Exploring New Places Middle school students participating in Summer on the Road went on an end of summer trip to Cincinnati, Ohio. Students got to explore the unfamiliar city, went to museums and aquariums, and relaxed at the pool. Warm Hearts Service learning is a key component of YouthQuest. At Brownell STEM Academy, students went […]

Throughout her high school career, Miriam Bingham stayed active. She played volleyball and tennis, sat on student council, participated in student senate and Youth in Government, sang in the chorus and played cello in the orchestra. On top of school activities, Bingham used her free time to give back to her community, volunteering at the […]

Calling all Flint Community Schools (FCS) families! With the school year kicking off in early August, YouthQuest is moving up its start date at FCS sites to Aug. 19. “As the district moves to a balanced calendar, this school year will be a new experience for many families,” says Nefertari Jones, YouthQuest’s interim program director. […]

In her junior year at Flushing High School, Emily Hall graduated from TeenQuest. That following spring, she interviewed with Genesee County Parks during the Summer Youth Initiative (SYI) job fair and landed a job as a marketing intern. “When I first started with Genesee County Parks, I wanted to be a teacher,” says Hall. “But […]

How do you engage someone in productive civic discourse? As eight YouthQuest students recently learned during a trip to the nation’s capital, it helps to ask open-ended questions and practice active listening. That’s just one of many take-aways students gleaned from the four-day tour, which was offered through a partnership between YouthQuest and the Close […]

Ashley McCloud became interested in serving her community while working on the Alternative Breaks Leadership Team at the University of Michigan-Flint. There, she served as an executive board member and helped plan service learning trips. She has continued this commitment to service with AmeriCorps VISTA, an organization of national service programs that allow volunteers to […]