The Creative Youth Center is proud to say that June has proven to be our busiest month yet! With our weekly tutoring sessions, our famous Press Club getting to interview award-winning poet Hope Anita Smith, and our opportunity to work with Grand Valley State University’s TRiO program, we’ve barely had time to catch our breath! […]
Meet Jeremy Hirsch the Afterschool Adventurer
Here at the Creative Youth Center we’d be completely lost without our fantastic volunteers! Like wandering the streets crying kind of lost… Luckily, we don’t have to be sad because we have friends like Jeremy Hirsch. Calling him a volunteer feels boring, especially since he’s more like an amazing afterschool adventurer. Oh, that’s fun. So […]
A Writers Gathering
Writers from the Grand Rapids Area have been hand-selected, from amongst the elite of our writing community, to attend the Writers Gathering. If you’re attending, remember: Dress casually. There will be a short program describing what we do, followed by brainstorming and PRIZES. It is not a problem if you need to come late […]
An EXPLOSIVE Book Release Party!
What’s more exciting than writing a book? Autographing it for your fans! Last night, everyone at Schuler Books & Music were treated to a reading and signing by our very own CYC authors from The Cook Arts Center and The Baxter Community Center. Our young authors happily read excerpts of their own writing aloud to […]