Holly Area Youth Assistance is a community-based prevention organization developed by volunteers who live and/or work in the greater Holly Area School District community.
HAYA is cosponsored by the local Holly Area Schools, the Townships of Groveland, Holly, Rose, and Springfield as well as Oakland County Circuit Court – Family Division. Additional funding is obtained through grants and local fundraising efforts.
Our Mission
Our mission is to strengthen youth and families and reduce the incidence of delinquency, abuse, and neglect through community involvement.
HAYA Board of Directors
Meet the Holly Area Youth Assistance’s Executive Board! The Executive Board consists of kind-hearted and caring individuals who work to strengthen youth in the Holly area by encouraging community involvement.
Nancy Hanks, HAYA Board Treasurer
Teresa Blaska, HAYA Board Secretary
Martina Sykes, HAYA Vice-President
Tena Alvarado, HAYA President
Board of Directors meetings are held in the Holly Township Library Meeting Room (1116 N. Holly Rd. Holly, MI 48442) on the third Monday of the month beginning at 3:30 pm.
—-> Guests are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Oakland is the only Michigan county that funds a Youth Assistance initiative. County-wide there are twenty-six local offices, each associated with a public school district. Find your local Oakland County Youth Assistance office here.
Find out more about the services we offer at HAYA here.
Samantha Balcom, HAYA Office Coordinator
Samantha understands that having compassion opens our minds to others, regardless of our differences. Compassion allows us to work in a caring, well-informed way that respects the experiences and needs of the local youth we assist. Confidentiality is fully empathetic as the children are our future.
Samantha is in the office on Monday and Tuesday from 9am until 4pm if you need to ask a question.
Although we strive to have someone in the office during these hours, there may be rare occasions when staff need to step out for outside meetings or community events. (Let’s not forget snow days!) If you’d like to confirm that someone is available to assist you, please feel free to call the office at (248) 328-3181.
After-Hours or Emergencies
If you require immediate counseling services, please contact Common Ground at (800) 231-1127. For non-emergency situations, feel free to leave a message on our office phone at (248) 328-3181, and we will return your call during regular office hours. Otherwise, you can shoot us an email at HAYA4Kids63@gmail.com and we will reply as soon as we can.
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