2007 Youth Grants
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holland - $12,000
Volunteer Outreach Initiative: develop consistent and effective recruiting program to increase number and longevity of present volunteer base.
Funding from the W. K. Kellogg Youth Fund, Jerrald H. & Elsie Redeker Family Fund, Sam and Laura Redeker Fund, Woman's Literary Club of Holland Donor Advised Fund, Chester and Kathryn Baumann Family Fund, and the Brooks Beverage Management Fund
Buen Pastor Ministries, Inc. - $3,650
Bilingual Start Smart Base Ball Program for Children of Migrant Farm Workers and their Fathers: to start a program of the National Alliance for Youth Sports to teach children motor skills while working on one on one quality time with parents.
Funding from the W. K. Kellogg Youth Fund
CASA-Children's After School Achievement - $6,600
CASA Goes Wild: Bringing our Kids Back to Nature: comprehensive program that purposefully and creatively integrates lessons from nature into reading, math, history, geography and science within a summer program.
Funding from the W. K. Kellogg Youth Fund and the Benjamin and Phyllis Bowmaster Family Fund
Child Development Services of Ottawa County - $3,967
Biologic AuDX Hearing Screening Equipment for fast, accurate hearing screening for hard to test populations.
Funding from the W. K. Kellogg Youth Fund, Benjamin and Phyllis Bowmaster Family Fund, and the Cornelius J. Steketee Family Education Fund
Children's Advocacy Center - $6,800
On Site Protective Services: Expansion of services enabling two child protective case-managers to investigate all referrals that involve allegations of sexual abuse.
Funding from the W. K. Kellogg Youth Fund, Anonymous Fund and the Woman's Literary Club of Holland Donor Advised Fund
Greater Holland Youth for Christ - $5,200
Teen Moms 2nd Generation & Mentoring: program for incorporating reading, art, and music to the second generation during weekly Teen Moms meetings.
Funding from the Vern and Betty Van Kley Family Fund, Richard & Barbara Poppe Fund, and the Jerry and Dee Horne Family Fund
Holland Area Arts Council - $3,000
ZotArtz: collaborative mural created by bringing the general public and the disabled community together, specifically ages 3-18, in order to promote better understanding.
Funding from the W. K. Kellogg Youth Fund, Woman's Literary Club of Holland Donor Advised Fund, and the Paul and Jacki Kleinheksel Fund.
Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance - $20,000
Calling All Colors Program - High School: modeled after middle school program, geared toward 9th-12th grades for encouraging leadership with skills to live harmoniously with wide variety of races, cultures and ethnic backgrounds.
Funding from the W. K. Kellogg Youth Fund, Benjamin and Phyllis Bowmaster Family Fund, David L. Dirkse Youth Fund, Gentex Corporation Fund for Youth, and the Peirce Family Fund, Veneklasen Family Fund
Lakeshore Little People's Place - $5,000
Join in the Wonder: to develop a science and mathematics content with the processing skills to promote understanding through children's natural curiosity and desire to learn leading to success throughout their lives.
Funding from the W. K. Kellogg Youth Fund, and the Mary and David Spyker Family Fund
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan - $5,000
Wish Granting Program for Ottawa County: to brighten lives of children and families as they face unimaginable challenges.
Funding from the W. K. Kellogg Youth Fund
Neighbors Plus - $6,500
West Ottawa Alternative Suspension Program: to serve provide academic and behavioral support to 6th - 9th graders four days per week when suspended from school.
Funding from the W. K. Kellogg Youth Fund
Outdoor Discovery Center - $12,500
Wild and Wonderful Wetlands: expansion of naturalist program providing educational visits to 3rd grade classrooms in the Holland Public Schools.
Funding from the W. K. Kellogg Youth Fund, Woman's Literary Club of Holland Donor Advised Fund, Vern and Betty Van Kley Family Fund, Greenway and Natural Resources Fund, and the Charles J. & Loretta M. Cooper Fund
Safe Kids Lakeshore - $9,116
Headstart our Safekids!: provides car seat inspections and seat distribution to families at Child Development Services sites.
Funding from the W. K. Kellogg Youth Fund
Young Life - Holland - $21,000
YoungLives: program for grades 7-12, teaming mature Christian women with teen girls in crisis providing timely encouragement, guidance and on going support.
Funding from the W. K. Kellogg Youth Fund and the Hall Family Fund
Mini Grants
The vision of Mini Grant Program of Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) of the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area is to cultivate an understanding of philanthropy and civic responsibility in the classroom. Students in area elementary and middle schools classrooms complete grant applications for student oriented classroom projects. Members of the Youth Advisory Council present the awards to the young grant writers in their classrooms, sharing with the students the importance of philanthropy in our community. In 2007, YAC gave prime consideration to grants that addressed healthy living and childhood obesity.
| School | Project | Award |
| Cityside Middle School | Learning to Make Healthy Meals, Special Education Classroom | $500 |
| Cityside Middle School | There's a Rainbow on my Plate | $495 |
| Creekside Middle School | The K and Q Club | $500 |
| East K-8 | Walk for Warmth Match | $500 |
| Lincoln Elementary | Leveled Book Room | $500 |
| Quincy Elementary School | Books for Second Graders | $250 |
| Zeeland Christian | JUMP IN | $500 |
| Zeeland Christian | Taming the Snack Monster | $500 |
| Zeeland Christian | Healthy Eating and Living | $500 |