Michigan’s community mental health system: Overcoming stigma to provide needed care
Community mental health has played an important role in shifting the culture to asking for help.
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Michigan’s free universal pre-K program could serve 70,000 4-year-olds this school year
Launched in 2023, PreK for All now has no income qualifications.
Is PreK for All meeting its goals?
Roadmap co-author encouraged by how the state is expanding its Great Start Readiness Program into universal pre-K.
How are Michigan’s families doing?
Rising costs, child care shortages and barriers to health care are straining Michigan families. What could help?
#RG20LookBack: 20 years after Grand Rapids bet on a new generation
In his 28th #RG20LookBack column celebrating Rapid Growth’s 20th anniversary, Publisher Tommy Allen revisits a 2006 story about former Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and her start on the City Commission as its youngest woman ever elected.
Childcare fraud myth misses the larger story
The disproven allegations have burdened providers and threaten access as fewer seek to enter the field.
Alpena builds accessibility roadmap by listening first, improving public spaces for everyone
Alpena's accessibility assessment helps prioritize affordable improvements, showing small communities how resident input can guide inclusive planning and investment.
Why early childhood belongs on every Michigan voter’s ballot
Why Michigan voters should pay attention candidates' stands on childcare and early learning.
#RG20LookBack: People have the power…to change
In his 23rd #RG20LookBack, Rapid Growth Publisher Tommy Allen revisits his 2014 story, "Let's Break Some Laws & Eggs Together," a cheeky look at two ordinances that no longer fit the Grand Rapids many envisioned.
Grand Rapids to flip the script as big buyers make pitches to small businesses
At Connect Local GR’s event on April 2, buyers controlling over $1 billion in procurement opportunities will tell small businesses how to get in the game.
Michigan’s free universal pre-K program could serve 70,000 4-year-olds this school year
Launched in 2023, PreK for All now has no income qualifications.
Is PreK for All meeting its goals?
Roadmap co-author encouraged by how the state is expanding its Great Start Readiness Program into universal pre-K.
How are Michigan’s families doing?
Rising costs, child care shortages and barriers to health care are straining Michigan families. What could help?
#RG20LookBack: 20 years after Grand Rapids bet on a new generation
In his 28th #RG20LookBack column celebrating Rapid Growth’s 20th anniversary, Publisher Tommy Allen revisits a 2006 story about former Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and her start on the City Commission as its youngest woman ever elected.
Childcare fraud myth misses the larger story
The disproven allegations have burdened providers and threaten access as fewer seek to enter the field.
Alpena builds accessibility roadmap by listening first, improving public spaces for everyone
Alpena's accessibility assessment helps prioritize affordable improvements, showing small communities how resident input can guide inclusive planning and investment.
Why early childhood belongs on every Michigan voter’s ballot
Why Michigan voters should pay attention candidates' stands on childcare and early learning.
#RG20LookBack: People have the power…to change
In his 23rd #RG20LookBack, Rapid Growth Publisher Tommy Allen revisits his 2014 story, "Let's Break Some Laws & Eggs Together," a cheeky look at two ordinances that no longer fit the Grand Rapids many envisioned.
Grand Rapids to flip the script as big buyers make pitches to small businesses
At Connect Local GR’s event on April 2, buyers controlling over $1 billion in procurement opportunities will tell small businesses how to get in the game.
