YOUTH

An average of 40% of checked retailers in Washtenaw County sold tobacco products to underage kids last year, according to the Washtenaw County Health Department.

Funding will go towards several areas identified as needing additional support including prevention, mental health training courses, facilitating support for parents and coordinating mental health initiatives.

It’s the holiday season in Detroit, which means that GRiZmas is in full swing.

Fowling teams can battle it out while helping Washtenaw County homeless youth during the Breweries vs. Frostbite tournament.

The Youth Empowerment Awards for 2022 were just handed out

This year’s back-to-school season will restore a degree of pre-pandemic normalcy.

Celebrate the things that fly around us with kid-friendly activities at Matthaei Botanical Gardens.

As the school year comes to a close the Motown Museum (2648 West Grand Blvd, Detroit) has announced several free summer programs for children to participate in.

Until Sunday, March 6, proceeds from the purchase of pre-prepared art kits, ArtBoxes, will go towards gifts to Wonderfool Productions and Peace Neighborhood Center.

The group provides trips to different cities to provide life-changing experiences.

The CDC expanded its booster recommendation to include teens ages 16 and 17 on Thursday.

U-M's Matthaei Botanical Gardens is now accepting applications for volunteer docents.

The difficulties of both 2020 and 2021 showed just how much the Ann Arbor area relies on nonprofit organizations and charities to take care of our most vulnerable populations. Here are four nonprofits to support this Giving Tuesday.

On Friday, Nov. 12, the Ann Arbor area teens will feature in the video premiere of “Creating Youth-Led Solutions: Sharing Stories with the YMCA.”

These pilots volunteered their time, planes and fuel to take dozens of kids up in the air. Tuskegee Airmen National Museum hopes it will inspire kids to pursue careers in aerospace engineering and aviation.

Spending time outdoors could have positive impacts on youth mental, physical health, according to U-M researchers.

The international film festival has returned to the Czech spa of Karlovy Vary after it was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.

There are everyday items that many take for granted, but many others are in need of.T hat’s why two Royal Oak women have come together: To help secure and provide hygiene products for local youth in need.

A program aimed at training and employing Detroit youth is offering more than 8,000 summer jobs this year.

In a popular Detroit neighborhood, one special nonprofit is teaching students how to make art a career.

United Ways of Washtenaw County and Southeast Michigan grant $20,000 for technology for homeless youth.

Baseball is known as America’s favorite pastime, and it’s a fun sport for the kids -- now you can help them enjoy it and improve their playing skills.

Sign up for various sports and day camps this summer at CUAA.

Sign up for various sports and day camps this summer at CUAA.

The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF) is looking for high school students interested in local leadership and civics.

DETROIT Members of the Detroit Youth Choir are using their voices to let the community know they support the Black Lives Matter movement. The Detroit Youth Choir put their own twist on it and involved 40 of its members. Really, it was an opportunity to give them a platform to express themselves and to give their voice in a really positive way, and one of unity, but one that will hopefully fuel momentum behind this really, really important matter, Wilson said. I think DYC has the opportunity to be a voice of hope, said Daniel Valentine of the Detroit Youth Choir. Proceeds will support the Detroit Youth Choir with DYC committing to donate a portion of any proceeds towards Black Lives Matter initiatives.

They patrol the streets by day, but in their free time theyre inside a local dance studio teaching kids dance, hoping to keep them off the streets. At just 7 years old, little Azariah is learning the ins and outs of hip-hop dance. Instead of giving them tickets we get to know them more."It's beneficial because it's bringing hip-hop to Detroit and kids love to dance you know?" But Detroit Culture Company Inc. is still hard at work cleaning up the city, educating the youth about Juneteenth and even hosting a socially distanced food giveaway train. For more information on Detroit Culture Company and if youd like to get involved, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/DCC313/For more Your Neighborhood stories, go here.

We believe that as you mature -- in your lifestyle, as a person -- your wardrobe should match that, Dekoven Humes said. The Humes brothers recognize in some situations, though, no matter what you wear, those who harbor hatred still wont respect you. The brothers are encouraging people of all races to consider how they can also create positive change and address the nations inherited issue of racism. What are we going to do to make the change on something that we all inherited? said Dekoven Humes. The Humes Brothers said its important to have those tough conversations, not with just your friends and family members, but with your coworkers.

The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation is currently accepting applications for 10 new members of its Youth Council. Made of 25 members, the youth council helps to distribute $80,000 in grants to youth-focused programs, services and projects in Washtenaw County. Youth Council members assist in the implementation of a needs-assessments every three years to reassess the changing needs of youth within the county. In 2020, $78,000 worth of AAACF Youth Council grants were refocused towards operating support for nonprofits and residents faced with impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 1989, the AAACF Youth Council has had over 266 members who have awarded over $2 million in grants, assessed the needs of Washtenaw County youth and have ensured that young people in the county have representation.