by GHACF team | 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 GHACF team | 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...
by GHACF team | Jul 18, 2018 | Education, Grants, Scholarships, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
Last Wednesday, we celebrated this year’s scholarship recipients and the donors who made the scholarships possible. Madison Miller, who received the Erickson Scholarship, and Lacey Lemke, a two-time recipient (undergrad in 2008 and now for her master’s...
by GHACF team | May 15, 2018 | Education, Scholarships, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
Each May, we honor the top 10% of local graduating high school seniors, as well as the educator who contributed significantly to the student’s academic achievement. Sixty-six students were recognized from Grand Haven High School, Spring Lake High School, and...
by GHACF team | May 1, 2018 | Grants, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
Youth empowerment is the process in which young people are given the tools to make decisions and create change—not only impacting their own lives but the lives of their peers as well. Often times we hear from youth that their voices are not being heard. Members of our...
by GHACF team | Sep 13, 2017 | Community Foundation Stories, YAC, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
The school year’s just begun, but the 2017-18 Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is already in full swing. Six new members joined 14 returning members, and they represent Grand Haven, Spring Lake, and Western Michigan Christian High Schools. YAC members meet during the...