Creative Cause wins grant to fund its "Plant Hope" pilot initiative for National and Global Youth Service Day. Sponsored by the Freddie Mac Foundation, Creative Cause was one of fifty one youth-led service projects planned for April 20-22, 2007. "The Plant Hope initiative is creative way for youth to share ways through arts and service on how they are making a difference in their communities," said Tambra Stevenson, founder of Creative Cause.

"With the rise of violence and the mental health toll on families and communities post-Katrina, youth need more creative opportunities to be actively engaged in the communities." On that day, youth will take the "Plant Hope" challenge in team projects and make large and small postcards of hope for their community that will become a part of the 2010 x 2010 goal for the fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Katrina survivors have relocated across America and our goal is to create a 'postcards of hope' by the community for the community showing that we will always remember what Katrina's message to be that change we wish to see. Youth can participate in the "Plant Hope" project by registering online at www.postcardsfromkatrina.com.