About
What is the Midnight Golf Program?
The Midnight Golf Program (MGP) is a 30 week empowerment and mentoring experience that teaches life skills including financial literacy, college preparation, community activism, as well as, learning to play golf. It is a program that makes a positive impact in the lives of the participants.
Midnight Golf Program Overview
- Meets twice weekly – Monday and Wednesday from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Marygrove College in Detroit.
- Life Skills are taught by business, human service and education professionals.
- Golf is taught by PGA of America professionals.
- Adults from all walks of life, generations and experience, volunteer their time to serve as mentors for the participants.
- 616 past participants were admitted or graduated from 84 different colleges and universities.
Since 2001, 919 young people joined the Midnight Golf Program,707 completed the 30 week learning experience with 616 students admitted to or graduated from 84 different colleges and universities.
There are currently 141 participants in Detroit, Michigan. Through the training and experiences the participants become empowered and socially responsible young adults prepared to maximize their potential and appreciate the game of golf.
- Mission – To improve under-served young adults’ personal development, educational preparedness, and appreciation of the game of golf.
- Vision – Empowered, socially responsible young adults prepared to maximize their potential and appreciate the game of golf.
Core Values
- Empowerment – Providing information and skills that equip young people for success.
- Quality – Every activity is performed with excellence.
- Respect – Everyone exhibits respect for themselves and others
- Caring – We are concerned and committed to the needs of others
- Accountability – We take responsibility for all that we commit to accomplish
- Integrity – We are honest in our relationships and activities
