by Kim McLaughlin | Jun 11, 2017 | Definitions, Education, Scholarships, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
Michigan’s Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) is a need-based federal government plan administered through the state of Michigan that could be one of the most valuable financial aid resources for students. To qualify, students have to have qualified for Medicaid for 24...
by Kim McLaughlin | May 21, 2017 | Definitions, Education, Scholarships, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
Each fall, hundreds of local students begin their senior year of high school, and with this comes much stress about determining what their future will hold for them. Sadly, in Michigan the student-to-counselor ratio exceeds 700:1. Our high school students desperately...
by Kim McLaughlin | May 17, 2017 | Definitions, Education, Scholarships, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
If you read articles or follow the news about postsecondary education, you’ve surely been inundated with the message that college costs are still on the rise. In the state of Michigan, the average cost of a public 4-year university is almost $18,000 per year. How do...
by GHACF team | May 1, 2017 | Donor Impact Stories, Education, Scholarships, Youth Impact Stories
In our office, spring means one thing: Scholarship Season. Sure, there’s also high school graduation and end-of-school-year events, as well as grant applications and regular office work, but May is when we award our scholarships. One of our most prestigious is the...
by GHACF team | Apr 17, 2017 | Education, Grant Impact Stories, Grantees, Grants
The Board of the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation granted $75,000 to Muskegon Community College for the MCC Downtown Center, an educational center that aims to better prepare local youth for careers in the STEM industries. Northwest Ottawa County relies heavily...
by GHACF team | Apr 10, 2017 | Arts, Culture & Diversity, Economic & Community Betterment, Education, Environment, Grants, Health & Human Services
The community supports us with gifts, which we give back by investing in programs that help our community thrive. By partnering with regional nonprofit organizations, our resources—YOUR resources—enable us to do good things in Northwest Ottawa County. Our grantmaking...