By Youth For Youth (BYFY), is a committee of volunteer high school students from around Dane County, that oversee the allocation of over $20,000 to student youth programs and initiatives.  These students have the money and power to address issues important to today's youth.

The BYFY committee meets every Monday from 6pm-8pm throughout the school year. During that time, students develop their priorities, send out a request for proposals, and decide which programs they would like to fund.  The money that By Youth For Youth allocates goes directly to fund student organized programs.

Tobacco-Free Dane County is proud to allocate funds to the By Youth For Youth committee so that they may address the important issue of tobacco use by Dane County youth. For the 2004-2005 school year, TFDCC allocated $1,000 for projects focusing on tobacco use. Recipients of TFDCC dollars included Badger Ridge Middle School Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU, Verona) and the Afrocentric Organization.

For more information about BYFY, contact Lyle Burmeister, Youth Program Coordinator.