Summer career program expands to serve more youth
The West Michigan Works! six-week paid summer program offers teens across seven counties real-world job experience, skills training, and career exploration. Applications are open now through May 5.
Muskegon Lakeshore
Muskegon is getting the mother of all makeovers. After demolishing an indoor mall at the heart of downtown, and prepping the shore of Muskegon Lake for new residences and businesses, civic leaders are racking up the pace of redevelopment. So there's an air of confidence in the largest city on Michigan's West Coast.
Local arts organization breaks ground on new community arts building
The Diatribe has begun construction on the Emory Arts and Culture Hub, which will serve as a space for the community to come together and create.
Expanding reach and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion through Tech Week
Tech Week is in full swing and provides opportunities for education, entertainment and networking in Grand Rapids and throughout the region.
GROW is now Grow: New name reflects long-standing organization’s evolution
Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women, GROW is rebranding as Grow because it serves all genders across nine West Michigan counties.
Building momentum in careers and community: Latinx leadership program looks ahead
The LEADeres program has been developing Latinx leaders for the last decade. These leaders still rely on the lessons learned in their cohort. Now the program is expanding to meet the needs of returning students.
Improving equitable care through acts of trust
Facing health disparities, many health care organizations are working to answer the question, “How do we deliver equitable care?” Spectrum Health aims to address the issue by providing the community with targeted resources and initiatives.
The Home Accessibility Center will help people with disabilities imagine possibilities
The Home Accessibility Center will serve as a hands-on test space where people living with disabilities can explore adaptive possibilities.
Rapid Reconnect: A Q & A with Muskegon Innovation Hub Director Kevin Ricco
Over the past few years, the Muskegon Innovation Hub has been able to continuously increase its economic impact within the lakeshore community. Though the Hub has experienced change both internally and within its membership over the past year and a half, overall, reports remain positive. Kevin Ricco, the Hub’s director, is optimistic about what is to come, especially for those businesses that are prepared.
Collaboration seeks to reduce opioid overdoses throughout Michigan
The Grand Rapids Red Project and NEXT Distro have collaborated to reduce opioid-related overdose deaths across Michigan through free online training and mail-order naloxone.
Summit brings LGBTQIA+ youth together to create a more tolerant tomorrow
On Saturday, March 12, the Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health (MOASH) hosts a statewide virtual conference, Building a Movement for Michigan (BAMM) Pride Summit that will unite LGBTQIA+ middle and high school youth from the Greater Grand Rapids area and across the state to learn, find support, and feel affirmation that they may not experience in their daily lives.
