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Battle Creek Community Foundation launches initiative to help nonprofits continue their work

The Battle Creek Community Foundation has a COVID-19 strategy that will increase the flexibility and responsiveness of BCCF and provide two additional opportunities for funding.

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Kalamazoo Public School students without internet can borrow one of 1,000 wireless hotspots

Kalamazoo Public School students without internet service at home are likely to fall behind in their school work. Now they can borrow an internet hot spot.

Introducing the Nonprofit Journal Project

Nonprofits are on the frontlines of our communities, delivering critical social services and employing more than 470,000 Michiganders. We're documenting their stories.

The Blog: Finding new and old hobbies

Find out how bird watching and teaching literacy to first graders can ignite an old spark and lead to new pursuits.

The Kalamazoo Nature Center opens trails on limited basis

Admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis as the Nature Center operates at limited capacity for the safety of all.

Tribal chairman will serve on statewide coronavirus task force on racial disparities

The voices of the state’s Native American population will be represented in the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities through a leader with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi.

Re-opening During the COVID-19 Pandemic Nine Requests
The Blog: Transforming a working model — Leading with relationships

Just as the Communities In Schools of Michigan partnership with Battle Creek Public Schools was building momentum COVIC-19 brought everything to a halt. This is how CIS has found ways to keep up with its mission at a time when relationships are all at a distance.

City of Kalamazoo parks to open for limited activities Wednesday, May 6

Kalamazoo City Parks reopen Wednesday, May 5. Park-goers are asked to continue to observe social distancing. 

The Blog: Applying the glue of life

A professional tells us good communication needs to start long before a crisis hits and continue long after.

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