Dwelling Place’s new leadership team reflects focus on people-first ...
WEBThe organization says the new leadership will focus more on the human aspect of community development as it invests $100 million this year in improving 500 homes of low-income residents in West Michigan. “It’s an approach of listening and responding to the needs not just as you see them, but as others are experiencing them as well,” DeRoo ...
3-county United Way merger strengthens regional collaboration
WEBMay 31, 2024 · The recent merger of Heart of West Michigan United Way and United Way of Ottawa and Allegan Counties is expected to infuse a new level of efficiency that will streamline fundraising requests for its 80 community partners while reducing the nonprofit’s expenses. The new organization will be known as the Heart of West Michigan United Way.
The search for affordable housing in Grand Rapids: How housing …
WEBJan 28, 2016 · In recent days, you may have heard of housing co-ops in Grand Rapids because of Jim Jones’ proposal for a co-op at 1225 and 1237 Lake Drive SE in Eastown, close to East Hills. The application to have 31 bedrooms, for which rent would be, on average, a little less than $400, and common areas for …
Upon retirement, Joe Erhardt looks to Ben Wickstrom to lead …
WEBSep 21, 2017 · Now, after 42 years total years of service—31 of which were spent at the helm—Joe Erhardt announced his retirement as chairman and CEO of Erhardt Construction, effective Dec. 31. Come the New Year, Erhardt will transition into an advisory role, acting chairman of its advisory board. Longtime …
Development News - Rapid Growth
WEBOct 17, 2023 · Michigan Green Communities bestows “gold status” to the City of Grand Rapids Part I: Greening vulnerable neighborhoods and growing understanding. Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorWednesday, July 12, 2023.
How 6 friends made ‘Epic Swim’ across Lake Michigan - Rapid …
WEBAug 18, 2020 · EP!C SWIM 2020: Record Breaking Swim Across Lake Michigan. After years of planning a swim across Lake Michigan, the 55-mile open water adventure turned out better than Jon Ornée anticipated. Ornée and five friends — his brother David, Nick Hobson, Jeremy Sall, Todd Suttor, and Matt Smith …
Turning the tide: Red Project fights HIV, overdose, and stigma …
WEBJul 27, 2017 · The Red Project’s Naloxone distribution program, Hall says, is a game-changer. In 2008, the Red Project began providing Naloxone — a drug that can reverse the effects of opioid overdose — directly to concerned community members. Each Naloxone kit contains four doses of the medication, four syringes and a rescue breathing mask.
An interview with ICCF CEO Ryan VerWeys on the Franklin Campus …
WEBJul 14, 2021 · Ryan VerWeys, CEO of ICCF says about the project, “There’s a citywide shortage of affordable places for working families with limited assets and income.”. So, in 2015, when the Madison Church, an active community organization that has been embedded in the neighborhood for over 100 years, …
RapidChat: Robert Barnes on the inspiring work of older adults …
WEBFeb 7, 2019 · Not only that, but "Older adults are an important part of the fabric of our community, but outside the need to offer some of them assistance, they often go unrecognized," emphasizes President of Senior Neighbors, Robert Barnes — who established the annual "16 over 60 Awards Gala." Senior Neighbors helps older adults connect to local services.
Grandville Avenue: A neighborhood confronted with a history of ...
WEBNov 30, 2017 · Another practice of redlining was to zone neighborhoods of color for industrial plants and waste disposal. On Grandville Avenue today, industrial businesses make up 34 percent of all businesses. While in the West Grand and John Ball Park neighborhoods combined, industrial business only make up 25.6 percent.
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