Local After-School Programs, Summer Camps In Jeopardy Thanks To Federal Funding Cuts
By Craig Manning | Aug. 9, 2025
A sigh of relief: That’s how Sarna Saltzman, executive director of Traverse City’s SEEDS Ecology and Education Centers, received the news that the United States Department of Education would be releasing previously frozen funds that pay for the nonprofit's after-school and summer camp programs. Despite the reprieve, though, Saltzman says SEEDS could find itself facing similar funding troubles in the not-so-distant future – something that has the organization looking for ways to “restructure” to reduce its reliance on government grants.
Each year, SEEDS reaches more than 500 local students across 12 rural northern Michigan schools through its after-school and summer camp programming. Families who utilize those programs are able to …
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