Downtown Allegan's newly upgraded sidewalks and streetscape took half the projected time. The city celebrated the $9 million accomplishment — and its downtown businesses — during a Small Business Saturday ribbon cutting event.
Evergreen Commons has been awarded a $380,000 grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund for initiatives that enhance the quality of life for Evergreen members, Day Center participants, and the community.
Karinna Martinez, a junior at Holland High School, is busy volunteering for the LAUP Adelante program, the Holland Youth Advisory Council, and Women of Color Give.
After decades of public service at the local, state and county level, Ottawa County Treasurer Amanda Price is retiring at the end of the month. She talks to The Lakeshore about her passion for public service and what’s next.
Approximately 1.7 million Michiganders are unpaid caregivers, and they often desperately need a break from that work. Resources, like a new voucher program to pay for respite care, can help.
On Thursday Nov. 16, the Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) celebrated its new Grand Rapids-area office with a grand opening ribbon cutting and open house at its location within the Special Olympics Michigan Unified Sports & Inclusion Center, about 10 miles south of Grand Rapids proper.
Mientras Michigan trabaja hacia un programa PreK para Todos o PreK for All, que ampliará las opciones voluntarias de preescolar para que cada niño de cuatro años en Michigan pueda acceder a una educación preescolar gratuita en 2027, una preocupación que Meyers y otros educadores preescolares plantean es el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral para los maestros de educación preescolar.
Michigan’s community mental health agencies (CMHs) and organizations across the state understand that asking questions and having conversations about mental health and suicide is a very significant step in prevention.
The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area recently received an almost $1.5 million estate gift from a local donor to support the foundation’s work.
The Holland Symphony Orchestra, the Herrick District Library, and the Big Read at Hope College partnered to create the first Mini Read tour for the program’s youngest readers.
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