Designer Jolene DeJong created the Universal Design (showroom) at Disability Advocates of Kent County. As a teenager working in a nursing home, Jolene De Jong watched older adults struggle with ...

The story of Ottawa Hills is about families coming together and golf courses splitting apart. It’s about longtime residents and new neighbors. It’s about community resources, and walks. A lot of walks ...

Stephanie McNitt, manager of education for Kids’ Food Basket, leads students from Congress Elementary School at the KFB farm. In her third-grade classroom, teacher Brooke Klopcic sees the difference ...

My name is Flora Duckworth-Guerra, and I attend the Blandford School, a specialized institution within Grand Rapids Public Schools for sixth-graders. Although many people might think they know what ...

Ja’Niya Morgan-Smith’s future looks brighter because of the Ascend program at West Michigan Works! When the COVID-19 pandemic pushed schools online, Ja’Niya Morgan-Smith found herself without any ...

Tommy Allen – Cheryl Youngquist from Love in Action shared some quick tips and one common mistake to avoid about food pantries. Tommy Allen – Feeding America West Michigan's CEO, Ken Estelle, sees ...

On this chilly morning in Holland, giant snowflakes blew in from Lake Macatawa, causing folks looking to attend the noon groundbreaking to seek warmth before the ceremony. Longtime neighbors, staff, ...

David Morgan of Resonate Global Mission points out the vistas available from one of the condo’s front stoop. (Photo by Tommy Allen) What began as a friendship between two dads has grown into a ...

Walker Mayor Gary Carey sees the KDL Library as a space where everyone is welcome and can explore when it opens in Fall 2026. Mayor Gary Carey Jr. understands the impact of access to a library because ...

Proud father, Ayesh Ayesh, poses with his two daughters and future doctors, Ayah and Awatef. At Super Green Market in Kentwood, you can observe care in the smallest of gestures: greeting someone in ...

Listeners have roughly three and a half million podcasts to choose from. Trying to find something you like — not hosted by a celebrity — is a daunting task. But don’t give up hope. Don’t settle for ...

DeLayna Dubie has knitted more than 50 hats and stuffed animals for newborns, pediatric cancer patients and families at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital and Ronald McDonald House West Michigan. When 11 ...