by GHACF team | Jan 11, 2022 | Community Foundation News, Community Foundation Stories, Grants, Recipients
The Board of the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation (GHACF) is pleased to announce five fourth-round Community Impact grant awards, totaling more than $160,000, in support of Northwest Ottawa County and our surrounding communities. This includes a $45,275 grant to...
by GHACF team | Aug 31, 2021 | Community Foundation Stories, Education, Funds, Scholarships, Youth
For the past 50 years, our foundation has had the privilege to work alongside local philanthropists to give back to our community. A key element of our work is grounded in giving back to the area’s youth by partnering with local individuals and organizations to...
by GHACF team | Jun 23, 2021 | 50th Anniversary, Community Foundation Stories, Our History
This is a monumental year for the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation, as we celebrate fifty years of partnering with community members like yourself, who make the Grand Haven area a wonderful place to live, work, and play. In celebrating this milestone, join us in...
by Hadley Streng | Mar 30, 2021 | 50th Anniversary, Community Foundation Stories
For 50 years, relationships have been an integral part of the success of the GHACF and very much remain so today. We are grateful for the relationships that we have with community leaders because we are often more impactful when we work together. In our latest 50th...
by Hadley Streng | Jan 26, 2021 | 50th Anniversary, Community Foundation Stories, Our History
By Hadley Streng, President of the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Fifty years ago, a group of a dozen community leaders gathered together because they wanted to do something more for our community. Something bigger. They each gave $100 to start what would...
by GHACF team | Jan 13, 2021 | Community Foundation Stories, Health & Human Services, Who We Are, YAC, Youth
With the first half of our Youth Advisory Council (YAC) year underway, the committee has adapted to a virtual meeting format while still working towards empowering and supporting youth in Northwest Ottawa County. We’ve used this time to pause and pivot our work,...
