College Application Fees Waved Oct 26th – 30th
Looking for FREE College Applications? Are you or someone you know interested in applying for college? The best week to do so is coming up– Michigan’s 5th annual College Application Week. From October 26-30 many Michigan college application fees are waived. The Lenawee College Access Network (LCAN) sponsors College Application Week in partnership with the […]
Get Involved with the Lenawee YOUTH Council
Lenawee YOUTH Council has been a fantastic group for youth ranging from age 12 – 21 with an interest in giving back to their community. Since 1997 Lenawee YOUTH Council (LYC) has provided great assets to its members. The Lenawee Community Foundation initiated Lenawee YOUTH Council in 1997. Lenawee YOUTH Council not only volunteers […]
First Friday Event and 9-11 project
Make a post card for a local hero on September 4, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping,’” Fred Rogers wrote in the Mister Rogers […]
Breakstone grant to Lenawee Humane Society
Two hardworking people help spread their love of the community by giving back to the Lenawee Humane Society. Morris Breakstone wrote that when we lose someone we still “have memories of loved ones to commune with, to take solace in and thus to find strength in the past and hope for a future in the human world. […]
LYC Awarded Grant of the Year
The Lenawee YOUTH Council (LYC), a program of the Lenawee Community Foundation, was recently awarded Grant of the Year from the Michigan Community Foundation Youth Project (MCFYP). The LYC is made up of local young people ages 12-21. They volunteer, grant money to youth programs, plan college visits and more! The LYC won for […]
Do you need something to do this summer?
Thinking about your summer plans? Join the Lenawee YOUTH Council. We have three college visits planned and Lenawee Youth Leadership happening. The Lenawee YOUTH Council (LYC) is made up of local young people ages 12-21. We volunteer, make grants, develop leadership skills, and work on career planning. This summer we will volunteer with Hospice of Lenawee, […]
The Clothesline Project – A Community Outreach For Youth & Adults To Stop Smoking
Stop Smoking Today! Did you know that Lenawee County loses almost 150 residents each year to tobacco-related deaths? The Lenawee YOUTH Council, a program of the Lenawee Community Foundation, in partnership with the Greater Lenawee Tobacco Reduction Coalition at the Lenawee County Health Department recently hung a clothesline with 147 shirts, each one representing a […]
Lenawee YOUTH Council Grant Application due April 1st, 2015
Lenawee YOUTH Council Grant Application request for proposals now available. But hurry! Due Date: April 1, 2015, 12:00 p.m. Youth groups, or organizations in Lenawee County may apply for grants up to $2,000 for local projects. The Lenawee YOUTH Council, a program of the Lenawee Community Foundation, will offer the grants. Grant application awards will […]
Paula Trentman earns Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership & Management
Way to go Paula Trentman! Paula Trentman, Program Manager at the Lenawee Community Foundation, has earned the Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from Michigan State University’s Department of Community Sustainability. Formerly the program was called Community, Agriculture, Recreation, and Resource Studies (CARRS) and the Society of Nonprofit Organizations. The certificate was awarded […]
Lenawee College Access Network helps with a College Scholarship
Looking for a College Scholarship? Have you tried the Lenawee College Access Network? If there was a way to earn a million dollars more over your lifetime, would you consider it? Do you know that education after high school can nearly double your earnings compared to a high school diploma? Do you know that only […]