by GHACF team | Sep 6, 2017 | Definitions, Who We Are, YAC, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
Guest post by Christina Byrne, GHHS senior and YAC member The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is a group of twenty high school students from Northwest Ottawa County who are passionate about learning about our community and investing in programs that will...
by GHACF team | Jul 20, 2017 | Donors, Funds, Scholarships, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
“The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation’s benevolent philanthropy has always been exceptionally prominent in the community I’ve grown up in, and that has left quite an impression on me. [They have] impacted me by displaying a level of selflessness, generosity, and...
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...
