Americorps
Program Coordinator : Charlie Yeager
Grant Length : September 1st, 2011 to August 31st, 2012
Funding Source : Federal
CFDA Program # : 03ACHMI0010001
Michigan's AmeriCorps members provide service in local schools and youth serving agencies in Marquette and Alger Counties. MARESA AmeriCorps enrolls 14 full-time and 3 part-time members. Members serve the community by:
- Establishing service-learning programs and curricula. AmeriCorps members recruit volunteers and develop and implement community service projects for students.
- Creating and implementing family resource centers, and enrichment programs for youth and families.
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Providing direct educational support by tutoring and mentoring students in the areas of work-based learning, employability skills, computer technology, educational enrichment, after-school activities, and homework assistance.
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Comprehensive School Health
Program Coordinator : Charlie Yeager
Grant Length : October 1st, 2011 to September 30th, 2012
Funding Source : State
Our goal is to improve the overall health status of adolescents and children in Michigan, resulting in healthy students who are ready and able to learn and become healthy, educated and productive and able adults. We advance comprehensive school health through expert consultation, collaboration with local schools and community groups and coordination of community resources, thereby enabling students to learn positive health behaviors, reduce risk behaviors and prevent diseases.
Homeless Grant
Program Coordinator: Chris Zenti
Grant Length: July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012
Funding Source: State/Federal
The goal of the U. P. Homeless Student Assistance Program is to provide technical assistance and professional development aimed at improving the academic achievement of children and youth experiencing homelessness. Collaborative partnerships have been established to facilitate, strengthen, and expand the accessibility of supports and services necessary for homeless children and youth to enroll, remain, and succeed in school.
Youth today face a variety of pressures and stressors that people from generations past cannot always identify with. It is important for young people to know: 1) they are not alone in feeling overwhelmed; 2) there are people who will listen and care, and 3) it is o.k. to ask for help. There are many things that we can do for ourselves and many sources of support. Check out what some local youth have to say about these issues at:
Web-project and Public Service Announcements support by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: McKinney-Vento funds.
Safe and Drug Free Schools
Program Coordinator : Charlie Yeager
Grant Length : October 1st, 2011 to September 30th, 2012
Funding Source : State/Federal
Our goal is to decrease violent behaviors in the youth of the Central Upper Peninsula. Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Education, Bully Free Schools (Dan Olweus Model), Second Step: A Violence Prevention Curriculum, and/or a combination of these programs will enable students to learn positive behaviors with respect to violence.
Click on the links below to apply to be part of the consortium.
Transition Services
Program Coordinator : John Bingel
Grant Length : July 1st, 2011 to June 30th, 2012
Funding Source : State
The priority for the 2010-2011 Transition Services grant is directed toward the development of effective systems to achieve post-school outcomes for students with disabilities. Performance indicators focus on post-school outcomes such as advanced education, job training, employment and community involvement.
Program Coordinators: Charlie Yeager
Grant Length: September 1, 2011- August 31, 2012
Funding Source: Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC)
MARESA will establish new service-learning programs and curricula and support already existing programs by providing professional development for educators to not only increase awareness and usage of service-learning methodology, but also to help districts make Academic Service Learning a graduation requirement. Teacher mini-grants will also be offered as an incentive for project development in order to engage K-12 educators and students. Please contact one of the program coordinators for additional information.
