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HYC is currently funded and supported through local donations, grants, and fundraisers. All donations go back into our youth subgroups within the twelve Marinette & Menominee county school districts to help promote healthy lifestyles among our youth and their families. Because of community support, we are still actively reducing and preventing youth substance use even after our federal funding expired in 2015. Thank you for helping us succeed!
**Menominee County ISD is our fiscal agent**
About Us
Our Team
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our amazing team of youth members belong to the 12 local school districts within the two counties. If you are in 7th through 12th grade and would like to join HYC, please contact us or your local school advisor for more information!
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
The Healthy Youth Coalition is a youth-driven coalition focused on preventing and reducing youth substance use among ages 12–18 in Marinette and Menominee Counties. Through education, community engagement, and evidence-based prevention strategies, we work to delay the initiation of alcohol, tobacco/nicotine products, marijuana, and prescription drug use among our area youth.
Our History
Our Mission
Our History
Since 2001, our coalition has been committed to making a difference in our community and our area youth and their families. HYC received a federal Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support grant from 2005 until its expiration in 2015. Since then, we've relied on small grants and community support to continue our efforts.
NATIONAL TAKE BACK DAY - OCT 24
SAFE DISPOSAL SAVES LIVES
💊 NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY IS COMING! 💊
📅 Saturday, October 24th
But here’s the good news—you DON’T have to wait until Take Back Day to safely dispose of your unused or expired medications! 🙌
We have year-round medication take-back locations throughout Marinette and Menominee Counties where you can safely dispose of unwanted medications and help prevent them from getting into the wrong hands.
👉 Check out our “RX Safety Information” tab on the left side of our page to find a take-back location near you!
🗑️💊 Safe disposal saves lives.
Take a few minutes to clean out your medicine cabinet and safely dispose of medications you no longer need. ❤️
Glow color run returns oct 17th!
HYC is excited to announced the 2026 Glow Color Blast Fun Run is returning on Saturday, October 17th to Menominee's beautiful Henes Park.
Registration opens Monday, August 17th and will run through September 30th for a discounted price of $30 for adults and $15 for youth. Price will increase by $5 beginning October 1st, and t-shirt will not be guaranteed.
We are proud to be the featured October event of the Tri City Event Series!
Provident Health Foundation Awards CTC/HYC Large Grants
FINANCIAL support
The Provident Health Foundation has awarded the ISD Prevention Services Department multi-year grant awards that have totaled over $500,000 to help sustain our youth drug and alcohol prevention efforts in the schools and community through the Healthy Youth Coalition and Communities that Care coalitions. We are so appreciative of their support!
sponsorships
Over the years, we have also received numerous sponsorships from the Provident Health Foundation to support fundraisers and events such as the CTC/HYC Youth Ice Fishing Derby and our HYC Glow Color Run!
HYC Receives Funding Support
MMACF Grants large $47,000 award
Thank You to the M&M Area Community Foundation! Our team is incredibly grateful to the M&M Area Community Foundation for their multiple grant awards supporting our prevention activities and day-to-day operations this fiscal year. This funding comes at a critical time, as we navigate the loss of a major federal grant that previously supported our department.
We are especially honored to receive support from the Youth Field of Interest Fund. Knowing that local youth chose to invest their hard-earned dollars in our mission means more than we can express. Their belief in the importance of prevention inspires us and strengthens our commitment to serving our community.
To everyone at MMACF — THANK YOU for helping us continue this vital work!
Packers Foundation awards $4,000
We are pleased to share that HYC has received a grant from the Green Bay Packers Foundation! This support will help us enhance Marinette County school-based and other prevention activities through our HYC subgroups in each of the 8 school districts this fiscal year. Thank you, Packers Outreach, for investing in our community and helping us continue to make a difference - especially during this difficult time.
A special thank you to Executive Committee member, Molly Bonjean, for attending the ceremony with Karianne Lesperance and accepting the grant on HYC's behalf!
BJ STUPAK MEMORIAL FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES $25,000 TO HYC
BJ STUPAK MEMORIAL FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES $25,000 TO HYC
We are honored to share that the BJ Stupak Memorial Fund has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Healthy Youth Coalition of Marinette & Menominee Counties, providing critical support for youth prevention, leadership, and service efforts across Marinette and Menominee Counties.
For more than 25 years, the BJ Stupak Memorial Fund has invested in young people and the organizations that support them. This gift comes at a pivotal time as the Healthy Youth Coalition works to sustain its programming and continue empowering youth through meaningful connection, leadership, and prevention work.
Pictured are BJ Stupak Memorial Fund Advisory Committee members Mike Cattani and Ashley Karkkainen, alongside Cindy Grabowski and Karianne Lesperance from Menominee County ISD Youth Prevention Services, during the check presentation.
We are deeply grateful to the Stupak family and the BJ Stupak Memorial Fund Advisory Committee for their generosity, trust, and continued commitment to making a lasting difference for local youth.
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