Building a community of active, passionate and responsible young citizens.
Mission: We support the Kalamazoo community through equitable access to youth development initiatives which promote safe recreation opportunities.
Vision: Building a community of active, passionate and responsible young citizens.
I live in the Edison neighborhood and am the manager of the neighborhood grocery store. I take care of my three grandchildren and used to have to pay for babysitters all summer. I started taking them to some programs through the city, like Swim-for-Success and T-ball. I needed to have them taking part in programs all summer but I couldn’t afford to pay to have all three kids enrolled in camp…until I learned about the scholarships.
Having scholarships allows our family an affordable summer program that is familiar and right near our home. The kids are active all day and aren’t sitting in front of the TV all summer. The kids love kayaking and going to Michigan Adventure. My older child is coming back next year as a CIT. I don’t know what we’d do without the scholarship and the Kalamazoo Recreation programs.
