Mandy Anderson and Aaron Johnson of Eat Well Do Good.

Grand Haven ghost kitchen creates a model for hiring employees with disabilities

Eat Well Do Good is the nonprofit arm of Grand Haven’s Lake Effect Kitchen. It’s also a place where workers with intellectual disabilities can earn a competitive wage, gain life skills and boost their own self-image.

GHACF allocated $50,000 in funding for local municipalities for community betterment projects.
Foundation awards grants for 7 community projects

As part of its 50th-anniversary celebration, GHACF invited Northwest Ottawa County residents to select its community choice grant recipients.  

PODCAST: Reconnecting to behavioral health care in a time of crisis

On this week's episode of Michigan's State of Health, we're digging into  how COVID-19 helped raise awareness of the importance of behavioral health – and how to support Michiganders through the long-term behavioral health issues COVID is likely to create.

Scott Hutchins, school mental health and Medicaid consultant for the Michigan Department of Education Office of Health and Nutrition Services.
Michigan schools adopt new software to expand mental health services

All 56 of the state's ISDs now have access to a software product for managing behavioral health referrals, screenings, treatment plans, and more.

Herman Miller hosted its first Day of Purpose and expanded it this year to include all 11,000 employees from Herman Miller, Knoll, and their collective brands, making it the first global MillerKnoll Day of Purpose.
MillerKnoll employees make a difference on first global ‘Day of Purpose’

The annual event affords all employees the opportunity to volunteer with an array of nonprofit organizations in order to give back to the various communities in which they work and live.

KDL addresses barriers due to poverty

Despite having a treasure trove of free resources — many of which are available to local residents, even without a library card — there are still barriers preventing community members from access. Whether it’s lack of transportation, basic food needs or career development, Kent District Library has programs and partnerships to help support our underserved community members.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson will moderate a discussion on critical race theory.
Detroit- and Holland-based organizations to partner on virtual town hall about critical race theory

A virtual town hall is being held on Tuesday, Nov. 16, to discuss critical race theory, exploring what it is, what it isn’t, and the controversies that surround it.

Ryan Kilpatrick, Lead Consultant for the Ottawa County-Holland-based HousingNext.
How zoning can promote unfair housing practices and what to do about it

The 15th Annual Lakeshore Fair Housing conference on Nov. 18 will explore the connection between zoning and unfair housing practices.

The Outdoor Discovery Center's new nature playscape is one of several the nonprofit has built and plans to build in West Michigan.
ODC opens crowdfunded natural play space

The new Sally Smoly Nature Playscape at Holland’s Window on the Waterfront is the downtown's first play space, and the Outdoor Discovery Center has more planned.

Lori Appeldorn, right, along with her neighbors Raelyn Long, 9, Bentley Weeks, 7, and Reese Weeks, 11, work on the labyrinth garden on the corner of 18th Street and Central Avenue in Holland.
From gardens to festivals, city’s mini-grants make neighborhood living better

The city of Holland's neighborhood mini-grants are making neighborhoods more livable, and they're still available.

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