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…
DETROIT – Teach For America (TFA) Detroit wrapped up its Detroit Summer Learning Institute, Fall Warm-Up, which is a three-week virtual summer enrichment program. The free program started on July 20 and ended on Aug. 4. “We want to make our program as easy as possible to access, which is why the sessions are short and…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Over 1,000 people gave up their Saturday to take care of the Grand River during an annual event that collects tens of thousands of pounds of litter. The 16th annual Mayor’s Grand River Cleanup was put on by the West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC). The group estimates 20,000 pounds of…
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There are many jobs that need to be done on the AACORN Farm. Some are rewarding, like feeding the affectionate and playful goats. Others are also rewarding, but in a very different way, like digging up the muck from a chicken pen. Nasty, stinky stuff, the result of a pen that’s under the leafy canopy of…
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…