It’s been just over a decade since La’Asia Johnson graduated from TeenQuest and participated in Summer Youth Initiative (SYI). In that time, she’s earned a bachelor’s degree from Oakland University, served as a social worker and pivoted into her current career as a business owner. Presently, she’s in the process of moving Elle Jae Essentials […]

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Visiting author When Pierce Elementary had a parent-teacher night in April, the YouthQuest team swapped out their regular club rotation in favor of an evening with Gale Glover, founder of Flint Kids Matter. The school’s community school director helped coordinate the visit with Glover, who has published more than 10 books. During her visit, Glover […]

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Registration now open for Feb. 22-March 24 session, to be held in-person and virtually (FLINT, Mich. – Feb. 1, 2022) This April, Summer Youth Initiative, SYI, will offer hundreds of high school students the opportunity to interview for jobs with employers in Flint and Genesee County. To secure an invite to the annual job fair, […]

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As part of its Home for the Holidays campaign, Flint & Genesee Group connected with Genesee County natives who moved away and have since come back. They shared with us their experience of returning to Flint & Genesee — why they left, why they came back and why they’re here to stay. Below is one […]

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