R.I.S.E. Up: how employer support can create pathways to careers
The R.I.S.E. Up (Reach out, Investigate, Seek, Elevate) Program is creating career pathways for individuals who have traditionally had limited opportunities for higher ...
Education
West Michigan Center for Art + Technology’s new cybersecurity training is creating career pathways and economic growth
The West Michigan Center for Art + Technology connects the Grand Rapids community to career pathways in cybersecurity, as well as diversifying the ...
Food Systems
How do you feed hungry families in Michigan? Ask them.
University of Michigan School of Public Health Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences Kate Bauer assembled a team to launch Feeding MI Families to ...
Community Engagement
How a disability-led global art project is making history
My Dearest Friends Project aims to collect stories from the disability community to preserve and normalize their experiences and change cultural narratives that ...
Education
10 Cents a Meal Program supports students and farmers in Michigan
10 Cents a Meal For Michigan’s Kids & Farms, a state-funded program, helps improve childhood nutrition and incentivize local farming economies. It provides ...
Better spaces, better early childhood learning in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a 2018 study from IFF found that only 16% of children from birth to age 2 had access to ...
Health
Building healthy and equitable communities in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Children deserve to grow up in equitable communities as well as trust the institutions around them and feel confident about their futures.
Impact Investing
Flexible relief for business owners of color in Grand Rapids
Rende Progress Capital launched the RACE4Progress Fund to provide progressive, low interest and flexible loans to existing businesses owned by ‘excluded entrepreneurs.' This ...
Jobs
A good career is a good series of jobs
The SOURCE and Mercy Health collaborated to create the RISE Up program in Grand Rapids, Michigan. RISE Up provides access to training funds, ...
Education
Mosaic Film Experience introduces a new generation of storytellers
The Mosaic Film Experience in Grand Rapids, Michigan uses digital media to help students tell their unique stories and equip them with critical ...
