A weekly book club is being offered on Wednesday afternoons at the Madison Square Library. Youth will read with one-to-one volunteers and have the opportunity to get help on homework and play educational games like chess and checkers.
School Year Tutoring /Mentoring
This happens though out the year. all around the city with staff and youth.
Firehouse Kids
Firehouse Kids is a program that runs every Saturday morning throughout the school year out of Tall Turf Ministries' Grand Rapids location. Firehouse Kids includes
Weekly activities
Bible Studies
Building relationships with mentors
Service Opportunities
Field Trips
Occasional Retreats
Summer Asthma Camp
During one youth camp session each summer Camp Tall Turf teams up with the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital to offer Asthma Camp. Asthma Camp is like every other youth camp session except that just over half of the campers have asthma. To accomodate these campers, doctors and nurses stay on-site throughout the session.
Summer Youth Camp
Sessions are 6 to 8 days long. Capacity for youth camp is 128 (64 boys and 64 girls). At youth camp, campers spend time with cabin mates and staff, while eating, playing, going on a campout, praying, and learning new skills.