March 5, 2019
The North Central Michigan Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Councils (YAC) are sending $16,000 in new grants back into Crawford, Ogemaw and Oscoda Counties for youth programs benefiting their peers and their communities.
The North Central Michigan Community Foundation (NCMCF) Board of Trustees approved the Youth Advisory Council’s 16 grant award recommendations, totaling $16,097, on February 19, 2019. Grants awarded include:
- $4,397 through three grants to West Branch-Rose City Schools to repair and replace instruments and for storage for the Surline Middle School and Ogemaw Heights High School music program, and for a Visual Arts program;
- $4,250 to Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center for training support and outreach to strengthen the specialized training needed for staff to best serve vulnerable children through their Child Advocacy Center work;
- $2,500 to Iosco County Coats for Kids to purchase winter coats and gloves for children in Ogemaw County;
- $1,875 to Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan to support travel and lodging expenses for families from Crawford, Ogemaw and Oscoda Counties who need to utilize the organization’s hospitality services while children are being treated in Grand Rapids;
- $1,511 to Ana’s Treasures for the Foster Family Support project;
- $500 to Ogemaw Kids Club to support operating expenses;
- $400 to His Love Family Resources for the Operation Christmas Shoppe project;
- $255 to Mio AuSable Schools to purchase young adult literature for classroom libraries;
- $209 to District Health Department No. 10 for the “Neighborhood Connections” program, which provides basic human needs items to low-income families; and
- $200 to Crawford Roscommon Child Protection Council for the “Circle of Parents in Crawford County” program, a peer parenting advice and support network.
The North Central Michigan Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council is a group of young people ages 12 to 21 from Crawford, Ogemaw and Oscoda Counties. Working with adult advisors, these youth work to improve the lives of other children in their communities through the allocation of grant money. With initial funding support by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, YAC encourages young people to learn how philanthropy can help meet the specific needs of their community.
The next deadline for grant opportunities through NCMCF is with the Community Impact Grant program. Applications are due June 30, 2019. Nonprofits, schools and churches interested in applying for a Community Impact Grant can access the application form and criteria at ncmcf.org. If you have questions or need assistance with the application process, contact the NCMCF office at 877-354-6881.
The North Central Michigan Community Foundation serves Crawford, Ogemaw and Oscoda Counties. NCMCF is an affiliate of the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM), which holds combined assets of over $47 million. CFNEM serves as the administrative arm for its affiliate foundations. NCMCF 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 make a donation or learn more about how community foundations work, visit ncmcf.org or call 989-354-6881; toll-free: 877-354-6881.
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