health
Food Bank marks another record-breaking year for hunger relief
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 01-07-2015 under NONPROFITS
It’s official: Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank just closed out its second record year in a row for food distribution. In 2014, Feeding America West Michigan distributed 26.5 million pounds of food, the equivalent of 20.7 million meals...
Catalyst Radio: Hope Network program promotes peer relationships for mental health support
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 12-05-2014 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 learn about a new program of the behavior health nonprofit Hope Network, called Our Place: Peer to Peer. Using a...
Summer Yoga Offerings at Dominican Center
by (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 07-10-2014 under NONPROFITS
Dominican Center at Marywood offers you a choice of three different levels of yoga; one of them will surely fit your level of activity, flexibility and strength. If you are interested in yoga, but would like to begin gently, Chair Yoga...
Becoming Fit Just Became More Fun!
by (Area Agency on Aging)
Submitted 06-26-2014 under NONPROFITS
Are you an older adult looking for an opportunity to get fit outside of a gym? EnhanceFitness (EF), a class designed specifically for older adults, makes getting (or staying) fit more fun! You can recognize an EF class by the relaxed atmosphere and...
Planned Parenthood to offer free HIV testing Week June 23-27
by (PPMI)
Submitted 06-18-2014 under NONPROFITS
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — In recognition of National HIV Testing Day (June 27), Planned Parenthood of West and Northern (PPWNM) is encouraging men, women, and young people to get tested for HIV. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Free HIV Testing Week, June 23-27, 2014
by (PPMI)
Submitted 06-18-2014 under
Free HIV testing at any Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan health center, Monday, June 23, through Friday, June 27, 2014. We have eight locations including in Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Muskegon, an Ionia. You must make an appointment....
Planned Parenthood Capital Campaign Shatters Goal
by (PPMI)
Submitted 04-23-2014 under NONPROFITS
Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan (PPWNM) announces the successful completion of its capital campaign, Standing Tall, with over $4 million raised! Planning for the campaign began in 2011 and the quiet phase kicked off in July 2012....
Grand Rapids resident to be honored with prestigious Athena Award from U of M
by (erictank)
Submitted 03-18-2014 under NEWS
Lorissa MacAllister, president and founder of Enviah consulting and research firm in Cascade township will be honored with the 2014 Athena Award on Saturday, March 29 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. MacAllister is being recognized...
Step Quietly into March at Dominican Center
by (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 03-01-2014 under NONPROFITS
A new series of programs have been developed at Dominican Center to draw you out of the long, difficult West Michigan winter. The season of Lent begins on March 5 with Ash Wednesday. Traditionally, Lent is the Christian season of preparation before...
Running because of fear: when the internal struggle is based on the external
by (dansteenwyk)
Submitted 02-24-2014 under OPINION
Mine is the story of a modern-day slave. I’m six-foot-two. When I began running three-ish years ago, I weighed approximately 225 pounds. Today I weigh around 180. In December of 2012, I weighed 150 pounds. The skin was stretched over my limbs...