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Program helps adult workers achieve living wage jobs and family stability

By Estelle Slootmaker Thursday, September 13, 2018

WMCAT, Mercy Health, and The SOURCE are partnering in WMCAT’s Workforce Development program to launch adults into careers that provide a living wage, opportunity for advancement, and the means to create a stable family environment.

Winning the right to be heard: Melvin Thomas poised to engage youth in urban classrooms

By Natalie Tomlin Thursday, August 23, 2018

Davenport University’s Master of Urban Education trains teachers on the specific needs of the urban classroom. After eight years of counseling students, Melvin Thomas will attend the program to learn how to mentor youth in more profound ways.

G-Sync: Getting to the heart of community takes conversations

By Tommy Allen, Publisher Thursday, July 26, 2018

Getting to the heart of community takes dialogue. Rapid Growth's Publisher Tommy Allen's first seven interviews of the year are shared here along with thoughts on why localism still matters ... maybe more than ever.

UIX: Grand Rapids residents are growing stronger communities through gardening

By Matthew Russell, UIX Editor Thursday, July 19, 2018

Neighborhood gardens provide space for food to grow, for new skills to sprout, and most of all, for individuals to realize the power they have in their own communities. Though they may support similar crops every season, each space provides a unique definition of what it means to get involved and grow.

Marching without fear: Movimiento Cosecha GR seeks licenses for all on May Day

By Tommy Allen, Publisher Thursday, May 03, 2018

The annual May Day demonstration, organized by Movimiento Cosecha GR, cut through many neighborhoods on Tuesday, May 1, and marked the launch of a statewide campaign to win licenses for all so that immigrants in Michigan can “drive without fear.”

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Program helps adult workers achieve living wage jobs and family stability

Winning the right to be heard: Melvin Thomas poised to engage youth in urban classrooms

G-Sync: Getting to the heart of community takes conversations

UIX: Grand Rapids residents are growing stronger communities through gardening

Marching without fear: Movimiento Cosecha GR seeks licenses for all on May Day

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