Fall/05

Fit City Youth Campaign

Did you know almost 14 million children in theUnited States between the ages of 2 and 17 are obese and another 8.6 million are at risk of becoming obese? Unfortunately, there are a lot of Hoosier kids included in those numbers.*

Central Indiana youth have an opportunity to help reduce obesity and help their peers become more fit. Youth as Resources has grants available for volunteer groups who identify peer groups in need and develop activities to assist in increasing physical activity, adopting healthier eating habits and losing excess weight.

Volunteers will include youth, ages 8-21, recruited through youth-serving and faith-based organizations, schools, correctional facilities, community centers and public housing communities. The activities will occur in all six counties in the United Way of Central Indian service area. Grants of up to $2,000 will be made to support project activities.

Grant funds have been made available from the United Way Targeted Initiatives Fund, and are in collaboration with the Indianapolis Fit City campaign. For more information, contact 317.920.2562 or paula.allen@uwci.org

*Source: Indiana Minority Health Coalition

Spring/04

Here's How to Get On a Board . . .

Are you interested in serving on a board or committee of a nonprofit organization? United Way's Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI) trains 25 high school students each year to do just that. (Read the full story.)

TV Guiding Your Life?
How do you program your life? The media is in our everyday lives. It is a source of entertainment and keeps us updated on what is going on in our world. But what has happened to the airways? (Read the full story.)

Fall/03

Volunteer today - vote tomorrow?

As if we needed more proof that volunteering is a good thing for young people - now comes new research that shows that youths' volunteer activities actually increase the likelihood that they will vote and participate in civic activities later in life. (Read the full story.)

Spring/02

Youth Volunteers — Did you know?
60% of American teens volunteer (that’s 13.3 million nationally), compared to 56% of adults. Last year in central Indiana, 3,939 youth volunteered with Youth as Resources projects alone! (Read the full story)

Fall/01

Volunteering Cuts Pregancy Risk
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregancy, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group, recently issued a report analyzing research on teenage-pregancy programs. (Read the full story)