Thank you to these amazing donors and sponsors from 2024! Each and every gift makes a difference in the lives of our youth. Check out this amazing community support! $10,000+ Petoskey Harbor Springs Area Community FoundationPetoskey Public Schools $5,000-$9,999 Petersen,
Doing better for our kids. Promoting Healthier Foods Introducing our new Nutrition Matters initiative There were 13,250 children in middle and high school who visited our 14 Emmet County School-based Youth Pantries in the 2023-2024 school year. In our
Last Friday, while volunteering, a 7th-grade boy saw the pile of blankets and asked if he could take one. He chose one for himself. He then asked if he could have another for his sister and then asked for his
Download the Caring Connections October 2024 Newsletter here. “My Hero, My Dad” Noah was sad and didn’t speak. His eyes looked at the floor—not at anyone—just the floor. This was the first time he had visited the North- men Den,
Download the Caring Connections April 2024 Newsletter here. 2023 Was an Incredible Year! According to the 2023-2024 Fall Data MISchoolData.org Alanson 5th – 12th grade 95 Deal with Hunger/ 127 Total Students = 75% Disadvantaged Concord 5th – 12th grade
Meet Samantha – one of our Northmen Dens success stories because of you, your donation provided weekend food for herself and her family. She visited the MS and HS Northmen Dens weekly since middle school. She graduated this June, 2021.
Download the Caring Connections July 2023 Newsletter here. Jennifer Jensen, MS Northmen Den Coordinator, found this note on the fresh food table – the love and appreciation for the volunteers and your heartfelt donations providing food, new shoes, winter coats,
In today’s world, millions of children face hunger and food insecurity, leaving them unable to reach their full potential in academics and beyond. Here in Emmet County schools, 44% of families qualify for free and reduced lunch. These are families
Our Teens Are Hungry Nine million children in the U.S. are living with hunger. That’s 1 in 8 young people. Hunger is a serious problem in this country, and although research has shown that households that have older kids experience
At Northmen Den Youth Services, we’re fortunate to receive funding, services, and additional support from our amazing network of individual donors and volunteers, as well as other agencies and foundations. We know that our programming would not be possible without
