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Trinity Health and Michigan community groups will make fresh, local food a Medicaid benefit
A new Trinity Health initiative will allow people in the Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Grand Rapids areas to access fresh, affordable produce from local organizations through their Medicaid health plans.
Voices of Youth: Lessons learned from listening to young people
Over the past three years, Voices of Youth has shown us that by actively listening to what young people want, we often develop better ideas. Here, Publisher Tommy Allen reflects on the achievements and lessons learned over three years with Voices of Youth.
Library classes help residents learn skills, build community connections
At Kent District Library, in-person classes help residents learn practical skills while meeting neighbors and building connections in their community.
Gentex engineers help nonprofits improve efficiency
Gentex engineers apply manufacturing skills to streamline donations, boost volunteer impact, and expand services at Community Action House and Kids’ Food Basket.
The Established Home mother-daughter designers launch children’s book to help families navigate life transitions
West Michigan design duo Jean Stoffer and her daughter, Grace Start, share a new children’s book offering families practical, faith-centered strategies to help children cope with moves and change.
#RG20LookBack: The Grand River is having the moment we imagined—together
In his 12th #RG20LookBack column, Rapid Growth publisher Tommy Allen revisits the 2008 story, “A River Runs Through Green Grand Rapids,” which now reads like an early spark for everything unfolding along the Grand River today.
How a sisterhood of dentists is expanding public health across Metro Detroit
A collective of African American women dentists delivers public health care, mentorship, and trust to underserved patients across Detroit, Wayne County, and Macomb County.
Fewer options, fuller ERs: The behavioral health fallout of Medicaid cuts
MHA advocates for state funding that preserves behavioral health care and keeps rural hospitals open.
#RG20LookBack: From an “Atomic” moment to the present day
For his tenth #RG20LookBack column, Rapid Growth Publisher Tommy Allen revisits its 2007 “Atomic Object is People” story, tracing West Michigan’s thriving tech culture.
Trinity Health and Michigan community groups will make fresh, local food a Medicaid benefit
A new Trinity Health initiative will allow people in the Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Grand Rapids areas to access fresh, affordable produce from local organizations through their Medicaid health plans.
Voices of Youth: Lessons learned from listening to young people
Over the past three years, Voices of Youth has shown us that by actively listening to what young people want, we often develop better ideas. Here, Publisher Tommy Allen reflects on the achievements and lessons learned over three years with Voices of Youth.
Library classes help residents learn skills, build community connections
At Kent District Library, in-person classes help residents learn practical skills while meeting neighbors and building connections in their community.
Gentex engineers help nonprofits improve efficiency
Gentex engineers apply manufacturing skills to streamline donations, boost volunteer impact, and expand services at Community Action House and Kids’ Food Basket.
The Established Home mother-daughter designers launch children’s book to help families navigate life transitions
West Michigan design duo Jean Stoffer and her daughter, Grace Start, share a new children’s book offering families practical, faith-centered strategies to help children cope with moves and change.
#RG20LookBack: The Grand River is having the moment we imagined—together
In his 12th #RG20LookBack column, Rapid Growth publisher Tommy Allen revisits the 2008 story, “A River Runs Through Green Grand Rapids,” which now reads like an early spark for everything unfolding along the Grand River today.
How a sisterhood of dentists is expanding public health across Metro Detroit
A collective of African American women dentists delivers public health care, mentorship, and trust to underserved patients across Detroit, Wayne County, and Macomb County.
Fewer options, fuller ERs: The behavioral health fallout of Medicaid cuts
MHA advocates for state funding that preserves behavioral health care and keeps rural hospitals open.
#RG20LookBack: From an “Atomic” moment to the present day
For his tenth #RG20LookBack column, Rapid Growth Publisher Tommy Allen revisits its 2007 “Atomic Object is People” story, tracing West Michigan’s thriving tech culture.
