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Community Foundation Awards $644,400 in College Scholarships

Submitted 06-28-2011 under NONPROFITS

Total scholarships awarded represent a $70,000 increase from last year and is the largest dollar amount the Community Foundation has awarded in a single year ever.

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A Watershed Moment: Single Family Rental Housing Inspections

Submitted 06-28-2011 under NONPROFITS

Tyler Nickerson of the Grand Rapids Area Coalition to End Homelessness discusses the importance of environmental quality in rental housing.

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Literacy Center of West Michigan's Family of the Year

Submitted 06-27-2011 under NONPROFITS

The DeLeón-Gramajo Family is named the Family of the Year by the Literacy Center of West Michigan

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GRPS Graduates Featured On Billboards; B2B Website

Submitted 06-23-2011 under NONPROFITS

GRPS will be recognizing a special group of 23 graduates from the Class of 2011 by posting their own personal stories of perseverance, determination, and hard work on The Rapidian.

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Communication as Infrustructure

Submitted 06-23-2011 under OPINION

A new white paper provides community information strategies for nurturing civic engagement.

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Recognizing The Refugee Among Us

Submitted 06-22-2011 under NONPROFITS

With World Refugee Day on June 20th and Grand Rapids' local celebration of this international event taking place Saturday June 25th, does the Grand Rapids community recognize the refugees among us?

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Philanthropy Supports Local Summer Youth Employment

Submitted 06-22-2011 under NONPROFITS

Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently granted funds to local nonprofit youth employment programs to assist young people in Grand Rapids in securing a summer job.

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A proud weekend for West Michigan Pride Festival

Submitted 06-21-2011 under NEWS

Bigger crowds, more vendors, exciting performers, and a beautiful summer day made this year’s West Michigan Pride Festival, celebrating the LGBT community, one to remember.

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[MIDTOWN] Dumpster cleanup for Midtown residents this weekend

Submitted 06-21-2011 under NONPROFITS

Midtown Neighborhood Association and the City of Grand Rapids are partnering to host a free dumpster clean-up event for Midtown residents this Saturday at Congress Elementary School.

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Opening Event for new Refugee Support Program

Submitted 06-17-2011 under NONPROFITS

New Refugee Support Program celebrates Opening and World Refugee Day with music from Badenya at Wealthy Theatre

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