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STATE FARM YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD GRANTS MORE THAN $500,000 FOR DRIVER SAFETY
August 22, 2011
STATE FARM® YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD GRANTS MORE THAN $500,000 FOR DRIVER SAFETY
Bloomington, Ill., Aug. 22, 2011– Projects aimed at impacting driver safety were awarded grants from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board.
Service-learning based, youth-led projects focused on driver safety across the United States and Canada were awarded $501,360. The projects are part of a $5 million allocation the Youth Advisory Board administers on State Farm’s behalf.
Traffic crashes are the No. 1 killer of young people. Many new drivers lack necessary skills and are often distracted. Speed, too many passengers in the vehicle, loud music and inexperience often contribute to teen deaths.
As a result, the State Farm Youth Advisory Board selected driver safety as one of the five issues eligible for funding requests. Other issues are environmental responsibility, disaster preparedness, access to higher education/closing the achievement gap and financial literacy. The winning grants clearly outline how youth, through service-learning, can make positive change in their communities.
For a list of funded projects, visit www.statefarmyab.com.
About State Farm®:
State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farm's 17,700 agents and more than 67,000 employees serve 81 million policies and accounts – almost 79 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and nearly 2 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 31 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com® or in Canada statefarm.ca®.
About the Youth Advisory Board: The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is a diverse group of 30 youth, ages 17-20, who were chosen through a competitive process to lead and oversee this $5 million/year signature service-learning initiative. The Youth Board identified the issues, issued competitive grants and will now provide technical assistance, communication and oversight to site grantees.