What is Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation?

Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation (TFYR) is a program of the Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota (ANSR). TFYR's mission is to assist recreational organizations and communities in their efforts to create a tobacco-free environment where they can promote and model tobacco-free lifestyles.  This is accomplished by helping these groups partner with youth and adult community members to implement a recreation-based tobacco prevention strategy. For a complete guide to implementing this strategy, download our manual Creating Healthy Communities: Using Recreation as a Tool for Tobacco Prevention.

Mini-Grant Funding Available for Metro Area Youth Groups

Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation (TFYR) has mini-grant funding available for youth-led, adult-guided groups to partner with TFYR in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington to pursue comprehensive tobacco-free policies for outdoor recreation areas in these communities.

The focus of this program is for TFYR and youth groups to form a partnership to create and promote tobacco-free environemtns in outdoor recreation areas such as playgrounds, athletic fields, picnic areas, golf courses, beaches, fair grounds, and campgrounds.  Park land could be city, county, regional, or privately-owned.

A maximum request of $1,000 per application will be considered, assuming the amount requested is justified by the submitted action plan, and the group sees the project through to completion. Up to eight youth groups will be funded in 2009.  To be considered for funding, please fill out the application and return it to our office. Applications are accepting on a rolling basis.