YAC Youth Mental Health Grant

YAC Youth Mental Health Grant is sponsored by Jackson Community Foundation. Supports projects addressing youth mental health issues in Jackson County, as identified by local high school students.

ABOUT | Jackson Community Foundation | Jackson MI Since 1948, The Jackson Community Foundation has been helping donors make the most of their charitable and philanthropic goals. We are a tax-exempt, grantmaking public charity dedicated to improving the quality of life and leading positive change for the citizens of Jackson County, Michigan.

We support effective nonprofits doing the “boots on the ground” work to provide real solutions to the issues facing our community. We carry out this broad mission by building permanent endowment funds and using a portion of the annual income to support a variety of local non-profit organizations and students through grants, special projects, and scholarships.

Most of our assets are held in separate funds established by local individuals, families, businesses, or charitable institutions. When you are ready to make a lasting impact on your community, we are here to help! We connect people and resources to causes that strengthen and build our community.

For Jackson. For good. Forever.

Our vision is a thriving community where all people have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. Act with Integrity & Transparency Embrace Diversity & Inclusion Inspire Partnerships, Collaboration & Collective Impact HOW DOES A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WORK? IT STARTS WITH A HEART FOR COMMUNITY Anyone can be a donor and make a gift of any size.

Some donations are pooled together to make a greater impact like the Community Needs Fund. We work with our donors to help them realize their philanthropic goals. Maybe you're are passionate about pets or maybe you're undecided.

We are here to help! We continually monitor the emerging needs in Jackson County. JCF staff supports the following organizations by providing leadership and support through their participation: ADVOCATES AND LEADERS FOR POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST (ALPACT) The purpose ALPACT is to examine issues affecting police and community relations and ensure equitable enforcement of laws.

Is an informal group of nonprofits, government, and faith that discuss needs in the community and the ever changing sources of assistance that is available for those in need. Is a collective impact network of more than 500 members that includes local educators, business leaders, social service providers, residents with lived experience, physical and mental health providers, philanthropy and local elected officials.

Network members are committed to working together in alignment with shared values of equity, authentic engagement, and continuous learning to identify and address the root causes of issues that affect the success and well-being of Jackson County residents. HUMAN SERVICE COORDINATING ALLIANCE (HSCA) is Jackson County's only director level collaborative among social service organizations.

Leaders of the community gather together regularly to discuss how to provide and deliver the best human services possible to our community with the belief that we are stronger and more effective working together.

Marketing & Communications Director Donor & Community Relationship Director Scholarship & Youth Program Director Impact Investing Herrick Fellow Since 1948, JCF has had the pleasure of being served by countless individuals who have given of their time, talents, and knowledge to create a foundation that continually gives back to its community.

We sincerely thank our Our Emeritus Trustees for their generous contributions to making the Jackson Community Foundation what it is today!

OUR EMERITUS TRUSTEES Manager of Experience, Insights, & Analytics Lakeshore Family Partners Employees & Community Relations Officer Retired Finance Executive Gerdeau Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge Henry Ford Jackson Hospital Principal/CCO RISER Investing LLC & Independent Contractor Wittlin Advisory Senior Director of Innovative School Design Retired Corporate Credit Manager Alro Steel Corp. The Sykes Group at Morgan Stanley YAC is a youth-focused and youth-administered grant committee within the Jackson Community Foundation (JCF).

The YAC program was established in 1989 through a challenge grant from the Michigan Community Foundation Youth Project funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.

Kellogg’s intent was to establish youth as philanthropists and build permanent endowment funds to meet youth-related needs within each community. YAC addresses the needs of youth in Jackson County by awarding grants to community organizations that benefit youth.

At the same time, it provides the students involved in the program an opportunity to volunteer their time and talents to better their community while developing philanthropic leadership skills and valuable experience. Since YAC's inception, they have distributed over $1 million dollars to projects that impact the youth of Jackson County!

Grant annually approximately $20,000 for: - Mini-grants for small classroom projects - Grants for youth related programs Volunteer in Jackson County Develop Leadership Skills Approx 30 students, 8th-12 graders in Jackson County Make a difference! Be a part of a fun, diverse, youth-led leadership group impacting our community by funding youth supported programs and volunteerism.

Meetings are typically twice a month on Monday evenings during the school year The Jackson Community Foundation is a public foundation established to aggregate funds created by individuals, families, corporations and nonprofit organizations to benefit programs and services primarily for people in Jackson County, Michigan.

The accounting policies of the Foundation conform to generally accepted accounting principles as applicable to nonprofit organizations. Any information regarding the investment of charitable dollars and any associated fees is also available upon request.

2025 Annual Report/Calendar * Meets the Council on Foundations National Standards for Community Foundations 2024 Annual Report/Calendar 2023 Annual Report/Calendar Thank you so much for your interest in applying to become a volunteer or committee member of the Jackson Community Foundation! As we work to advance our mission, we recognize that our team must be equipped to reflect the people in our community.

We hope that through this process, we engage applicants who bring a diverse set of identities and lived experiences, to allow us to better serve our community. As we consider applications, we commit to a transparent process throughout. Thank you again for your interest and generosity for sharing your time, talent, ties, and treasure.

We look forward to learning more about you. IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ PRIOR TO APPYING FOR A VOLUNTEER POSITION Embracing diversity and inclusion and advancing equity are values we hold dear, are connected to our mission, and critical to ensure the well-being of the community we serve. Please review our Equity Statment, Mission and Values prior to applying for a volunteer position.

Finance Committee - CLOSED Governance Committee - CLOSED Impact Investing Committee - CLOSED Scholarship Committee - CLOSED Scholarship Reviewer - CLOSED Youth Advisory Committee - CLOSED EQUITY STATEMENT, MISSION, VISION & VALUES