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Member News - April 8, 2020

Michael Odette, former Burton police chief, will be the new chief for the Public Safety Department at Mott Community College. Odette replaces Theresa Stephens-Lock, who retired as chief in January.

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YouthQuest Highlights: March 2020
Math at Home To help keep students learning after schools were closed in March, YouthQuest staff created math activity packets for all grade levels. These packets were sent home with YouthQuest students during meal pick-ups at individual sites. To view and download the packets, click here. All Fun and Games To encourage learning in an interactive way, students at Brownell… Read More 

On the Job: Autumn Booker
As a flight attendant for Allegiant Airlines at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Autumn Booker gets to travel the country for work. “I like having the freedom of a flexible schedule,” says Booker, an alumna of Flint Northern High School. “I can work at any time of the day and it changes all the time.” This allows… Read More 

Encourage Learning at Home with Reading, Interactive Notebooks
Face-to-face learning has been suspended for the remainder of the school year, but that doesn’t mean learning will stop for Michigan students. School districts have been tasked with providing remote learning opportunities over the next few months, and parents can play an important role in alleviating learning loss as well. An easy way to do this is to encourage your… Read More 

Going Remote with TeenQuest and Summer Youth Initiative
For the first time in TeenQuest history, students have completed the pre-employment program via computer and phone rather than in-person. The change in format came in response to the coronavirus outbreak, which has kept students at home since March 16. “By the time Governor Whitmer announced the initial closing of K-12 school buildings in Michigan, our students had just one… Read More