Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
Community Updates: Friday, August 4
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-04-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Museum Announces Diversity Panel, Overnight Perseid Meteor Shower Events On Monday, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) announced that it will be holding a diversity panel next weekend. According to Monday's press...
Community updates: Thursday, Oct. 8
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-08-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Museum reopening planetarium The Grand Rapids Public Museum’s (GRPM) planetarium will reopen this Saturday, the GRPM announced Wednesday. Its Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium – which hosts astronomy-based projections,...
Community updates: Thursday, Sept. 3
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-03-2020 under NEWS
Gov. Whitmer reopens Michigan gyms, allows organized sports to resume Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued executive orders Thursday reopening gyms and pools and allowing organized sports to resume across Michigan. Gyms and pools may begin to reopen for...
2020 census enters home stretch with Grand Rapids' turnout goal still to be reached
by (Brett)
Submitted 08-20-2020 under LOCAL LIFE
Just under six weeks remain to get counted in the 2020 census, after the U.S. Census Bureau shortened the deadline this month to September 30. That’s a month earlier than planned, as the deadline was originally October 31. Census officials...
Census advocates working to build trust and turnout
by (mvandenend)
Submitted 02-13-2020 under NEWS
The 2020 Census, much-discussed and fought over, is already underway. On January 21, the counting officially began with Census Bureau employees visiting the homes in the rural Alaskan village of Toksook Bay. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, most...
Students to host neighborhood forum for Grandville Avenue mural project
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 03-01-2016 under NEWS
Local students from the Supporting Our Leaders (SOL) Youth Program at the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan will be hosting a neighborhood forum on Friday, February 26 to discuss a new mural along Grandville Avenue. Each year the SOL Peer Leaders...
Mario Alfaro: Helping youth in Grand Rapids
by (salmarodriguez0717)
Submitted 08-20-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Helping youth find jobs that will help them later in life is hard. This is why the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan has organized a program which helps youth by providing them with meaningful jobs. Mario Alfaro, Youth Advocate and Gang Specialist...
Ricardo Martinez: Advocating for youth
by (ashleyborres)
Submitted 08-20-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
The Hispanic Center of Western Michigan's Youth Advocate, Ricardo Martinez, works with Grand Rapids youth ranging from ages 14 to 21. "It is challenging," says Martinez. "I make sure kids get all the help that they need; making...
Supporting Our Leaders: preparing students for the future
by (ashleyborres)
Submitted 07-28-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
The Hispanic Center of Western Michigan has been involved with the community for many years and are supporting our youth through the Supporting our Leaders, SOL, program. The program is for middle school, high school and college students. The...
Jaenell Ott, Hispanic Center teacher and lifelong learner
by (Community Liter...)
Submitted 06-13-2012 under NONPROFITS
At the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan, building community and confidence are an integral part of learning. Jaenell Ott, Adult Education Coordinator and Lead Teacher at the center, says her students keep coming back for the warm and welcoming...