Justice, Animated Short and Walk in Our Shoes categories were announced by the Directing Change Program & Film Contest at the virtual awards ceremony!
- First Place Through the Lens of Culture: Polytechnic High School “Solitude”
- Second Place Through the Lens of Culture: Murrieta Valley High School “El Secreto”
- Third Place Through the Lens of Culture: Valley View High School “Vergüenza”
- Fifth Place Through the Lens of Culture – TIED: Ramona High School “Transposed”
- First Place Hope & Justice – Hope – TIED: David A Brown Middle School “White Noise”
- Second Place Hope & Justice – Hope: David A Brown Middle School “Redefined Hope”
- Fifth Place Animated Short – TIED: Eleanor Roosevelt High School “Out to Sea”
- Fourth Place Walk in Our Shoes – The Superhero in Each of Us: Mountain View Middle School “Basketball Hero”
- Third Place Walk in Our Shoes – What is Mental Health & Words Matter – TIED: David A Brown Middle School “Unfiltered”
- Fourth Place Walk in Our Shoes – What is Mental Health & Words Matter: David A Brown Middle School “Consider The Following”
