Homeownership has long been an essential part of The American Dream. In the post-World War II housing boom, that often meant three- or four-bedroom homes on large lots in neighborhoods located a car drive away from commercial development. It’s time to rethink that paradigm, many say.
Last summer, the Portage Planning Commission adopted a new city master plan that includes multiple ways to encourage more housing development. Here's how it's going.
Now completing her first year as director of development and operations for Kalamazoo Housing Advocates, Maliha Raza seeks to help others find their home here.
There are community partners willing to go the extra mile to support families with young children, say those who recently enjoyed such an event. It was all about haircuts and reading at Rob’s Barbershop in the Vine on a Friday afternoon.
McMillen Health’s Brush program equips families and educators with easy-to-understand oral health tools, transforming access in underserved communities.
Thanks to a service learning history course at Kellogg Community College, students get hands-on experience bringing history to life at the Kimball House Museum.
Open Roads, a youth development bicycle organization, repair service, and shop in Kalamazoo, is moving and expanding. "We run programs that the community needs, when the community needs them," says Executive Director Isaac Green, who envisions becoming "the bicycle hub of Kalamazoo."
Speak It Forward hosts the Kirk Latimer Celebration of Success, the group's 16th event that will highlight a year's worth of working with youth and honor its late co-founder. The event takes place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at Chenery Auditorium.
This year's Kalamazoo Poetry Festival features the theme "Gratitude" during a three-day celebration of all things poetry, April 24 to 26.
Social emotional learning, violence disruption, and financial education are some of the youth programs that will be expanded at R.I.S.E. Battle Creek thanks to a $250,000 W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant.
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