About YAR

Youth as Resources of Central Indiana (YARCI) is a youth development program that gives money (small grants) to youth groups to operate volunteer projects in their community.

What We Do

• YAR challenges youth to identify community needs and design projects that use their skills, creativity and energy to help others in the community.
• YAR awards grants to youth volunteer groups for youth-led service projects. Grant workshops are conducted before each grant deadline to advise youth on how to apply.
• YAR is guided by Action Boards in each county. Youth and adult board members work in partnership to make all funding decisions.
  
  

YARCI is a program of United Way of Central Indiana which serves Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion and Morgan counties.

Our mission is:

• To draw on the skills, ideas and energy of youth to improve communities through youth-led service projects;
• To promote learning through youth service, leadership and civic participation;
• To encourage youth to develop a sense of ownership in the community of central Indiana;
• To change society's view of youth from a source of problems to a source of solutions.