The Community Foundation aims to improve the quality of life in Newaygo County through strategic focus on education, poverty reduction, and community and economic development. By setting long-term goals like increasing education levels, lowering poverty rates, and maintaining low unemployment rates, the foundation seeks to foster a focused community effort towards generational change, requiring collaboration and support for a robust nonprofit infrastructure.
The Bridging Generations Fund's primary aim is to support and improve the lives of older adults in Newaygo County. It seeks to fund projects or programs that address several key areas of concern for the elderly population: the physical health of older adults, the mental and emotional well-being of older adults and their caregivers, social enrichment and prevention of social isolation, and basic human services for older adults. In addition to these areas, this fund is dedicated to encouraging intergenerational partnerships and changing the conversation around aging within the community.