Projects
Arkansas Youth United
Under contract to the US Administration on Developmental Disabilities, HSRI was awarded federal funds to implement the Northwest Arkansas Youth Information, Training and Resource Center. This is an ADD Project of National Significance. The Center serves youth ages 13-17 and emerging leaders ages 18-30 with developmental disabilities and their families. The Center's primary goal is to help young people complete their high school education, pursue post high school education or job training, seek and maintain employment and build personal assets or otherwise improve their lives.
The project has three objectives. Young self-advocates and emerging leaders:
- Play a strong role guiding Center activities;
- Receive needed information and support to achieve life goals; and
- Learn to be leaders in their own lives and work together to be leaders in Arkansas.
You can visit the Arkansas Youth United website here: www.ayuonline.org
