As we say goodbye to another beautiful Oregon summer, the sound of school buses and fall rain means good things are on the horizon!

2025-2026 is shaping up to be an awesome year of youth-led grantmaking - with 66 student groups across 42 schools on deck to distribute $1 million this school year. 

Club leaders are working hard to recruit new members while the Schnitzer Cares team visits their in-class peers to kick off the process. 

, you may wonder? By dreaming BIG about the kind of communities we want to live in! 

Stay tuned for more updates about the coming grant cycle. Student mission statements will be available on November 15. 

Welcome to a new school year!

Welcome to a new school year!