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A home in Heartside: Guiding Light Mission offers food, shelter, way forward
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 01-15-2015 under NONPROFITS
We met Napolean Frazier at Guiding Light Mission in Grand Rapids on January 13, the coldest on record. Frazier was one of the 135 men who had stayed at Guiding Light the night before. A 33-year-old unemployed computer systems engineer, he had moved...Grand Rapids Veteran Expo
by (PowersK1)
Submitted 07-16-2014 under
The Grand Rapids Veteran Expo will be a "one-stop shop" for veterans and their families looking for information on employment and education opportunities, healthcare screenings, benefits counselors, recreation programs and other resources...Grand Rapids Veteran Expo
by (PowersK1)
Submitted 07-16-2014 under
The Grand Rapids Veteran Expo will be a "one-stop shop" for veterans and their families looking for information on employment and education opportunities, healthcare screenings, benefits counselors, recreation programs and other resources...
GR Initiative for Leaders and Fifth Third Bank Partner to Prepare Students for Career Success
by (GR Initiative f...)
Submitted 03-31-2014 under NONPROFITS
Instead of hanging out in the lunch room with their peers, students in the GR Initiative for Leaders (GRIL) Ambassador Club at Ottawa Hills High School sacrificed their lunch break to prepare themselves for career success. Fifth Third Bank...
Experience Grand Rapids' new program seeks to reach out to visitors
by (valeriegreer)
Submitted 12-11-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Grand Rapids, the second largest city in Michigan, has annual success from ArtPrize and has been crowned “Beer City USA” of 2013. These achievements bring more visitors and tourists. Experience Grand Rapids (ExperienceGR), a...
Catalyst Radio: Youth Force GR making a difference, providing employment opportunities
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 08-09-2013 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this edition of Catalyst Radio, we feature the youth employment program of Grand Rapids Community Foundation Youth Force GR. We spend the show with...
Why you should vote yes on Proposal 3
by (Matthew Knaack)
Submitted 11-01-2012 under OPINION
The airwaves have been flooded with negative ads about Proposal 3. Due to this inundation, I am attempting to set the record straight by writing from the other side. First, the basics: Prop 3 is a ballot initiative that seeks to increase the state...
Catalyst Radio: GRCF summer jobs program connecting youth with nonprofits
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 06-26-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we highlight the Youth Summer Jobs Program of Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Katelyn Sandor and Roberta King...
Catalyst Radio: Austin Bunn on his documentary play, and on writing
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 01-13-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW Local writer Austin Bunn spends time on Catalyst Radio this week to talk about his documentary project "Rust." When Bunn moved to Grand...
Former Perkins employees stay strong, re-enter the working world
by (Chelsea)
Submitted 07-04-2011 under NEWS
On June 12, 2011 word broke that all seven West Michigan locations of Perkins Restaurant and Bakery were closed for good. The following morning the news of the entire company filing for bankruptcy left both customers and former employees reeling...