by GHACF team | Jul 24, 2025 | Community Foundation News, Grantees, Grants, YAC, Youth
The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation’s (GHACF) Youth Advisory Council (YAC) recently awarded 12 grants totaling nearly $117k. One of the recipients was BErista, Inc., whose $12,500 grant will go toward supporting an enhanced employee training and growth program...
by GHACF team | Feb 29, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Community Foundation News, Diversity & Inclusion, Economic & Community Betterment, Education, Environment, For Impact Organizations, Giving, Grantees, Grants, Health & Human Services, YAC, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
In 2023, the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) granted the largest amount in its history: $110,600 in awards. Our YAC’s 20 high school students from Northwest Ottawa County give of their time as they meet throughout the year to...
by GHACF team | Jan 17, 2024 | Education, Funds, Scholarships, Youth
When you fill out our scholarship application, your one application qualifies you to be considered for all of our scholarship funds. Our scholarships were established by donors in our community who cared about giving back and supporting local students. This means they...
by GHACF team | Jun 13, 2023 | YAC, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
The GHACF Youth Advisory Council, or YAC for short, is a youth-led council made up of high schoolers from both Grand Haven and Spring Lake Schools. Members meet monthly to discuss topics youth face in today’s society. These topics include mental and emotional...
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 | 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,...
