A dog brought to the Capital Area Humane Society after being found in Sharp Park starving, wounded, and covered in urine and feces is in a foster home and doing great. “He is thriving in his foster home. He’s had a minor setback with the respiratory infection, but considering his overall health, it’s not uncommon for…
Impression 5 Science Center announced this week that it has received a $35,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to fund at-home, play-based learning kits, which will be delivered to more than 1,600 Ingham County Head Start families each month from July through December 2020. WKAR Public Media is proud to be a part of this…
“It has been a great experience being a part of CDK! They have been supportive of my business by providing me the necessary information to grow my business through providing business workshops, vendor opportunities and contacts with local food distributors that are made available for CDK members. The staff is accessible and often inquires if…
“My brother Tristan and I started our food business journey last year in 2017 when we first started with Can Do Kitchen. We had both only worked in the restaurant business and did not know much about food based entrepreneurship. The 12-week course was invaluable to us as it opened our eyes to the food…
GRAND RAPIDS — All across the country over the last year pet adoptions have sky rocketed. Michigan is no different as the Humane Society of West Michigan still sees this high demand continue. The pandemic forced everyone to pivot their business plans last march and the Humane Society did just that by drastically increasing their foster home…
The Bible is not a gift catalog. Legos and Carharrt are nowhere to be found in the New Testament. Even as long as they have been around, there’s no mention of Radio Flyer wagons or scooters anywhere in the Old Testament. But there is irrefutable testimony that Gifts for All God’s Children is once again…
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KALAMAZOO, MI — Two Kalamazoo organizations have joined forces to pilot a program that would match people of color seeking mental health treatment with providers whose life experiences more closely match their own. Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Kalamazoo (TRHT) partnered with Rootead Enrichment Center to launch the Black & Brown Therapy Collective with the…
KALAMAZOO — As they deal with the effects the coronavirus pandemic is having on their bottom lines, businesses and organizations are engaging in some in-your-face thinking to generate revenue and keep their employees working. Late last month, Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan took over the production of face shields from Kalamazoo-based Keystone Solutions Group, an engineering, product development…
On an ordinary day, you might have found Developing K.I.D.S (Kingdoms In Different Stages) programming running in local community buildings or schools. Youth from ages 5-18 would gather after school for a variety of supportive activities—homework help, social-emotional lessons, science and art activities, help completing essays for college applications, peer discussions, and healthy meals. Participants…