Attached are the guidelines and application for the Bertha Wolf-Rosenthal Foundation Fund for Community Service - 2009 Stipend Program. You may also download it from our website at: http://www.libertyhill.org/grant/home.html.

Complete application packets must be received in our office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Please refer to the guidelines and application for full details. Questions may be emailed to us at clee@libertyhill.org.

The Bertha Wolf-Rosenthal Foundation Fund for Community Service Stipend, a program of the Liberty Hill Foundation, will provide up to five young people (ages 18-25 as of the end of December 2008) with a stipend of $5,000 each to help cover basic living costs (e.g., rent, food, utilities, transportation and childcare) while they work at a nonprofit organization anywhere in California during the 2009 calendar year.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be considered for the Bertha Wolf-Rosenthal Foundation Fund for Community Service Stipend, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Show a history of community service work (in and/or out of school).

2. Demonstrate her/his financial need for supplementary income in the absence of support from family and/or other outside resources. Please note that there is no particular threshold of financial need we are considering. It is up to the applicant to decide if she/he would be a competitive applicant given her/his particular circumstances.

3. Currently work full-time (defined as 30+ hours/week) for a nonprofit organization in California. Unpaid interns working 30+ hours/week for the entire year may also apply.