One vision for adding affordable housing to downtown Holland

In the past year, Holland has looked at the future of the city’s waterfront and asked stakeholders and residents to dream about how this natural resource could evolve in the coming decades. Here's one idea for bringing affordable housing downtown.

Why doctors are prescribing books to children in Holland

There’s a correlation between childhood literacy and healthy adults. At Lakewood Family Medicine in Holland, Dr. Kurt Lindberg has given out thousands of books to parents to encourage them to read to their kids.

How focusing on a community’s youngest residents can close the opportunity gap

Ready for School is at the center of a community-wide effort to close the achievement gap. In the last decade, the results have been impressive.

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