Education & Training
Flint Promise Scholarship Program to host virtual informational meeting for Flint families, counselors
The Flint Promise Scholarship Program is hosting a virtual informational session this weekend for graduating seniors, parents, school counselors and interested community members. The event will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 27, on Facebook Live and YouTube Live. “The Flint Promise scholarship is an investment in the future of Flint,” said James Avery, […]
Read MoreTeenQuest Offers Final Chance to Earn Invite to 2021 Summer Youth Initiative Job Fair
Registration is now open for Feb. 18-March 25 session (FLINT, Mich. – Feb. 5, 2021) Tim Szary is a systems engineer at Raytheon Technologies. Jelani Taylor is a business analyst at McKinsey Seattle. And Quanhyia Wade is now in her first year as a nursing student at Mott Community College. Despite their different career paths, […]
Read More3 Reasons to hire teens through Summer Youth Initiative
The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce is seeking proposals from Genesee County employers interested in hiring graduates of the TeenQuest pre-employment training program this summer. As part of the Summer Youth Initiative (SYI), local employers who participate in the SYI Job Fair in April can hire teens, ages 14-19, for three to 15 weeks […]
Read More3 Reasons to Hire Teens through Summer Youth Initiative
The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce is seeking proposals from Genesee County employers interested in hiring graduates of the TeenQuest pre-employment training program this summer. As part of the Summer Youth Initiative (SYI), local employers who participate in the SYI Job Fair in April will be paired with teens, ages 14-19, for 10 weeks […]
Read MoreGenesee Valley Center to Host 33 Student-Run Pop-Up Shops
YouthQuest brings back YQ Biz just in time for the holidays On Saturday, Dec. 14, Genesee Valley Center will expand its retail offering to include 33 pop-up shops featuring the wares and goods of some of Flint’s youngest entrepreneurs. The small businesses, created and run by K-12 students in YouthQuest’s afterschool program, will be in […]
Read MoreSupport YouthQuest: Judge a Business Pitch Competition, Attend the Program
This October, members of the business community can support local youth by giving just a few hours of their time. YouthQuest, an afterschool program administered by the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, is seeking community participation in two upcoming events, where attendees can: Judge a YQ Biz business pitch competition. Students participating in YQ […]
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