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  • Grand Rapids Gets a Little Greener

    Posted on February 06, 2017 – Posted by: Roberta King

    Grand Rapids Gets a Little Greener

    It isn’t often that there is an opportunity to create a significant green space in a growing community. And as Grand Rapids continues to the lead the state in population and housing growth, there remains [...]
  • KConnect – The Ultimate Duh!

    Posted on December 06, 2016 – Posted by: Amanda St. Pierre

    KConnect – The Ultimate Duh!

    Caring for our community and the people who live here is part of our DNA as Grand Rapidians. When we see a need, we do something to address it.  More often than not, our approach [...]
  • Giving Tuesday, is it Worth it?

    Posted on December 01, 2016 – Posted by: Roberta King

    Giving Tuesday, is it Worth it?

    Earlier this week it was Giving Tuesday and Grand Rapids social media was all a buzz with giving promotion and nonprofit endorsements. Even if you don’t “do” Facebook, you might have received an email or [...]
  • Whose Etiquette Matters?

    Posted on October 10, 2016 – Posted by: Jessica Ledesma

    Whose Etiquette Matters?

    Insight by Jessica Ledesma, Challenge Scholars Assistant I could never describe what it felt like to “not belong” until my junior year of high school when I was invited to attend a Rotary luncheon featuring a State [...]
  • More Trees=A Better Community for All

    Posted on September 12, 2016 – Posted by: Roberta King

    More Trees=A Better Community for All

    In her State of the City address, Mayor Rosalyn Bliss called attention to a citywide goal of achieving 40 percent tree canopy as core to our city’s environmental sustainability and her work as mayor. In full [...]

  • Posted on September 12, 2016 – Posted by: Roberta King

    2016 Scholarship Awards

    This year, Grand Rapids Community Foundation awarded 630 scholarships to students and awards totaled $1,148,150. “We are pleased to be able to award over $1 million for the third consecutive year,” said Grand Rapids Community Foundation Education Program Officer Ruth [...]

  • Posted on August 26, 2016 – Posted by: Nicole Winter

    Involve Me and I Learn

    “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” What Benjamin Franklin was describing is what we now call experiential learning. Today marks my last day as Grand [...]

  • Posted on August 24, 2016 – Posted by: Nicole Winter

    Protecting against Tobacco Peer Pressure

    Recently, we awarded a $30,000 grant to Spectrum Health Foundation for continuation of the Spectrum Health Healthier Communities Youth Tobacco Prevention program. This grant helps Spectrum Health continue the all-important work of equipping Grant Rapids’ [...]

  • Posted on August 15, 2016 – Posted by: Nicole Winter

    Kicking Off the College Experience

    Three years ago, Grand Rapids Community Foundation staff members developed an idea for a three-day camp session solely for students in the Challenge Scholars program. They hoped camp would unite students from both Harrison Park [...]