Your words matter: How to respect people with disabilities
Persons First Language is replacing ableist language that devalues people with disabilities by erroneously implying they are abnormal.
West Michigan employers leading the way in accessible workplaces
Despite a labor shortage, people with disabilities are dramatically underemployed. But there are employers leading the way in providing accessible accommodations so they can tap into this often-overlooked talent pool.
Former Ms. Wheelchair America leader advocates for inclusion
The Heart of an Advocate: From Ms. Wheelchair America leader to inclusion specialist and ride-share organizer, Stephanie Deible is rolling to a bright future.
Annual Postal Food Drive makes a difference for Lakeshore food pantries
Lakeshore-area families collectively donated 47,549 pounds of food to support local hunger relief. The annual Postal Food Drive is part of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” campaign.
Couple honored for creating Holland/Zeeland Promise scholarship program
The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area honored Bob and Colette DeNooyer with the Marvin C. Lindeman Award for creating the Holland/Zeeland Promise Scholarship.
June 1-15 along the Lakeshore: Pride celebrations, farmers markets, concert series, and more
Summer arrives this month, though it arrived unofficially on Memorial Day weekend. June brings plenty of reasons to get outside and enjoy a Pure Michigan summer.
Michigan native’s book details his effort to restore ancestors’ English manor
Hopwood DePree is celebrating the publication of his first book — “Downton Shabby: One American’s Ultimate DIY Adventure Restoring His Family’s English Castle” — with a June 1 book signing at Schuler Books in Grand Rapids.
How paddleboarding is being used to support mental health
The Muskegon Lakeshore Paddle Club is hosting the Mona Lake Paddle Race on June 11 in Norton Shores to benefit the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan.
Author Isabel Wilkerson to speak at LEDA’s 2022 Summit on Race and Inclusion
Best-selling author Isabel Wilkerson will be the keynote speaker at the Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance 2022 Summit on Race and Inclusion: Uniting Our Voices. The hybrid event will take place on June 7 at Hope College.
Michigan’s recovery communities offer a “total ecosystem” of services for getting and staying sober
Recovery communities support a continuum of care by providing detox services, residential treatment, outpatient services, recovery supports, housing, and more.
