Friendship between nonprofits’ officials leads to new affordable housing in Grand Rapids
A friendship between two nonprofit leaders sparks a partnership turning unused duplexes into permanently affordable homes for Grand Rapids families.
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New rules requiring lead dust testing would “keep kiddos safe”
Proposed City of Grand Rapids requirements for lead dust testing would reduce childhood lead poisoning.
Removing barriers so people can live their best lives
Improving old technologies with new is, in many ways, the heart of improving access for humans. It is also a great motivator for those with the talents to do so. Here are the people behind those efforts and why this work is so important to them and within the region.
Residents get more power in allocating ARPA dollars with participatory budgeting model
City of Grand Rapids is using a new model, the Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP), that will give residents more say in how its $2 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds will be spent in each of the city's three wards.
“Shade is an equity issue”: How JEDI guides Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
Non-profit organization, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks plans its work to address JEDI, justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, in light of historical inequities that guided development of parks as public spaces in the past.
Vaccination effort spurs massive collaboration between Kent County and local health care providers
The Kent County Health Department and local health care providers are collaborating on what may be the biggest inter-organizational vaccination effort in Michigan’s history.
Received your absentee ballot application? City has mailed them to all registered voters
Grand Rapids City Clerk mailed absentee ballot applications to all of its registered to voters for the August 4 primary and November 3 election. Here's why it's a secure way to vote.
