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UPDATE: Housing Resources Inc. exceeds goal to find Homes for the Holidays

It is a big idea: Place 80 families that expected to be homeless over the holidays in permanent, stable housing. It would take $50,000 or $625 per family to do […]

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Grace Lubwama CEO, YWCA
Starting a conversation about keeping babies alive

Why is the infant mortality rate for black babies higher than those of white babies in Kalamazoo? Grace Lubwama, the new chief executive officer at Kalamazoo's YWCA will be working on bringing those numbers down.

Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan at Miller Auditorium ties lack of home cooking to what ails us

Equity, education, and engagement are three things that matter to the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. At its annual meeting Michael Pollan used the food chain to bring those into focus for those filling Miller Auditorium. 

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Two directors, four vice presidents join WKKF
YMCA Breaks Ground
YMCA expansion gets underway in St. Joseph
Newell Rubbermaid creates Reading Oasis at Lincoln International Studies School
Patrick serves up Soup for Jennifer Piper
Buying a meal will feed a hungry neighbor at Feed the World Cafe

Patrick Mixis was appalled to find out how many hungry people there are in Kalamazoo. So he set about opening a restaurant that will help feed them as its customers get fed. Zinta Aistars has the story on Feed the World Cafe.

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Teachers (and others) with ideas for inspired learning can apply for Learning Network funds
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