Affordable Housing
'Not a good deal for Grand Rapids': Community advocates urge City to reject Three Towers proposal
by (allisondonahue)
Submitted 11-13-2024 under NEWS
Together West Michigan (TWM), a coalition of local community groups amplifying resident voices, held a press conference Tuesday ahead of a City Commission meeting to voice their opposition to a potential DeVos-Van Andel development downtown. ...
COVID-19 shuttered workplaces, but did it make way for new housing?
Submitted 08-29-2024 under NEWS
With a housing crisis gripping Grand Rapids and office buildings sitting empty post-pandemic, city officials and housing advocates are eyeing a bold solution: transforming vacant commercial spaces into affordable housing. “We’re in a...
How local housing advocates plan to house 100 people in 100 days
by (AlaynnaDressler)
Submitted 08-16-2024 under NEWS
Before the end of the year, 100 chronically unhoused people in Grand Rapids will have a place to live — at least that’s what local housing advocates are working toward. The Grand Rapids Area Coalition to End Homelessness, a collaborative...
Resource fair connects Heartside residents to local resources
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 01-16-2024 under NONPROFITS
The Community Building and Engagement (CB&E) department of Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids brought together representatives from 19 local agencies to share information with residents on quality-of-life resources at their annual Neighborhood...
Design Students Collaborate to Bring Greenhouse to Senior Residents
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 11-29-2023 under NONPROFITS
Dwelling Place is proud to announce the opening of a volunteer-built greenhouse that will serve Reflections: A Senior Housing Community at 500 Hall Street, as they expand their existing community garden. As a collaborative project...
Demystifying Permanent Supportive Housing
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 06-14-2023 under NONPROFITS
Dwelling Place’s promise to the community is to provide housing for all. However, meeting the community’s housing needs isn’t just about building more apartments and homes. While affordable housing is part of the solution,...
Community Updates: Friday, March 17
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 03-17-2023 under NEWS
The City of Grand Rapids Asks Residents for Feedback Regarding Allocation of Federal Neighborhood Investment Plan and HOME-ARP Funds On Tuesday, the City of Grand Rapids laid out its suggestions for how approximately $8.5 million in federal...
Everyday Community Leaders
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 01-30-2023 under NONPROFITS
“I think of the problems that we have in society – if we want them to change, we have to be the ones to change them. It’s not like someone else is going to change things for you.” Every year, dozens of residents are...
Community Updates: Friday, January 27
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 01-27-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapidians Continue to Express Frustration Over Lack of Affordable Housing in the City at Tuesday's City Commission Meeting Two weeks ago, the Grand Rapids City Commission held a public hearing session for a proposed Brownfield...
Community Updates: Friday, January 13
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 01-13-2023 under NEWS
Roger That! Symposium to Return to the Grand Rapids Public Museum and Grand Valley State University in February In February, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) and Grand Valley State University (GVSU) will be partnering to...