Education & Training
YouthQuest’s Monthly Highlights: December 2016
GRANTING WISHES This holiday season marked the fifth year that YouthQuest has participated in Macy’s Believe campaign, which donates $1 to Make-A-Wish for every letter written to Santa and collected in stores. The afterschool program set an ambitious goal of sending 50,000 letters to Kris Kringle on National Believe Day (Dec. 9), when the retailer […]
Read MoreScholarship Opportunity for Female Seniors with an Entrepreneurial Streak
Know a female high school senior who dreams of opening her own business one day? Let her know that applications are currently being accepted by the Katharine Roat Stevens Fund, which will award up to $1,000 to at least one graduating senior in Genesee County this year. The scholarship – named for a well-known Genesee […]
Read MoreFall Enrollment Opens for TeenQuest Pre-Employment, Leadership Training
Countywide Afterschool Program Kicks Off First Session Sept. 19 (FLINT, Mich. – Sept. 8, 2016) TeenQuest – a pre-employment and leadership training program designed to prepare Genesee County youth for success in the 21st-century workplace – has released its 2016-17 schedule. Enrollment is open to all students, ages 14-19 in grades 9-12, in Genesee County. […]
Read More3 Ways to Get Involved in the Mr. B’s Joybox Express ‘Sprint 4 Flint’ Fundraiser
August 31, 2016 An Ann Arbor-based nonprofit is launching a yearlong fundraising campaign that will benefit art programming provided through YouthQuest and culminate with an especially unique journey – one that involves transporting a 385-pound piano on a tricycle built for three from Flint to Mackinac Island. The “Sprint 4 Flint: Ride, Swim, Play…Give” project […]
Read MoreBack to School: 7 Opportunities to Learn Something New in September
August 31, 2016 The stores are stocked with backpacks, and the busses are already rolling for certain Genesee County districts. If you’re among those feeling a bit of back-to-school nostalgia, why not embrace your learning mindset and take advantage of some of the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming business training sessions?
Read MoreLeadership Reads: Economic Development
August 31, 2016 Check out these articles that may prove helpful as you run your business, provide leadership tips and strategies or spur creativity in your organization. The articles were selected from a variety of publications and websites such as Fortune, Inc., Fast Company, New York Times and Wall Street Journal. In this issue, Inside Business explores topics in economic development. The Creative […]
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