Report: YouthQuest Exceeds State Averages in Academic Content, More For the second year in a row, YouthQuest has exceeded state averages in seven quality indicators for afterschool programs, according to an evaluation by the David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality. The report – which will be released in full by March – found […]

At 24, Jerry Hendrix can draw a direct line from TeenQuest to his current position at W Capital Partners, a private equity firm in New York City. During the 2006 Summer Youth Initiative, Hendrix secured a job with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint, where he would continue to work for the next […]

What do cookies, college and skyscrapers have in common? They’re all part of this month’s theme – The Sky is the Limit – which centers on the sky and goal setting. “We’re always looking for fun ways to introduce students to new ideas and interests,” says Rhetta Hunyady, Vice President of Education & Training at […]

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 […]

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 […]