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2019 Spring Break College Tour
2019 Spring Break College Tour

Send our YEP’s on College Tour - Research shows that regardless of gender, ethnicity or socioeconomic status, youth who take education trips and college tours have 59% better grades, 95% high graduation rates from high school, 63% higher college graduation rates and greater income 12% higher annually.

2018 Annual Report!
2018 Annual Report!

When our board and staff attempt to identify the reason why Community enCompass exists, we end up with phrases like “Neighborhood Transformation,” and “SHALOM in the City.” Lofty dreams for a rag-tag team of people who are often stumbling towards good. The year-end process of digging through data always makes me wonder..... how will we know once we’ve arrived? How will we know when our neighborhoods have been transformed and we taste SHALOM?

Taste & See that the Lord is Good!
Taste & See that the Lord is Good!

Monday, Sep 24th saw the accomplishment of Community enCompass’s 7th Annual Taste & See, a progressive dinner and tour through Muskegon's core city neighborhoods. Taste & See is both a fundraiser and an opportunity to showcase the great work happening in the core city neighborhoods and the best the culinary talent downtown Muskegon has to offer.

YEP INTERNSHIPS
YEP INTERNSHIPS

Dozens of neighborhood teenagers spent their summers doing internships through the Youth Empowerment Project. The PAID internships created an opportunity of high school students to gain experience in the fields of youth work, agriculture, construction, and gardening, building interpersonal skills and developing their resumes

20 Ways to Neighbor with Community enCompass
20 Ways to Neighbor with Community enCompass

Want to give back to core-city Muskegon?
Here at Community enCompass the opportunities to give back to your community are endless, but here are 20 ways you can get involved today.

Housing Meets Hospital
Housing Meets Hospital

Nina has bounced from house to house for over a decade, taking the initiative and engaged the services provided by almost every social service organization in the City---food assistance, substance abuse programs, parenting classes.  She’s rented a place before, but the rent was higher than what she could afford—sometimes 70% of her total income, and she always ended up evicted.

What’s New Under The Sun?
What’s New Under The Sun?

We are proud to announce through a partnership with AvaSure, a health care company, our 3rd farm site is being developed. A new 13,000 square foot farm will be ready for production come next spring at 1161 W. Southern avenue in Muskegon, on the former site of Nims School grounds.  “As a community-based entity, we will align with, support & grow established & sustained community-based organizations that inspire four values

Neighborhood Face-lift on 5th & 6th st's
Neighborhood Face-lift on 5th & 6th st's

This summer, hundreds of volunteers have already partnered with our neighbors to invest time, money and effort along 5th and 6th Streets from Houston Avenue south into Muskegon Heights. The project activities have provided effects similar to that of a facelift, rejuvenating the existing physical built environment of our core city neighborhoods. These activities are lifting the spirits of those living in these neighborhoods as well, and allowing neighbors to show-off their amazing gifts of hospitality!  

Readers are Leaders
Readers are Leaders

The purpose of Reading Buddies is to not only help the students at Nelson School build confidence in reading but also to provide opportunities for volunteers to share their time and attention towards helping the children of our future succeed. More than 30 volunteers give an hour or more a week, dedicating themselves to reading with an average of 60 students weekly.

YEP's ON TOUR
YEP's ON TOUR

19 sleepy teens are climbing into vans in the parking lot.  It’s dark, cold (and probably snowing), but there is an edge of excitement because they’ve worked hard to be here.  It’s the start of the 6th annual YEP College Tour, and within minutes 19 high school youth will be on the road to Kentucky, visiting 5 colleges over 3 days. Two YEPs reflect on their experiences.