by Amirah Vosburgh | Dec 11, 2023 | Community Foundation News, Community Foundation Stories, Education, Giving, Scholarships, Uncategorized
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation scholarships were established by donors in our community who cared about giving back and supporting local students. Our wide variety of opportunities include many different criteria, from financial need, the school the applicant...
by Amirah Vosburgh | Sep 7, 2023 | Donor Impact Stories, Education, Scholarships, Youth Impact Stories
Within any human psyche and our self-perception, the biggest critic that can shower us with either positive or negative praise is ourselves. Especially during a transitional period from a high schooler who is on the cusp of blossoming into a young adult just entering...
by Amirah Vosburgh | Sep 28, 2021 | 50th Anniversary, Education, Grant Impact Stories
In celebration of our 50th anniversary this year, we wanted to recognize our community’s commitment to Northwest Ottawa County students. For 50 years, a major area of our focus has been education and scholarship. From this priority area, the idea for the Community...
by Amirah Vosburgh | 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 Amirah Vosburgh | Aug 4, 2020 | Community Foundation News, Education, Scholarships
This spring, we awarded $621,140 in scholarships to 220 area students. The GHACF holds over 125 scholarship funds with varying criteria, such as financial need, academic achievements, and field of study. Another factor our scholarship committee considers is if a...
by Amirah Vosburgh | Jun 9, 2020 | Community Foundation Stories, Education, Youth
The Excellence In Education event is a long-standing tradition at the community foundation where we recognize and honor the area’s top high school students who are graduating at the top of their classes. Each honored student is asked to select an educator who has had...
