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The Michigan Community Service Commission will engage thousands of Michigan youth in volunteerism for Global Youth Service Day, April 12-14.
The state’s lead agency on volunteerism will support 30 Global Youth Service Day volunteer projects across the state, addressing education, health, environmental stewardship and other critical community needs, benefitting Michigan residents. The Michigan Community Service Commission will engage nearly 3,000 youth volunteers in service across the state for the national day of service.
“It’s great to have youth not only serving but taking lead roles in volunteer projects that impact the community,” said Ginna Holmes, Michigan Community Service Commission executive director. “It’s always wonderful to see youth show their generous spirit and willingness to help others.”
Global Youth Service Day is an annual campaign that celebrates and mobilizes the millions of children and youth who improve their communities each day of the year through service and service-learning. Established in 1988 by Youth Service America, Global Youth Service Day is the largest and longest-running service event in the world, and the only day of service dedicated to children and youth.
The Michigan Community Service Commission is supporting the following Global Youth Service Day projects:
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Albion College |
Albion |
Youth volunteers from Marshall Public Schools and Albion College will be leading a sidewalk audit and walk ability study, as well as Arbor Day education and a tree planting. |
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Allegan County United Way |
Allegan |
This project will recruit cognitively impaired students to clean up a heavily-traveled road in Allegan county. |
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Allen Neighborhood Center |
Lansing |
Youth will be participating in projects focusing on the Edible Park community garden in Hunter Park. |
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Baldwin Heights Elementary |
Greenville |
Students will be leading a community clean-up in areas around their school and will also begin planting preparation for the school's community garden. |
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Carson City Crystal Alternative Academy |
Carson City |
Students will be placing a free little library in each of the 7 small communities that make up the Carson City Crystal School District. |
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Carson City Crystal Schools |
Carson City |
Students will help in creating a Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course by doing some demolition and cleaning of the debris prior to the main building project. |
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Child and Family Services YouthWork |
Traverse City |
Youth will participate in general garden cleanup, amending garden soil, planting overwintered native plants and new stock, and general grounds clean up at Reining Liberty Ranch. |
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CLK Elementary |
Calumet |
Students will be reading to seniors at Garden View Assisted Living. |
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Comstock STEM Academy |
Kalamazoo |
Students will make blankets to give to Comstock Community Center senior residents. |
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Crusader Chapter National Honor Society |
Detroit |
Students from Martin Luther King High School will be packing hygiene products for 9th grade students at their high school. |
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DeWitt Middle School |
DeWitt |
Students will be creating an outdoor classroom for DeWitt Nature Center. |
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Forest View Elementary School |
Boon |
Students will be creating a community garden project. |
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Gleaners Community Food Bank |
Detroit |
Youth will be packing food for Gleaners Backpack Program. |
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Heart of West Michigan United Way |
Grand Rapids |
Youth will be landscaping, cleaning up, and removing invasive species at 5 different Kent County Parks. Cherry Health AmeriCorps is a partner for this project. |
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Loyola High School Detroit |
Detroit |
Loyola High School science students are designing, building, and implementing an Environmental Resources Fair for students at Bates Academy in Detroit. |
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Mercy Health Muskegon |
Muskegon |
Muskegon Area Career Tech Center Health Occupation students will assemble and deliver first aid kits to youth league coaches in their home school district. |
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Methodist Children's Home Society |
Redford |
Older foster care youth who live at Methodist Children's Home Society will put together 100 hygiene kits for the homeless being served at the Conner Soup Kitchen. |
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Monroe County Opportunity Program |
Monroe |
The Monroe Youth Advisory Council is organizing a mobile food pantry at a local elementary school in order to feed children. |
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My Sister's Keeper |
Highland Park |
My Sister's Keeper is hosting its Empowerment Zone Youth Resource Fair, and the event is being planned by 100 youth. |
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Northern Michigan University Volunteer Center Cat Packs |
Marquette |
Youth volunteers will make food packages for at risk youth in the Marquette area. |
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Northwest Elementary School |
Jackson |
Student Council peer leaders and learning impaired students will be working together to provide services to the local animal shelter. |
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River Rec Teen Zone |
Marine City |
Students from area schools will assist with renovations of the new River Rec Teen Zone location, a historical building in downtown Marine City. |
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The Lawn Academy |
Detroit |
Youth volunteers from the Lawn Academy will be installing four vegetable gardens at a senior citizens housing complex to give better access to a free and healthy source of vegetables. |
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Thornapple Kellogg High School |
Middleville |
April 26 is Thornapple Kellogg 7th Annual Service Day. Over 950 students will discover service opportunities in their community, focusing on projects for others. |
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United Way of Saginaw County |
Saginaw |
Youth volunteers will be participating in a personal needs collection drive to support local shelters and schools in Saginaw County. |
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United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Youth will clean up the downtown area of Sault Ste. Marie through recycling materials and creating a mural, with emphasis on the elders and youth coming together to enhance reading literacy within the community. |
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Urban Neighborhood Initiatives |
Detroit |
Urban Neighborhood Initiatives will host a Mural Cleanup Day for youth volunteers in the neighborhood and nearby schools. |
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VIP Mentoring |
Detroit |
Students will assemble 15 Happy Mailboxes to put in the 9 areas schools, Covenant House, 3 police precincts, and Capuchin Soup Kitchen. |
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Wayne State University |
Detroit |
The AmeriCorps Urban Safety Program will join with youth volunteers to board up hazardous vacant homes and clean up the surrounding areas. |
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West Godwin TEAM 21 |
Wyoming |
Students will be building a community garden at West Godwin Elementary with TEAM 21 students. |
The Michigan Community Service Commission has partnered with Youth Service America, the Michigan Nonprofit Association, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the Corporation for National and Community Service to support Global Youth Service Day in Michigan.