Education & Training
You’re invited: YouthQuest opens doors to public for Lights On Afterschool
City proclamation designates Oct. 28 as Lights On Afterschool Day in Flint (FLINT, Mich. – October 20, 2021) Most days of the year, YouthQuest is open only to students in grades K-12 at Flint Community Schools, Flint Cultural Center Academy and International Academy of Flint. But for a few days this month, the research-based afterschool […]
Read MoreTeen Pre-Employment Program to Kick Off Fall Session Sept. 20
TeenQuest to be held at Genesee STEM Academy, Bendle High School (FLINT, Mich. – Sept. 7, 2021) TeenQuest – a pre-employment and leadership training program that prepares young people for success in the 21st-century workplace – will kick off its first session of the 2021-22 school year later this month. “Students who have gone through […]
Read MoreYouthQuest offering sign-on bonus during Aug. 27 job fair
If you like working with youth and are looking for a job, save the date for Aug. 27. That’s when YouthQuest will host a virtual job fair to fill immediate part-time openings supporting its afterschool enrichment program.
Read MoreYouthQuest expands reach of afterschool program in Flint
Program opens registration for the 2021-2022 school year, with afterschool programming provided at three Flint school districts; offers sign-on bonus during hiring fair
Read MoreFirst Students Graduate from Local Institutions Compliments of Flint Promise
Three students from the first cohort of Flint Promise Scholarship Program have recently graduated from the University of Michigan-Flint and Mott Community College. They completed their schooling and received diplomas in May. The Flint Promise Scholarship program is a last dollar scholarship that allows students who graduate from high school and live in the city […]
Read MoreChevy Commons to become a state park under a plan announced by Gov. Whitmer
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced plans to create a new Michigan state park in the City of Flint by utilizing federal relief dollars from President Biden’s American Recovery Plan. This would mark the first state park in Genesee County and when completed would become Michigan’s 104th state park.
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