May is “Leave a Legacy Month” – a time dedicated to reflecting on the impact we can make now, and beyond our lifetimes. It is also a time to celebrate those who have chosen to leave a legacy for our area. We are honored to have more than 80 individuals...
A huge "THANK YOU" to everyone who visited our website, stopped in, or contributed to our Youth Advisory Councils across northeast Michigan yesterday in some way on our first-ever YAC Day! Your donations mean a lot to the young people in our communities,...
TODAY is YAC Day!
Today is YAC Day - a special day of giving to support our local Youth Advisory Councils. Giving will remain open through midnight for donations to support your local youth. These kids do SO much to make our communities a better place through grantmaking,...
Tomorrow is 🧡YAC Day🧡! Northeast Michigan is so generous. We see it all the time, and in many ways. We hope our communities will show up tomorrow to support our Youth Advisory Councils, or YACs, on a special day of giving meant to lift up the...
Local nonprofits like The Sunset Project that have projects impacting youth in our communities are the beneficiaries of Youth Advisory Council (YAC) grants. Our YAC program teaches young people about the impact charitable giving and the nonprofit community...
Mac the Golden Yak has already become loved by our Youth Advisory Council members. Why? Aside from being cute and shiny, he is also the top prize for the YAC that raises the most funds on YAC Day on May 7th. Will you help your local YAC win Mac? Visit...
Some of our Iosco County Youth Advisory Council members sharing what they love most about YAC!
Why give to your local YAC on YAC Day, May 7th? Because your gift will add to this impact, forever! Your gift will help kids in your own community to make a better place for themselves, their peers, and for future generations. Your gift will truly...
YAC Day is May 7! Today we want to tell you about our Youth Advisory Council advisors. Advisors are like our youth-grantmaker wranglers! They help the Foundation to gather YAC members, recruit new members, and provide guidance and support to our YAC...
Youth Advisory Councils, or YACs, have supported youth projects in our communities with over $2.5 million in grants across northeast Michigan! Programs like Art in the Loft R.E.A.C.H. is just one of MANY grants that support youth in our region. We...
With YAC Day coming up so soon on May 7, what could be better than this amazing picture of one of our very own YAC Advisors ON A YAK! Steve Evoy (Straits Area YAC – Wolverine) probably had no idea at the time this photo was taken how much “YAC”...
What is YAC, and what exactly to "YACers" do?
Who are YACers? They’re youth, typically from ages 12-21, from all across northeast Michigan who are serving on a Youth Advisory Council to direct youth-related grantmaking in support of peers in their own, individual communities. In this video,...