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Feature Story The Literacy Center of West Michigan is teaching job-specific literacy at job sites to help adults improve their lives. Rapid Growth

Grant will help bring literacy training into the workplace

Ashley KingTuesday, March 19, 2024
Feature Story Many Michigan families live below what is known as the ALICE line (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed). A new grant program hopes to lift 100,000 Michigan ALICE families out of poverty in the next five years. Rapid Growth

LEO Impact Grants will go toward helping Michigan’s struggling families

Ashley KingWednesday, February 28, 2024
Feature Story There is something truly freeing about holding up the keys to one's own space. Bri beamed as she showed us her home, which was filled with plenty of morning sunlight. Rapid Growth

Visualising change: A photo essay on Dégagé Ministries' groundbreaking Complex Care Housing program

Tommy AllenTuesday, February 20, 2024
Feature Story Transportation is one component of making Grand Rapids more livable for residents of all ages, including older ones. Rapid Growth

Grand Rapids renews AARP Age-Friendly Community status, creating better living environments for all

Ashley KingWednesday, February 7, 2024
Feature Story Community Land Trust Director Matias Martinez-Roca and Community Land Trust Sale Coordinator Freshta Tori Jan are lead members of the Dwelling Place team responsible for producing as well as assisting the public with access to these new homes. Rapid Growth

2080 Union is a peek into the future and solutions found within Community Land Trusts

Tommy Allen, Rapid Growth PublisherWednesday, January 17, 2024
Feature Story Stock image Rapid Growth

Steelcase Foundation Grant will allow Arbor Circle to expand mental health counseling accessibility

Ashley KingMonday, September 11, 2023
Feature Story Benjamin's Hope founders Krista Mason (right) and Dave Mason pose with animal scientist and autism advocate Temple Grandin. Rapid Growth

Autism rights advocate Temple Grandin hails those who think differently

Andrea GoodellFriday, February 24, 2023
Feature Story (Fom left) HealthBar Director of Sales and Marketing Michael Lomonaco, Rick Arnett with Lake Orion Public Schools, and HealthBar School Nursing Program Manager Quinn McGill. Rapid Growth

HealthBar school nurses provide holistic care to area students

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, February 8, 2023
Feature Story childcarephoto Rapid Growth

A childcare solution: Marquette County to expand home-based childcare

Rosemary Parker Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Feature Story Jaden Anderson works at Kenzie's Be Café in Grand Haven. His favorite jobs are passing out coffee and cleaning tables. His favorite drink is hot chocolate with whipped cream.  Rapid Growth

Kenzie’s BE Café provides work opportunities for people with disabilities

Kelsey SandersMonday, December 19, 2022
Feature Story Marisela Sierra won the 2022 Start Garden 100 pitch competition with her Navarro’s Mexican Takeout. Rapid Growth

Start Garden win lifts third-generation restaurateur’s dreams to next level

Shanika P. CarterMonday, October 3, 2022
Feature Story Benjamin's Hope friends enjoying the accessible swing set at the Park Township campus. Rapid Growth

Mother finds accessible play space to accommodate the entire family

Andrea GoodellSunday, July 31, 2022
Feature Story Dune Harbor Park has officially been open to the public and a part of the Norton Shores community since March. The initial feedback has been positive. Rapid Growth

Muskegon County’s newest park opens in Norton Shores

Kelsey SandersMonday, July 25, 2022
Feature Story Many Michigan state parks adding off-road, electronic track chairs, available at no cost to visitors. Rapid Growth

Making Michigan's beaches accessible to everyone

Rosemary ParkerMonday, June 27, 2022
Feature Story Jocelyn Hines (right) poses with her parents (left) and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after Hines received the 2019 Youth Volunteer of the Year award. Rapid Growth

MSU grad launches Muskegon Young Black Professionals to support community

Shanika P. CarterThursday, May 5, 2022
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