Teens are under enormous pressure to fit in. What can parents and the community do to discourage drug and alcohol abuse? Old Navy and the Kent County Prevent Coalition have a fashionable idea.
WMGMC works to develop a positive relationship between the citizens of West Michigan and the gay cultural community through excellence in performance.
Want to make a difference in someone's life this year? D.A. Blodgett-St. John's needs role models to help strengthen our community one family at a time. Victoria Mullen shares one story of success and invites your participation.
What is homelessness, what are its causes, and who does it affect? Homelessness in Grand Rapids is a microcosm of what is happening at the federal level. The second part of a Rapid Growth series takes a look at the history of homelessness in the United States from the 1800s to the present day and gives some sobering statistics on how this national issue affects West Michigan here and now.
What is homelessness, what are its causes, and who does it affect? In the first part of a series, Victoria Mullen takes a look at the history of homelessness in the United States and gives some sobering statistics on how this national issue affects our local population.
Well, it's the holiday season, and in the spirit of giving, for this week's Do Good, we interviewed three families who make volunteering a part of their year-round family culture. You'll notice a few common threads weaving through the stories: a passion to serve, a sincere desire to "do good," and kids who volunteer right alongside mom and dad.
When local company Baudville celebrated its 30th anniversary recently, its employees eschewed cake and ice cream to celebrate instead by building a unique one-mile therapeutic riding trail to benefit Equest Center. Victoria Mullen reports on the happy trails that led to the project's completion.
More than 90,000 migrants work in Michigan fields with their family members. Forty-nine percent of Michigan's migrants come from Mexico, 29 percent of whom are undocumented workers. Michigan Migrant Legal Aid helps migrants gain fair food access, with protection from domestic violence and unsafe living conditions, and with wage and hour disputes.
UIX Grand Rapids catches up with local mountain biker Scott VanderStelt, who leads Team Troll in hitting the dirt for dollars to fund Parkinson's disease research.
The Mosaic Film Experience embraces hands-on learning, creative expression, and a focus on youth - and it culminates in a weekend-long juried film festival that celebrates the diversity of us all. Victoria Mullen goes behind the curtain to see how local students are expressing their creativity on the big screen.
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