Habitat for Humanity
NPO Showcase sits down with Habitat for Humanity
by (GRTV)
Submitted 05-16-2018 under NONPROFITS
NPO showcase sits down with Executive Director BriAnne McKee to discuss Habitat for Humanity of Kent County and the future projects that the organization has planned. Habitat's mission is to bring the community together to build homes and...
Community partners announce Plaza Roosevelt development plans
by (habitatkent)
Submitted 11-21-2016 under NONPROFITS
At a news conference Monday, November 21, eight partners announced an agreement to begin site planning work on the proposed Plaza Roosevelt development - a unique mix of education, healthcare, affordable housing and more. Plaza Roosevelt is proposed...
Welcome Home: An Event to Support Veterans
by (habitatkent)
Submitted 10-20-2016 under
Celebrate this Veteran’s Day by hearing from Veterans about what it means to be welcomed home. Join us to learn more about Habitat Kent's Veteran Program and learn how we can partner together to truly welcome home our Veterans. Click here...
Lowe's teams with Habitat Kent to help Roosevelt Park reach neighborhood goals
by (habitatkent)
Submitted 07-26-2016 under NONPROFITS
Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers have joined forces with Habitat for Humanity of Kent County to contribute to the revitalization of the Roosevelt Park Neighborhood. Lowe’s awarded Habitat Kent a $70,000 grant to help reach the...
Dine 2 Donate at Kent County Applebee's
by (habitatkent)
Submitted 03-24-2016 under
Visit your local Kent County, Ludington, or Big Rapids Applebees on Friday March 25th to support the Habitat Kent Veteran Program. Ten percent of all the food proceeds from seven Applebees restaurants will go to providing affordable homeownership to...
Habitat for Humanity of Kent County announces $20+ million Plaza Roosevelt Redevelopment Project
by (habitatkent)
Submitted 09-01-2015 under NONPROFITS
Habitat Kent’s most ambitious project to date, Plaza Roosevelt is a comprehensive redevelopment project that will invest more than $20 million to reinvigorate one square block bounded by Rumsey Street, Grandville Avenue, Graham Street and...
Habitat Kent and Lowe's Partner to Revitalize Roosevelt Park
by (habitatkent)
Submitted 06-08-2015 under
25 volunteers from Lowe's and the Roosevelt Park community will join forces with Habitat for Humanity of Kent County on June 10 to revitalize a Roosevelt Park neighborhood. Lowe’s awarded Habitat Kent a $35,500 grant to help complete the...
Habitat for Humanity, SiTE:LAB unite in Roosevelt Park
by (SiTE-LAB)
Submitted 07-16-2014 under NONPROFITS
On Saturday, July 19, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Habitat for Humanity of Kent County will host the Grandville Avenue Arts Cookout in partnership with SiTE:LAB and Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities. The event will celebrate a new partnership...
Custer to focus on building creativity on northwest side Habitat for Humanity house
by (rachelcc)
Submitted 04-28-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
One of the great things about Grand Rapids is the community's investment in itself and its members. In a conversation I recently had with Todd Custer, Vice President of Sales-Architecture Products, Furniture and Technology at Custer, he...
Habitat recipient "pays it forward"
by (Chelsea)
Submitted 12-22-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
It started when a speck of shingle stone landed in Michael Bradley's eye. Bradley was volunteering as one of Union High School's Habitat builders. While Bill Moerdyk, a Kent County's Habitat for Humanity ...