Dorchester Youth Council is a Point of Light!

On February 15, 2007 the Social Capital Inc. Dorchester Youth Council will be recognized as the Daily Point of Light, a national award from the Points of Light Foundation. The Points of Light Award honors an individual or an organization that is making positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. The program was reinstated in 1998 by the Points of Light Foundation, the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Knights of Columbus. The Youth Council will receive a presidential congratulatory letter, and certificates to commemorate the honor. They will also be featured on the awards page of the Points of Light Foundation website, www.pointsoflight.org. The SCI Dorchester Youth Council is a group of young leaders that meet once a week to discuss new and exciting activities for youth to better their community. Council members encourage other youth to become community leaders and help solve the problems of today’s youth. The Dorchester Youth Council is being recognized for their continued efforts in the community including the annual $10,000 Mini Grant process which in three years has awarded 20 youth-led organizations grant money to develop youth-led community service learning projects. The Youth Council also annually organizes the Safe Love dance that connects hundreds of teens to community health resources to promote healthy lifestyles and positive alternatives for teens while having fun. In addition, the Dorchester Youth Council has led civic engagement workshops for their peers, and led many community service-learning projects. Sonia Alleyne, Vice President of Sovereign Bank, a funder of the Youth Council expresses her praise, “We are so proud of them not only for this award but for what they continue to do for the betterment of the Dorchester community and beyond. They are indeed role models for the young and the old and we have to continue to lift up our shining stars.