Holland firm Coastal Container is using a portion of its New Markets Tax Credit to support Mel Trotter Ministries, a Grand Rapids organization dedicated to serving the unhoused population.
The GRIT wheelchair can go across all terrains standard wheelchairs can’t, and a West Michigan family who knows the constraints of conventional wheelchair use has created a program to allow the public borrow two of them.
Community Action of Allegan County's Housing Workx teaches participants skilled trades in construction with hands-on training while building a house for low-income residents.
A decade after starting the nonprofit Kids Belong to support families who have foster children, Katie and Jeff Steele are raising money for First Place, a Muskegon residential development where youth who age out of foster care can live independently.
The Momentum Center has reached a significant milestone in its Building Momentum Campaign, raising more than $1.5 million for a new facility with help from a $700,000 MEDC grant.
Together, Keegan Russell and Keenan Miller keep the beat as the band K-Rock. The musicians were nominated by Autism Support of Kent County because “they show others what is possible when individuals are given a chance to shine.”
Muskegon marketing firm Revel to provide pro bono assistance for Girls Build Kalamazoo during 24-hour marketing marathon on Giving Tuesday.
Movement West Michigan is one of three organizations to receive funds from the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area to support struggling parents as a path to reduce the number of children experiencing unstable homes.
The November calendar is chock full o’ stuff to do. There’s an exhibit-closing event, an annual gathering, a turkey trot, and several tree-lighting events throughout West Michigan.
The Grand Haven-based Momentum Center's Barbara Lee VanHorssen has been chosen as a "Community Influencer." She and 50 other influencers from across the state will help officials better understand social determinants of health from a grass roots level.
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