Author to keynote West Michigan Disability Awareness Day celebration
Author and advocate Jocelyn Dettloff will speak about disability and mental health, the theme of the Disability Awareness Day event on March 22.
PreK for All a good way to disrupt the preschool-to-prison pipeline
Good preschool programs yield tremendous social and economic advantages such as higher high school graduation rates and reduced chances of criminal behavior.
Recent Michigan housing legislation incentivizes more housing developments
As part of the Make it in Michigan Strategy, the state of Michigan has new finance tools and opportunities to convert vacant land into housing via the Transformational Brownfield Fund and tax increment funding. The State Land Bank Authority and Michigan Community Capital are working with state, local, and federal organizations to develop attainable workforce housing in their communities.
Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health: Building trust and improving health
Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health partners with community mental health providers in Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties.
Pilot program will provide transportation to Momentum Centers
A grant for pilot transportation programs will make it easier for people to spend time at Momentum Centers in Holland and Grand Haven.
Learn how to encourage young readers with new HDL series
Reading doesn’t come easy to every child. Herrick District Library’s new Strong Readers Series addresses the issue of reluctant readers from a variety of angles. Events are planned for March 12, 21 and 26, and April 9 and 18.
Time, talent, treasure — Allegan County Community Foundation celebrates Allegan County Gives
Allegan County Gives offers everyone a way to help their community with their time, talent, or treasure. A volunteer fair is a new feature of the Allegan County Community Foundation event.
Grant helps Allegan County veterans fight hunger. Here’s how to apply
Food insecurity is a stark reality for some veterans living in Allegan County. A state grant is enabling the Allegan County Veterans Services to assist vets by providing gift cards that can be used to purchase food.
Park Township announces public engagement process for new community center
Gather Park Township will host multiple opportunities for public input in shaping a vision for a new community center. The former building on the Ottawa County Fairgrounds was lost to fire in 2022.
The hometown heroes who made Highland Park possible
The second story in the Highland Park series looks at the original investors who put their money to work to help make the historic cottage association possible.
