Please help us spread the word that for YR’s 23rd year, we have funding available for youth-led community service projects – should they pass the Teen Advisory Council Grant Screening Committee and pending the YR board’s approval! ‎To date, 127,389 local children and teens have been involved in 1,972 youth-led service projects and have received over $692,427 in grants from Youth Resources. More than 700 youth were directly involved in 19 Make A Difference Grants projects in the 2009-10 school year, making a positive impact on nearly 5,800 others in our region!
Over the past five years, 42% of the youth who volunteered with the Make a Difference grant projects were economically disadvantaged and 25% were minorities. We are proud that the Make a Difference (fiormerly named Youth As Resources) grants have reached all youth and taught them the importance of giving back and community service.
Make A Difference Grants address real problems and enhance young people’s brainstorming, planning, budgeting, communication, teambuilding, and leadership skills. During the process youth learn practical applications to academic learning, use cognitive and social skills, develop future job skills, and realize they can solve community problems, which helps to build self-esteem.
To download a Make A Difference Grant application please go to http://youth-resources.org/Make-A-Difference-Grants.aspx!!! Make A Difference Grant Program Manager, Jessica Fehrenbacher, may be reached at 421-0030 or emaiiled at jessica@youth-resources.org!
