SpringGR uplifts local small businesses
While the financial awards are useful, SpringGR likes for the focus to remain on the social capital that they provide to business startups.
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Report highlights need for more and more equitable early childhood care and education
WKKF, IFF, KConnect, and First Steps Kent met with other stakeholders to discuss a report that found 20,500 additional slots are needed to meet the Kent County’s demand for childcare.
تُعَدُّ برامج التعليم المبكر في ديترويت نماذج ممتازة لبرنامج الروضة للجميع
تُعَدُّ برامج التعليم المبكر في ديترويت نماذج ممتازة لبرنامج الروضة للجميع
Detroit Champions for HOPE empowers parents as their children’s first teachers
Through a focus on advocacy, community leadership, and parent engagement, Detroit Champions for HOPE works to better the lives of Detroit’s children by empowering parents and caregivers to be their child’s first champions.
Route 33 improves transit experience for Walker city riders
The Rapid is working to stay up to date with the needs of its customers to make sure the community is taken care of. A community leader, The Rapid has focused on meeting riders' needs such as when it realigned its Route 33 to meet the needs of commuters.
AYA and MDHHS partnership usher in greater access to assistance for youth in need
Through a partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), the AYA Youth Collective has created a new position to help youth ages 14-24 get the assistance they need.
Parents weigh in on PreK for All
Parents across the state are taking note and feeling excited about what Pre K for All means for their little ones. And they have shared feedback on the proposed program at listening sessions across the state.
Allocated funds will allow for greater detection of early childhood lead levels
Changes to federal standards for lead levels means more children than ever will be considered to have lead poisoning. Several organizations in Kent County are working to detect lead in homes and help children who are found to have ingested lead.
Winning at Work’s Sharon Rose Hayward brings workforce training initiative to unhoused women
In Michigan, 8,206 people were experiencing houselessness and an estimated 11% of them were unsheltered. Knowing the prevalence of people being unhoused in Michigan, many people and organizations are stepping up to help.
Master plan seeks to improve transportation by focusing on community needs
The TMP is a public-led, community-based study meant to gather as many different opinions as possible. This is an important approach because public transportation is meant to serve the community.
