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Youth
Advisory Committee - YAC
JOIN
THE YAC!!
Each
spring we look for 8th or 9th grade youth from
Emmet County to join our YAC. The
deadline for applications is Monday, May 3, 2010.
Click <<here>> for the application.
Youth
Advisory Committee Member Job Description
The
Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) has approximately
25 Emmet County youth from 8 th to 12 th grades.
Thanks
to a matching grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation,
the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation
was able to establish a Youth Fund (a $1 million
dollar endowed fund). The
YAC promotes philanthropy and active citizenship,
in addition to representing youth in the Emmet
County area. Responsibilities of YAC membership
include important decision making regarding the
distribution of grant dollars to nonprofit organizations
serving youth, working well in a group, expressing
opinions, listening, and actively participating
in monthly meetings from September to May.
Sara
Ward, Program Officer at the Community Foundation,
and Peter Olson, Director of Allied Health at
North Central Michigan College, are advisors to
the YAC. Responsibilities to the YAC include coordinating
meetings and grant cycles, sharing knowledge of
community resources and philanthropy, encouraging
good decision-making, and empowering youth.
Youth
advisory committee members should demonstrate:
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Communication Skills – A willingness to listen
and be considerate of other's input, and to be
willing to share opinions with others.
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Leadership Skills – The ability to gain the respect
and trust of his or her peer group and show empathy
and respect for others.
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Commitment and Availability — Attendance at most
meetings.
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Critical Thinking Skills – The ability to consider
the merits and shortcomings of grant proposals
within the context of the Community Foundation's
priorities.
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Community Service— The concern for or participation
in community service in the past.
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Openness to Working with Adults— A willingness
to respond to adult mentoring efforts.
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Potential for Personal Growth—The potential YAC
member may be at a turning point in his or her
development, and can use this experience as a
springboard toward a new self-concept. At-risk
youth at times are most aware of the needs of
county youth and have the most to gain from participating
in this type of community service.
Click
here to see members of MCFYP, Michigan
Community Foundations Youth Project, describe
the YAC and the role YACs can play in their communities.
Watch for Ellen Blanchard, former PHSACF YACer
and current MCFYP member, as she speaks about
philanthropy and youth.
YAC
members for 2009-2010 are:
ATTENTION
YAC ALUMNI
Are
you a former member of the Petoskey-Harbor Springs
Area Community Foundation YAC? If so, please
email Sara Ward, YAC Advisor. We have a quarterly
YAC Alumni Newsletter via email and we would love
to add you to the list. With your email on
the list you will be kept up-to-date on current
activities and events of interest to YAC Alumni
and you'll learn what some of your YAC Alumni
friends are up to now!! Former YAC members
are doing great things in our community and around
the world.
<<YAC
Alumni Newsletter>>
To learn
more about Michigan youth as grantmakers, visit
the Michigan Community Foundation’s Youth
Project.
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