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"I learned that there is more to a community than going to school and work, it's taught me community service and working together."

Nipa Begum, YAC member of the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan

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Check out the amazing grants that were presented at the 2008 Youth Grantmakers Summer Leadership Conference!  The finalists are shown here, but there were many other examples of YACs doing good work.

 
   

December YACer of the Month:

Congratulations to Jasmine Neldon of the Michigan Gateway Community Foundation for her selection as the December YACer of the Month! Read more here!

 
    Apply now for the 2009 Mawby Internship:
If you are interested in a career in philanthropy, there is no better internship than the Mawby Internship at the Council of Michigan Foundations.  Learn more
    MCFYP Matching Grant for Alcohol Prevention Programs
The MCFYP Committee has partnered with the Michigan Department of Community Health to make available a total of $25,000 to YACs around the state for alcohol prevention projects.  If your YAC wants some of that money, check out this application!
    Capital Region YAC Newsletter
Each year the Capital Region Community Foundation YAC publishes a phenomenal newsletter called the YAC Attack.  This publication is written by YAC members and highlights their grants and community service projects from the previous year. 
    Hillsdale YACer of the month honored in local paper!
Brent Dickinson, a YAC member from the Hillsdale County Community Foundation and YACer of the Month in July, was recently named a Hometown Hero by the Hillsdale Daily News.  Read more
    The YACkety YAC is here!
The annual YACkety YAC serves as a recap of the summer conference, so all YACs can stay up to date as to what is going on statewide.  Read here
       
     

 

       

 

       

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