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STGR Journal: Housing Step Down
by (Strong Towns Gr...)
Submitted 04-13-2024 under NONPROFITS
At the most recent meeting of the Highland Park Neighborhood Association there was a conversation about housing; it is a frequent topic, as I assume it is in every neighborhood. In response to the notion of new housing someone asked the obvious...Grab and Go Meals at Guiding Light
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 01-05-2022 under NONPROFITS
On Sunday, December 19th, Guiding Light held our Christmas Grab and Go event from 11am to 1:30pm. Several volunteers, along with Guiding Light Kitchen Director Allen Holt, were able to cook and distribute 227 meals for local men, women, and children...De-mystifying affordable housing and homelessness in Grand Rapids
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 06-12-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
While this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, there is still a long ways to go before housing is truly fair. Until we address the history of redlining and its effects on our neighborhoods, homelessness as a situation...