More than 120 educators, administrators, counselors, family engagement staff, and community partners gathered at the Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center to strengthen regional efforts focused on improving student attendance and supporting families
From health fairs and concerts to parades, festivals and community gatherings, Juneteenth celebrations across Bay, Saginaw and Midland counties will offer residents multiple opportunities to honor Black history, celebrate freedom and connect with their communities.
Since launching in 2015, Give Local Bay has generated more than $1.77 million in total community impact through donations, matching funds, and incentive prizes.
The Barbara and Gary Bosco Back 2 School Program invites individuals and businesses to step up and help more than 1,000 kids succeed in school next fall.
Great Lakes Bay Pride and its community partners celebrate Pride Month throughout June with events across Bay, Isabella, Midland and Saginaw counties.
What began thirteen years ago as a small cleanup effort in Wenonah Park has grown into Bay County’s largest volunteer event, drawing more than 800 people to projects across the community. From planting flowers to painting buildings, Day of Caring continues to show how deeply local residents care about the place they call home.
Along the Saginaw River, students at the Bay City Rowing Club are learning teamwork, trust and confidence through rowing. What began as an adult club expanded in 2018 to include youth, welcoming beginners and guiding them from rowing machines to the water. For rowers like Addison Butcher, it offers a calming outlet and a strong sense of connection.
A Bay City mom and former teacher founded Constellation Craft Kits, a nonprofit to help bring joyful light to children and families during dark times spent in hospitals. Today, the nonprofit creates, assembles, and distributes 4,800 craft kits to youngsters receiving treatment at six pediatric hospitals across the state.
Give Local Bay, a 24-hour fundraiser with a proven track record, takes place on May 5. This year, a record number of Bay and Arenac county agencies are part of the annual event.
Since 2008, the Bay Area Community Foundation has offered the Bay Commitment Scholarship to first-generation college students in Bay County pursuing a degree at either Saginaw Valley State University or Delta College.
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