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Manasseh Project educates community on local human trafficking

Submitted 10-03-2012 under OPINION

As part of a grant received from the Michigan Department of Community Health, Wedgwood Christian Services and local students talk about violence, the nature of sexual exploration and it’s role in our culture.

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In Our Own Lives

Submitted 10-01-2012 under NONPROFITS

How the power of music has affected the lives of the exectutive staff at this nonprofit organization

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What the Truck supports local youth programs

Submitted 09-07-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Local food truck gives back to the community by supporting youth programs.

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Wealthy Theatre's blueprint for survival seeks funding in its final months

Submitted 09-06-2012 under NONPROFITS

Wealthy Theatre's Sustainability Campaign is more than halfway to the goal, in the final months - please help us embrace the future to preserve the past!

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Amy Goodman to speak at Wealthy Theatre September 18

Submitted 08-31-2012 under NONPROFITS

Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman will stop at Wealthy Theatre Sept. 18 at noon for her Democracy Now! 100-city tour. Goodman will give a lecture with a book-signing to follow.

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In the midst of Restaurant Week, Wealthy Street eatery gives back

Submitted 08-21-2012 under NONPROFITS

Brick Road Pizza donates 15 percent of sales to Feeding America West Michigan, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 5-9 p.m.

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Dance program makes art more accessible to children

Submitted 08-06-2012 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT

Families with children who have always wished to dance, but have not been able to due to time or monetary constraints, may now able to experience the art form. Hearts in Motion offers a new type of dance studio.

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Creative Youth Center empowers children to be published authors

Submitted 08-03-2012 under NONPROFITS

Creative Youth Center gives children a voice through expository and creative writing classes.

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Baxter Community Center greenhouse cultivates healthier, friendlier community

Submitted 07-09-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

The Baxter Community Center greenhouse was created to serve as an oasis in a food desert. Neighborhood residents on the SE side are being trained how to grow and cook healthy food right in their own back yards.

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"Rain in a Dry Land" to screen at Wealthy Theatre tonight

Submitted 06-20-2012 under NEWS

The film grasps the hardships refugees go through in their villages and what they endure once they resettle in America.

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