Grand Rapids Public Schools
Beyond hunger relief: Congress Elementary uses gardening to get kids excited about healthy food
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 05-29-2014 under NONPROFITS
Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank works with a network of 1,200 hunger-relief agencies across West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Many of those agencies and host sites do more than simply hand out food. Congress Elementary School in Grand...
Challenge Scholars: creating opportunity
by (chelsiewyse)
Submitted 05-05-2014 under VOICES
They say it takes a village to raise a child and in the eyes of Grand Rapids Community Foundation and Grand Rapids Public Schools, these words ring true. Benjamin Oliver, Challenge Scholars Advisor, and Meredith Fennema, PR & Marketing...
Reading with the Stars program encourages young readers
by (Community Liter...)
Submitted 03-21-2014 under NONPROFITS
Liz Aschwege has a passion for sharing her love of reading. Her program, Reading with the Stars, is a partnership between local college students and athletes and area elementary schools. Teams from Aquinas College, Grand Valley State University, and...
Kent County Parks Foundation partners with GRPS on sustainability project
by (shannoncunningham)
Submitted 05-24-2013 under NEWS
The Kent County Parks Foundation (KCPF) continues its community education partnership with Sibley Elementary as part of Grand Rapids Public Schools' (GRPS) Transformation Plan. On May 14 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. at Millennium...
KVO/CBOT working in collaboration with 5/3rd Riverbank Run
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 04-19-2013 under NONPROFITS
For many years now, KVO/CBOT has been working in collaboration with the 5/3rd Riverbank Run assisting them in assembling the many packets for participants and volunteers. As the popularity of the Riverbank Run grows, so does the order for bags...
Remembering a special friend of the CBOT Bowlers
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 10-04-2012 under NONPROFITS
The Community Based Occupational Training (CBOT) Bowling leagues began in the early 90’s at the old Fanatorium bowling alley on Jefferson Avenue SE and later moved to the Northfield Lanes on Plainfield. At the time, these leagues were created...
KVO/CBOT students remember 9-11
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 09-13-2012 under NONPROFITS
KVO/CBOT, along with the entire Grand Rapids Public School, were asked, by Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal, M.Ed, to participate and remember the victims of 911 with a moment of silence. With classrooms throughout the greater Grand...
KVO/CBOT thanks One Stop Coney Shop
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 09-05-2012 under NONPROFITS
KVO and CBOT would like to give a special thanks to the One Stop Coney Shop of Grand Rapids for their generous donation to our First Place 1 and First Place 2 classrooms. Located at154 Fulton Street East, Grand Rapids, it sits diagonal from...
One person can change the world
by (LINC News Bureau)
Submitted 07-24-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
LINC Community Revitalization Inc.: What compels you to take such an active part in the I Believe I Become movement? Minnie Dentmond: I like meeting people and talking with them. The I Believe I Become meetings provide a great opportunity for me to...
Catalyst Radio: Kids Food Basket addressing food insecurity in school-aged youth
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 05-18-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this edition of Catalyst Radio, we learn what it takes for Kid’s Food Basket to feed nearly 4,800 kids dinner each weekday. Our...