Youth Advisory Council Day is May 6th. Meet North Central Michigan Youth Advisory Council member Georgee, who loves that being a YAC member has helped her connect with new people and work toward change in her community. “Being a YAC member has helped...
It’s “Meet the Board” Monday! Allow us to introduce you to Andrea Rose. Andrea currently serves as the Board President of our North Central Michigan Community Foundation (NCMCF) and serves on the CFNEM Board of Trustees as our NCMCF representative. Andrea...
Youth Advisory Council Day is Tuesday, May 6th. Meet Northeast Michigan Youth Advisory Council (YAC) member Claire! Claire loves having the opportunity to make a difference in her community through youth-focused grantmaking. “Being a YAC member...
Students at Posen Elementary School in Presque Isle County have been building their understanding of complex S.T.E.M. concepts and increasing their engagement in learning with the help of new materials purchased to create a new S.T.E.M. program. Equipment...
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Save the date for Youth Advisory Council Day 2025! As we cultivate the next generation of philanthropists, we invite you to help lift up our Youth Advisory Councils, or YACs, and the work they do. Your support will increase the impact they can make...
Your legacy is YOUR legacy. And you get to decide what that looks like. Stories from the people in this video - your very own northeast Michigan neighbors - along with the stories of many others, make up the Foundation’s Legacy Society. What will...
It’s “Meet the Board Monday” and today we introduce you to Patty Archambo. Patty joined the CFNEM Board of Trustees in 2019 as a representative of our Straits Area Community Foundation affiliate, of which she is also a board member. Patty is...
We give our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has donated to our Urgent Needs Fund in support of individuals and families most impacted by the recent ice storm. Your support has helped us provide more than $66,000 in our first round of grants to...
Great things happen with collaboration, and this project is a shining example. Iosco Regional Educational Service Agency, in partnership with Michigan State University Extension offices, hosted healthy food prep classes for their adult education students...
Well, whose line is it anyway? With help from a Northeast Michigan Youth Advisory Council Grant, a mixed, multigenerational group of individuals in Presque Isle County participated in a special improv program through The Stone House Studio. “We had...
Learning can be fun – yes it can! When staff at the Presque Isle District Library discovered a gap in their phonics collection, they applied for and received a Youth Advisory Council Grant to purchase Phonics and Decoding Library kits that bridged...
It’s “Meet the Board Monday”, and today we introduce you to Tracy D’Augustino! Tracy joined the CFNEM Board of Trustees in 2021 and currently is a member of our grant screening committee. Tracy is a STEM Extension Educator with Michigan State...
Alcona Community Schools is the proud displayer of a new mural made of ceramic tiles that now graces the main lobby of the high school. The school partnered with Huron Arts Coalition (HARC) to complete the beautiful, finished product. HARC’s Helen...
Give while you live... We are grateful to so many of you who have chosen to leave an estate gift to the Community Foundation. Whether your will or trust includes a bequest to a fund here, or if you’ve named the Community Foundation as the beneficiary...
Strategic plans help organizations of all sizes to route a course that will make it stronger, strengthen, advance, and enhance it. We are excited to share the Community Foundation’s newly adopted four-year strategic plan. With a focus on impactful...