The Grand Rapids location will expand AAoM’s  Upbound Staffing employment program.

Upbound Staffing creates inclusive connections for employers and job seekers

Upbound Staffing helps prepare job candidates living with autism for all parts of a career search and assists businesses in making their work environments more inclusive.

Muskegon event to celebrate results of Livability Lab Challenge

The Livability Lab 4.0 100-Day Celebration will be Feb. 6 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Muskegon’s Barclay Place Event Center. It is free and open to the public, but reservations are required.

Celebrating 50 years: How Gentex became the ‘gold standard’ as an employer

Gentex has long been a champion of community engagement, financially supporting educational, economic development, diversity, and philanthropic causes throughout the region.

Lapeer County EMS Education Program Manager Luke Bowen leads a session of the new EMT training program.
Free EMS education program helps ease EMT shortage in Lapeer County

In Lapeer County, east of Flint, a new EMT education program is helping to grow the county's EMT and paramedic workforce.

Get ready for a jam-packed Saturday as Muskegon’s largest winter festival returns on Feb. 3 to Downtown Muskegon. Activities include ax-throwing, a bloody mary contest, snow volleyball, and the ever-popular cornhole tournament.
February things to do: Hair and history, Snowfest and mystery, chili and cello

The air is brisk and the events are plentiful. February brings Snowfest, a cello quartet, a journalism exhibit, a murder mystery, and a celebration of the art of Black hair.

Churches, nonprofits work together to create warming centers during winter storms

The first snowstorm of 2024 showed the essential role nonprofits and churches play in mobilizing to address the heightened needs of their community, particularly among the homeless population.

A wintery day when The Lakeshore Disability Inclusion Co-editor Lucia Rios had to roll her wheelchair in the road, because sidewalks hadn't been cleared of snow.
5 ways to support people with disabilities in the winter

Disability Inclusion Co-editor Lucia Rios suggests five ways people and organizations can help with accessibility during snowy, icy winters.

Future Leaders Conference aims to inspire young professionals

Author Graci Harkema will deliver the keynote at the Feb. 15 daylong leadership conference organized by the Holland/Zeeland Young Professionals.

Pawloski family reading time is usually in the afternoon.
Dolly Parton building readers and dreamers in rural Allegan County

The iconic country musician’s Imagination Library provides Allegan County children with free age-appropriate books mailed every month until they turn 5.  

Through learning about healthy foods, both childcare providers and children grow

Childcare providers are using grants and Go NAPSACC to bring fresh foods to the kids. The program teaches healthy eating and physical activity habits in children through free, easy-to-use online tools.   

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