Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Creative Service Projects:

Looking to spice up your service days? Look no further…


Use your talents to help youth in your community! Keep in mind that your YAC should do a needs assessment— a measurement of what your community needs most— every 3 years for your community. Ex: Does your community struggle with teen pregnancy? Volunteer for or set up abstinence/sex education classes. Consider using your strengths as a YAC. Does your YAC have a lot of artists? Maybe your group could host a "mural painting party" at a nearby park for kids of all ages to attend.  The possibilities are endless!


Here are some web sites to help!


A list of small ideas with a BIG impact:
http://www.examiner.com/college-admissions-in-washington-dc/10-creative-ways-for-teens-to-volunteer-their-communities


Examples of what youth in various cities have done:
http://circle.adventist.org/files/jae/en/jae199154014601.pdf


Looking for specific categories? Try this site:
http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/serviceideas.shtml

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

YAC-tastic Tuesday!

What is a "YAC-tastic Tuesday?"
Glad you asked!  YAC-tastic Tuesdays are specifically for highlighting different YACers from the YACs in Arkansas.  We want to show off what you (yes, YOU!) are doing to make your community thrive. Whether it's volunteering at a local food shelter every Saturday or creating your own program to provide books to children, we want to see you rollin' up your sleeves and gettin' things done to make your community and Arkansas better places to live.


Meet Cara:  a former YACer of St. Francis County who decided that she wanted to make a big impact on her community. Check out her story!


Monday, October 10, 2011

The start of something good...

The rumors are true: Arkansas YACs are going viral on the World Wide Web! First, we gave you a facebook; now we're giving you a blog!  And there is more to come.  All of these resources and only 2 eyes to take them all in; it just doesn't seem fair. 


Our Blog In Review:
YAC-tastic Tuesdays!  Join us for uplifting stories about teens serving their communities!  Send us your story and we will highlight you and your YAC on YAC Tales! 


Your Voice Matters:
What should we put on this blog?  Take the survey to the right.  This blog is for YOU so don't be afraid to let us know what you think!  Got other suggestions?  Just comment on this post!