The Youth Committee was proud to support Grand Haven Area Public School's "The Only Arms You'll Ever Need" Campaign which received both state and national recognition.

New grants for the school year 20010-11 (September 1, 2010-June 30, 2011) During the 2010-11 school year the Youth Advisory Committee is continuing to support programs for youth in the Tri-Cities. Listed below are some of the new grants awarded from the Youth Fund:

• Families in Crisis Initiative
  
  $790 to Love INC to provide motel vouchers for homeless families
  
  $774 to Love INC to provide 600 pounds of fresh meat (one month supply)
  
  $850 to Love, INC for one Feeding America Food Truck
  
  $2,000 to Love INC to support the Free Health Clinic for one month
  
  $500 to support an eight-week support group for families at Tri-Cities Ministries Counseling Services
  
  $2,000 to provide the monthly heating bill for two transitional housing units for four months at The People Center
  
  $1,000 to fill the food pantry at The People Center
  
  $1,000 to fill the food pantry at The Salvation Army
  
  $1,000 to provide musical equipment for the Salvation Army's Youth Music Group
  
  $1,000 to provide transit passes for people in the Salvation Army's Transitional Housing Program
  
  $960 to Center for Women in Transition to provide eight scholarships for the Girls on the Run/Girls on Track program
  
  $100 to Center for Women in Transition to provide safety planning for four families
  
  $450 to Lakeshore Pregnancy Center for diapers and/or emergency infant needs
  
  $1,000 to purchase fleece to make hand-tied blankets for The People Center
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Grand Haven Rotary Club-$8,500 Splash Pad on the waterfront by the city marina, for residents and to encourage visitors to downtown and the waterfront.
  
  
• Owashtanong Islands Audubon Society $1096 for a three year subscription to Audubon Adventures for GHAPS elementary schools.
  
  
• Grand Haven Public Schools $2500 Michael Fowlin Diversity Program
  
  
• Spread the Music Foundation, Inc $4,000 Winter Wonderjam Music Experience giving all children an opportunity to learn about and play various instruments.
  
  
• Rick Rack $5,000, to provide seed money to establish a clothing boutique for at-risk teens in foster care.
  
  
• Every Woman's Place $5000 to establish a Host Home and Homeless Youth Support program in the Tri-Cities area.
  
  
• Music with a Message for Kids $2,000 to support and educational and motivational music tour in the Tri-Cities.
  
  
• Barnabas Ministries $1,500 third year funding for the Lakeshore Honors Basketball team.
  
  
• West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics $931 Go Green Resuable Classroom Party Kits.
  
  
• Pioneer Resources $1,750 Camp Horizon a summer program for special needs students to support transition from supportive living to independent living.
  
  
• Village of Spring Lake $4,000 each year for two years to fund the Rain Garden Project.
  
  
• Children's Advocacy Center $5000 to help produce a video to focus on online safety for youth.
  
  
• Grand Haven High School GREEN Club-$1800 Water Filling Station
  
  
• City of Ferrysburg-$1,820 Mike Herman Memorial Field Baseball Diamond Resurface
  
  
• Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance - $5,040 to support the Calling All Colors Advocates program
  
  
• Family Promise of Muskegon County $2,500 Beds for Host Congregations for homeless guest families
  
  
• Northwest Ottawa Chamber Foundation - $7,292 to purchase a Smart Board and associated equipment for use in newly created community meeting space - Youth Fund and Greatest Needs Fund