Grants at the ACUYS: Get up to $500

In 1987 Fort Wayne became the home to a Youth As Resources (YAR) board and in 1993 that board became a part of Leadership Fort Wayne. Since moving under the umbrella of Leadership Fort Wayne YAR of Allen County has granted over $100,000 to youth-driven community service project.

Mission of YAR

The mission of Youth as Resources of Allen County it to challenge youth to identify community needs and to develop and implement community service projects to address those needs in order to effect positive community change.

YAR's Outcome Goals

  • To challenge the youth of Allen County to identify community needs
  • To empower the youth of Allen County to plan and implement service projects to meet a community needs
  • To recognize and promote youth as volunteers
  • To educate youth to become philanthropists
  • To foster youth-adult partnerships

About the Cash

Now, the same organization that has aided many youth in their development of servant leadership abilities now brings $5,000 to the participants of the Allen County United Youth Summit. Offering an astounding $100-$500 per group YAR wishes to provide each group attending the ACUYS with the opportunity of applying the skills the youth practiced and learned while at the summit.

The ideas for the projects will be generated by the youth at the Summit and YAR grant applications will be handed out that day. The youth and their adult mentors will go through the regular YAR grant process to apply for one of these grants. If you apply, YAR and your organization might be able to aid in attaining the goal of doubling the number of youth-driven community service projects in Allen County.

Got questions?

Since this is such an integral part of the Allen County United Youth Summit, we would like to invite you to ask any questions that you may have. We have just place for you to do so: the contact form.

Want to come?

It is really easy, you just download the form and mail it back with your nominal $5 fee. Attend»

Get up to $500!

Got a great project, but short on funds? Attend the ACUYS and learn about getting "Money to Make it Happen". Grab the cash»

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Savannah Walters

Savannah Walters is the keynote speaker for the youth summit this year. Savannah and her volunteers give out free tire gauges, generously donated by Sears, Firestone, Goodyear and the Rubber Manufacturers Association, to people across the country. She founded Pump 'em Up in order to spread the cause.