The Straits Area Community Foundation (SACF) recently approved four grants totaling $3,058 during its spring round of Youth Advisory Council (YAC) grants. The Straits Area YAC awards grant funding to support projects and programs directly benefiting youth and projects important to youth.

Church of the Straits received $1,000 to purchase food and supplies for their food pantry.

Wolverine Community Schools received a $900 grant for specialized equipment for students to learn about rockhounding, fossils, gold panning, metal detecting, and lapidary crafts.

Cheboygan County Habitat for Humanity was awarded $708 for a family-friendly days that provide hands on activities and learning experiences for children.

Cheboygan Area Schools received a $405 grant for a “Class of ’24 Evening of Memories” event.

The Straits Area Youth Advisory Council is a youth philanthropy program of SACF. Young people involved in YAC learn the important role of philanthropy in their community, gain leadership skills, serve their communities, and award youth grants through the Straits Area Kellogg Youth Endowment Fund. Through this program, they are empowered to make a real difference for their peers.

The next opportunity for submitting grant applications is through SACF’s Community Impact Grant. The application deadline is June 1, 2024. Applications are available at sacf.net.

The Straits Area Community Foundation serves Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City. SACF is an affiliate of the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM), accredited by National Standards for U.S Community Foundations®. CFNEM serves as the administrative arm for its affiliate foundations. SACF is led by a volunteer board of local citizens committed to providing people who care about the future of the region and its communities with unique and effective ways of supporting their community now, and for generations to come. The foundation oversees a group of permanently endowed funds from a wide range of donors. Gifts of all sizes from individuals, families, businesses, and agencies are invested in a balanced, well-managed portfolio to build endowments, enabling support for local community nonprofits now and forever. To donate or learn more about how community foundations work, visit sacf.net or call 989-354-6881; toll-free: 877-354-6881.