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Bellamy Creek Prison Education Program

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College / University:
Grand Valley State University

Through the Bellamy Creek Program, students earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Public and Nonprofit Administration—a sector that increasingly welcomes leaders with a broad diversity of lived experiences. Our program launched in fall 2024 and currently serves 17 students.

Contact:
Aaron Yore-VanOosterhout
yorevana@gvsu.edu
Website
Program Facts:

Our program is the only one in the country that offers students in prison a degree in public and nonprofit administration with an emphasis in hospitality and tourism management. Thanks to generous support from the Sunshine Lady Foundation, we have hired a fellow with comprehensive experience in the nonprofit sector to help us develop our internship program, which students will undertake in their final year.