Guided Grace FYS Presents:
MLK Day of Service
Youth Book Giveaway
Monday January 15, 2024
12 pm – 2 pm
Guided Grace Family and Youth Services
1232 N. Michigan Ave. – Saginaw
Saginaw, MI– Guided Grace Family & Youth Services, a nonprofit organization, will be hosting a public youth book giveaway to commemorate MLK Day, encouraging Saginaw’s most vulnerable youth to read more books. Over 300 new multi cultural books written and illustrated by will be distributed, Saginaw’s Mayor Brenda F. Moore and State Representative Amos O’Neal will be among state and local lawmakers attending who will help distribute books as an act of service on that day. Youth organization Jack & Jill of America Inc. GLBR Chapter will be in attendance to volunteer in support of the event’s pro literacy message. United Together Lupus Foundation will work in conjunction with Guided Grace FYS to distribute information about mental health and wellness.
Staff will be on hand to enroll youth K-8 for an afterschool camp from a grant made possible from the Department of Education. Guided Grace FYS was the recipient of $456,000 as part of the $50 million in grants for afterschool programming bill signed by Governor Whitmer and announced in a press release December 19, 2023 (see attached press release). Guided Grace’s CEO Nicole Liggins was quoted in this press release being a recipient of mentioned grant funding noting the impactful effect monies haves made in our community. Since 2020 Guided Grace FYS has received more than $1.2 million in grant funding for OST programming, helping youth K-12 in the Great Lakes Bay Region and beyond break barriers and achieve goals.
“We are honored to be part of the transformation in learning for our K-12 population. We take a hands on, innovative, and altruistic approach that is unorthodox. Social-emotional learning (SEL) is the focal point of our platform, and once we understand the baseline, our curriculum directors are able to develop programs, including STEAM, that can be implemented without big behaviors.” Nicole Liggins – CEO Guided Grace FYS
“Literacy is important for the development of our youth, I will be in attendance” – Mayor Brenda F. Moore
