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Youth as Resources
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Have an idea?
Make a plan!
YAR has the $*
*money, dollars, dough, moullah,
serious change, cash, bread,
currency, check, bills, coin.
Who Are We?
Brainerd Lakes Area Youth As
Resources is a board of youth and
adults who process local grant
requests from youth for projects
that benefit the community.
Ideas, plan & action MUST BE of and
by youth. Adult help can be asked
for by youth.
Why?
- To build leadership skills among
youth
- To empower youth to make a
difference in the community
- To establish new working
relationships between youth and
adults
- To benefit the community with
youth creativity and leadership
What?
Projects can address issues that
concern youth and community:
- Build leadership skills in youth
- Raise self-esteem among youth
- Build relationships between all
ages
- Strengthen our community
- Reduce drug & alcohol abuse
- Reduce the crime rate
Criteria used to make decisions
Projects must…
…be youth-led and designed
(youth being up to 20 years old)
…address at least one YAR priority
area
…have a budget stating how dollars
will be used
…meet an identified community need
…have specific end result with a
final report back to the YAR board
Any unused $ will be returned to YAR.
Ideas - Anything is Possible!
- Organize an educational event
- Hold a fundraiser for a non-profit
- Plant a community garden
- Start a youth theater
- Create a space for kids to have
fun - like a skate park
How?
1. Get an application from YAR
2. Complete & submit application to
YAR
3. Make presentation to YAR Board
4. Decisions made monthly by YAR
Board
5. Once you have the money, do your
project!
6. Make reports to YAR Board
7. Celebrate the success of your
project!
When?
The Brainerd Lakes YAR Board meets
monthly to make decisions. If
awarded, your project must be
completed within a year of receiving
the grant.
Brainerd Lakes YAR is funded largely
by grants from the Initiative
Foundation, The Family Services
Collaborative, Bremer Foundation,
St. Joseph's Foundation and the
Brainerd Lakes Area Community
Foundation. YAR is a program of
Brainerd Community Action.
For More Information Call:(218) 829-5278
Email:
YAR@brainerdcommunityaction.org |
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