by Lauren Grevel | Sep 11, 2019 | Community Foundation News, Who We Are, YAC, Youth
Our Youth Advisory Council is gearing up for another year of programming and grantmaking in our community. Over the late spring and early summer, our returning members led an in-depth recruitment and interview process to select 8 new members. We’re thrilled to welcome...
by Holly Cole | Jun 11, 2019 | Grant Impact Stories, Grants, YAC
At the end of May, our board, together with the Youth Advisory Council (YAC), announced nine second-round grant awards, totaling $203,015 in support of Northwest Ottawa County and our surrounding communities. This includes a $25,000 grant to the City of Ferrysburg for...
by Lauren Grevel | Nov 16, 2018 | YAC, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
Youth Are Creative. It’s no secret that our community’s youth are engaged in a wide variety of activities and according to the 2017 Youth Assessment Survey, 94% of teens in Ottawa County report participating in a community activity this year. As our Youth Advisory...
by Melanie Swiftney | Oct 9, 2018 | ACF, Arts, Culture & Diversity, Behind the Scenes, CACF, Community Foundation News, Community Foundation Stories, Diversity & Inclusion, Donors, Economic & Community Betterment, Education, Environment, Funds, Giving, Grant Impact Stories, Grants, Health & Human Services, Legacy, Scholarships, Team, Trustees, Who We Are, YAC, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
Our annual publication is now available! Our theme this year is For Impact, and we’re excited for this new way of thinking. Our sector has always been identified as the “nonprofit” sector. The two others are the private (business) and public...
by Lauren Grevel | Sep 4, 2018 | Who We Are, YAC, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
As our Youth Advisory Council gears up for another year of programming and engagement, we’re taking some time to reflect on our purpose, as well as how we’ve adapted and shifted our programming to meet the current needs of youth. As we all know, the world is...
by Lauren Grevel | Jul 24, 2018 | Community Foundation Stories, Who We Are, YAC, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
This summer, three returning YAC members (Habeeb El-amir, Ben Garretson, and Jackson Schulte) attended the 2018 Youth Summer Leadership Conference hosted by the Council of Michigan Foundations and the Michigan Community Foundations YOUTH Project. Over the course of a...
