National Guard Youth Challenge The Michigan Youth ChalleNGe Academy is part of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program.  We serve male & female at-risk youth, 16-19 years of age. The MYCA has graduated 18 classes to total 1,544 cadets to date.
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The Michigan Youth ChalleNGe Academy would like to extend our gratitude to all of those who have helped support our program & have shared in our vision in helping at-risk youth in Michigan to become productive, successful members of society.  Your support is deeply appreciated and highly commendable.


Meet Our Friends & Sponsors

NGYCP Celebrity Sponsors: 
The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program is very excited to welcome  two new celebrity supporters this year- Trisha Yearwood & Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 

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Trisha Yearwood,
Grammy Award Winning Country Music Artist, CMA's Vocalist Award Winner

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Dale Earnhardt, Jr,  
Hendricks Motorsports, NASCAR Driver, 2004 Daytona 500 Winner

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Tom Izzo (Michigan State University Mens Head Basketball Coach)

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  Josh Gracin, Country Music Artist

State of Michigan•  American Legion of Michigan

Michigan National Guard WK Kellogg Foundation Skillman Foundation

  Ocean Classroom • Tom & Lupe Izzo (MSU)

Childrens' Resource Network

Dare Mighty Things

Battle Creek Public Schools •  Calhoun Area Technological Center

Kalamazoo Valley Comm. College •  MYCA Family Association  • 

Wal-Mart • Starr Commonwealth

Leila Arboretum  •  Kelloggs Cereal City •  Office of Drug Control Policy

VFW Post 3030, Otsego, MI  •  Hart's Jewelers, Plainwell, MI

Contract Food Services, Battle Creek, MI  •  Davenport College

VA Medical Facility •  VA Police  •  Norell Services, Battle Creek, MI

R.T.I., Fort Custer, Augusta, MI  •  Fort Custer Training Facility, Augusta, MI 

Employment Group, Battle Creek, MI • US Army, Navy, Airforce & Marine Recruiting

 Explorer Post 226, Kalamazoo, MI  •  126th U.S. Army Band 

  Army & Air National Guard Recruiting  • Merrill Lynch

127th Airlift Wing, Selfridge ANG  •  3rd Michigan NCO Club, GVA

  RGIS, Livonia, MI

Community Action Agency •  Ft. Custer State Park  • 

Macomb Food Services

A Co. 156 Signal BN & Family Support Group  

    Captain Nemos, Taylor, MI

1-119th FA, Service Battery, Battle Creek, MI  • Taylor NG Armory

Manistique NG Armory   •  Flint NG Armory  •  Wyoming NG Armory  •

Augusta NG Armory  •  Grayling NG Armory  •  Bay City NG Armory

Kalamazoo Air Zoo  •  Old Country Buffet, Battle Creek  •

Country Town Golf Course, Springport, MI• 

VFW Post 6056, Springport, MI •

Family Y Center of Battle Creek  •  Covenant Driving School  • 

EZ Way Driving School  •  Michigan State Police  •