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Community updates: Thursday, Sept. 16
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-16-2021 under NEWS
City of Grand Rapids creates Affordable Housing Fund The Grand Rapids City Commission established an Affordable Housing Fund on Tuesday, aiming to address racial and ethnic disparities in housing in Grand Rapids. The fund was six years in the making...
Community updates: Thursday, June 24
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-24-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Community Foundation joins national initiative to address Michigan’s criminal justice system inequities The Grand Rapids Community Foundation (GRCF) has joined a group of national and local foundations in awarding $2 million to...
Community updates: Friday, Feb. 26
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 02-26-2021 under NEWS
Festival of the Arts hosting ‘Plein Air’ event in June in downtown social zones Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids’ annual summer celebration of art, music, and culture, will be hosting a modified version of its event this June,...
Community updates: Thursday, Dec. 3
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 12-03-2020 under NEWS
Kent County launches #KCTakeoutChallenge to support local restaurants Kent County launched a social media campaign on Thursday to support local restuarants dealing with pandemic-related strains. Called the #KCTakeoutChallenge, the campaign...
Community updates: Friday, Aug. 28
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-28-2020 under NEWS
Kent County Health Department reports slight increase in county’s COVID-19 case growth, raises awareness about mosquito-borne diseases Kent Conty's rate of new COVID-19 cases has increased slightly over the last week, the Kent County...
COVID-19 in Grand Rapids: Friday, May 1 updates
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 05-01-2020 under NEWS
Kent County begins May with 1,600 cases, 36 deaths, and 417 recoveries from COVID-19. These numbers, reported by the Kent County Health Department, are as of May 1. Statewide, there are 42,356 cases, 3,866 deaths, and 8,342 recoveries. Reported by...
Grand Rapids Community Foundation y las organizaciones locales de liderazgo Latinx lanzan el Fondo La Lucha para familias indocumentadas y de estatus mixto afectadas por la pandemia de COVID-19
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-24-2020 under NEWS
La organización Grand Rapids Community Foundation (GRCF) anunció hoy, 23 de abril, el lanzamiento de una nueva respuesta de emergencia a la pandemia de COVID-19, La Lucha Fund, que apoyará a familias indocumentadas y de estado mixto en el Condado de...
COVID-19 in Grand Rapids: Thursday, April 23 updates
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-23-2020 under NEWS
Kent County now has 815 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 27 related deaths. Statewide, there are a confirmed 35,291 cases and 2,977 related deaths. These numbers, reported by the State of Michigan, are as of today, April 23. Shared in this Thursday,...
COVID-19 in Grand Rapids: Tuesday, April 21 updates
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-21-2020 under NEWS
Kent County now has 626 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 25 related deaths; an increase of 76 cases and one death since yesterday, April 20. Statewide, there are now 32,967 cases and 2,700 deaths. These numbers, reported daily by the State of Michigan...
First class of GRPS Challenge Scholars aims for free college
by (Charguitar)
Submitted 06-16-2017 under NEWS
Francisco McKnight just finished his freshman year at Union High School, but he’s already thinking ahead to college. That’s due in large part to the fact that, as a Challenge Scholar, he’s guaranteed up to four years tuition-free...