Youth As Resources (YAR) empowers young people to make a positive difference in Racine County through grant making and community service. Youth As Resources is currently accepting grant applications for the 2013-14 program year. The grants fund youth-designed, youth-led community service and service learning projects. Projects must feature youth as planners and volunteers and creatively address specific community needs or problems, such as environmental, social, and cultural awareness issues.
Any group of youth (up to age 24) from community organizations, religious communities, schools, classrooms, clubs, service groups, and other nonprofit organizations may apply for a YAR grant up to $1,000. The deadline to submit an application is the first of each month from August 2013 – May 2014. Youth groups interested in applying for funding are encouraged to attend a Youth As Resources informational session to learn more about the grant process and how to successfully complete the YAR grant application and project budget.
During the 2012-13 program year, Youth As Resources funded five community service projects totaling $5,245.50. Since 1996, Youth As Resources has funded 390 community service and service learning projects totaling $260,010. For more information or to apply for a YAR grant, visit www.unitedwayracine.org/yar or contact education specialist Jessica Safransky Schacht at 262-898-2251 or jsafransky@unitedwayracine.org.