Join us September 21 at the CERC building for a FREE family event!!

Know an amazing Lake Orion student?

Photo from 2023 Youth Recognition Awards

Removed from home page 5/29/2024

Nominations are open for our 2024 Youth Recognition Awards ceremony. Categories include: Community Service, Personal Achievement, and Good Citizen. Nomination are due March 1.

More award information

Nomination Form

Thanks to all who joined us for our Family Fun Fest!

Photo credit: Terri Schneider

And a huge thank you to our event partners for making the evening happen.

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Our Facebook page has an album with photos from the event!

Click here for FB Album

Summer camp scholarships open March 1

OAYA is excited to once again offer camp scholarships to families who reside in the Lake Orion Community School district. Scholarships will be offered on a first come, first served basis until funds are depleted for the year. Scholarship applications open March 1. Please use the buttons below for the application, a list of some potential camp options, or to donate to Sponsor a Camper for the upcoming year!

Camp options

Application

Sponsor a camper

We are proud to partner with Paint Creek Elementary to offer SPLAT summer camp program

Our SPLAT sponsors have made this program possible

Meal sponsors

Tee shirt sponsors

Field trip sponsors

Know an amazing Lake Orion student?

Photo from 2022 Youth Recognition Awards

credit: Amber Kish

Nominations are open for our 2023 Youth Recognition Awards ceremony. Categories include: Community Service, Personal Achievement, and Good Citizen. Nomination are due March 10.

More award information

Nomination Form

Summer Camp Scholarships!

A few still
available!!

We are excited to offer scholarships for both Day Camp and Overnight Camps again this year.

For families who qualify, we will provide scholarships for camp fees. You pick the camp, we pay tuition!

Application for scholarship

Old donate button with code

Fall Season Scholarships!!

REMOVED 7/27/22

Every year OAYA provides scholarships for students to participate in various extra-curricular activities...sports, arts, music, classes. Click below for more information and an application. And, we've included a few links to places to find fun activities for your kids too!

More informaton on scholarships

Orion Township Parks and Rec

Application

Lake Orion Schools Community Ed

High School Seniors! $1000 scholarship available

OAYA is offering a scholarship sponsored by Alpha Delta Kappa/ Alpha Lambda Chapter for students planning to major in an area related to children.

DEADLINE: MAY 6!

Click here for application

2021 OAYA Youth Recognition Award Winners pictured. Photo credits: Lisa Gdowski and LOHS Robotics Team 302

Let's Recognize Some Outstanding Students!

Nominations are now open for our 2022 Youth Recognition Awards. If you know a student (or group of students) who has shown outstanding Community Service or has overcome significant personal challenges, please consider nominating them! Nominations are due March 18, 2022. Feel free to contact OAYA at oaya@lok12.org for more information.

Nomination Form

More information about the awards

Note: Added 2/2022, removed 4/2022

Pretty Nails that Support OAYA...

Amber's Amazing Nails 21, an independent Color Street stylist, is hosting a fundraiser for Orion Area Youth Assistance! Proceeds of all sales will be donated to Orion Area Youth Assistance to assist with programming such as enrichment and camp scholarships for students with financial need, family education, and enrichment programs to connect and support youth and families in the Orion area communities!

1. Click on the link to be directed to the special shopping page created just for this event! You must use this link so your purchase will credited towards OAYA. https://www.colorstreet.com/AmbersAmazing.../nailbar/3137729

2. Choose the nails you would like for yourself or others (they make great gifts - teachers/coaches/stocking stuffers!)

3. Complete your purchase! Your nails will be mailed directly to you, and you will be supporting youth and families in the Orion area who are in need. It's that easy!