It's a busy month for Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses. GRABB is providing grants to Black businesses impacted by the pandemic’s economic downturn; hosting the 4th Annual GRABB Black Business Awards November 19 and, on November 21, holding its 7th Annual #TheShift conference.
A comprehensive four-bill package introduced on October 14 will allow legal recognition of certified benefit corporations (B-corps) in Michigan. B-corps balance purpose and profit by considering their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment as well as financial success.
Outlook Barber Shop and Salon creates welcoming, eco-friendly space and services for all genders, ethnicities, hair styles, and hair types on Grand Rapids' West Side featuring gentle, local, and earth-friendly products that are all cruelty-free.
Brewery Vivant, Broad Leaf Local Beer, and City Built Brewing Company are three of five Michigan breweries taking part in the 2020 People Power Beer Campaign. Launched in 2018 by Brooklyn, New York-based Threes Brewing, the grassroots effort has enlisted more than 100 craft breweries across the nation. The participating breweries brew and release their own version of a People Power Beer between July 4 and Election Day, November 3, then follow up with a donation to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Mallowfields builds digital tools and methods for engineering and governance in the realms of decision-making, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration.
Grand Rapids Community Foundation LGBTQ+ Fund supports WMPC Foster Care A.L.L.Y. Project, “Affirming and Listening to our LGBTQ+ Youth."
The City of Grand Rapids is providing up to $250,000 for rent and mortgage assistance to Grand Rapids residents meeting Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s La Lucha Fund eligibility requirements. Residents impacted by COVID-19 can apply for funds and receive up to $500 of rent or mortgage assistance for their households.
Great Lakes Observing System has entered into a partnership with Grand Circus, allowing students to access live data gathered from the lakes to enrich their final projects.
Fulton Street Farmers Market and its SNAP-Ed Food Navigator produce video to share how easy it is to use food assistance benefits at the Market.
The City of Grand Rapids announces initiative to engage micro-local business enterprises (MLBE) in hundreds of thousands of dollars of upcoming river restoration contracts with hopes for lowering barriers to the area’s small minority-owned businesses.
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