Celebrating Afterschool All YouthQuest sites hosted events focused around Lights On Afterschool, a yearly celebration coordinated by the Afterschool Alliance to celebrate and advocate for afterschool hours. Events ranged from drive-thru trunk or treats to drive-in movies. Students, their families and staff were excited to be able to interact with one another, even at a social distance, and had fun… Read More 

Mott Middle College graduate Shariona Smith is busy working toward her dreams of owning her own event planning service. In the meantime, however, Smith works for General Motors, where she sanitizes touchpoints in their factory – a job that was created after the coronavirus pandemic began. “Each morning, we start with a meeting where we are given the touchpoints we… Read More 

At YouthQuest, students and families primarily interact with the site team leaders and learning guides assigned to their site. However, there are individuals behind the scenes that help make the program as successful as it can be. “Our site managers manage specific sites to ensure they are equipped with the tools they need to help our YouthQuest students,” says Nefertari… Read More 

Each year, TeenQuest graduates are given the opportunity to apply for Summer Youth Initiative (SYI) – a program that helps hundreds of teens find summer employment. However, for some students, it doesn’t end there. “Giving students the opportunity to gain work experience is one of our main goals,” says James Avery, director of Education & Training of the Flint &… Read More 

After earning his associate degree from Mott Community College earlier this year, Jaquay Renfro is now in his first year at his dream school: Kettering University. “If it weren’t for the Flint Promise, none of this would be happening for me,” said Renfro, who is pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering with plans to own his own automotive production company… Read More 

A key component of YouthQuest is youth development and leadership, and one way students receive support in this is through YQ Biz – YouthQuest’s entrepreneurial club. This school year, YouthQuest is partnering with Genesee Intermediate School District, which received funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to bring this opportunity to students along with the chance to sell items from… Read More