Fund Description
United Way of Racine County's Youth as Resources (YAR) empowers young people to make a positive difference in Racine County through grant making and community service. YAR provides grants to fund youth-designed, youth-led community service and service learning projects. YAR projects feature youth as planners and volunteers while creatively addressing specific community needs or problems, such as environmental, social and cultural awareness issues.
Fund Eligibility
The Youth As Resources (YAR) fund is a partnership with Racine Unified School District's middle school academies: The Academies of Racine at Gifford, The Acadmies of Racine at Jerstad Agerhold, The Academies of Racine at Mitchell, The Academies of Racine at Schulte, and The Academies of Racine at Olympia Brown.
Any group of youth in the middle school academies eighth grade capstone class may apply for a YAR grant up to and including $500.
To learn more about Youth As Resources download the fund document as a Word doc or PDF.
Application Process
The next application deadline is Friday, March 13.
Funding request submissions require three elements:
- Grant application
- Detailed project budget
- Short video that describes the project plan
Grant Application (choose one option):
- Click the "Webform Application" link below and submit the online form
- Click the "Application Worksheet" link below, download the application, complete it, and email it to ktuttle@unitedwayracine.org
Project Budget:
- Click the "Budget" link below, complete the form, and email to ktuttle@unitedwayracine.org
Project Video:
- Record a short 1-2 minute video explaining your project and email to ktuttle@unitedwayracine.org
Reporting Requirements
The youth group is required to submit a report to Katie Tuttle at ktuttle@unitedwayracine.org within 30 days of the completion of the YAR-funded project.
The reporting requirements are comprised of three parts:
- Written Report
- Photos demonstrating project impact
- One of the following:
- A video recording of the capstone project
- A copy of the presentation
Written Report
- Click the "Webform Report" link below and submit the online form
- Click the "Report Worksheet" link below, download the report, complete it, and email it to ktuttle@unitedwayracine.org
Photos
- Email all project photos to ktuttle@unitedwayracine.org
Presentation
- Email the recording or presentation to ktuttle@unitedwayracine.org
