Diversity & Equity

Coverage of programs that deal with gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, physical ability, and socioeconomic status; are focused on fair access to resources and opportunities; and those that create environments where people feel welcome, respected, and fully accepted.

Representatives from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, IFF, KConnect, First Steps Kent, and Grand Rapids Public Schools were among those sharing at the event.

Report highlights need for more and more equitable early childhood care and education

WKKF, IFF, KConnect, and First Steps Kent met with other stakeholders to discuss a report that found 20,500 additional slots are needed to meet the Kent County’s demand for childcare.

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(L – R) Deidre Fields, community partner, James Gunter, community advocate, and Ashley Hines, executive director of Benton Harbor Community Development Corporation, in front of the African American History Gallery on Broadway Avenue in Benton Harbor.
Bold revitalization plan for Benton Harbor’s Empire Corridor

Community-driven revitalization plan for Benton Harbor Empire Corridor envisions a neighborhood transformed into a vibrant haven for all.

A number of financial incentives for post-secondary education help those interested in an early education career.
Michigan busca crear una mejor trayectoria profesional para los educadores de la primera infancia

Mientras Michigan trabaja hacia un programa PreK para Todos o PreK for All, que ampliará las opciones voluntarias de preescolar para que cada niño de cuatro años en Michigan pueda acceder a una educación preescolar gratuita en 2027, una preocupación que Meyers y otros educadores preescolares plantean es el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral para los maestros de educación preescolar. 

Dr. Colleen Allen, AAoM president and CEO cuts the ribbon.
Autism Alliance of Michigan celebrates grand opening of new Grand Rapids location

On Thursday Nov. 16, the Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) celebrated its new Grand Rapids-area office with a grand opening ribbon cutting and open house at its location within the Special Olympics Michigan Unified Sports & Inclusion Center, about 10 miles south of Grand Rapids proper. 

Washtenaw County nonprofit welcomes refugees and volunteers to returning Thanksgiving potluck

Washtenaw County nonprofit Washtenaw Refugee Welcome is bringing back its annual Thanksgiving Potluck this December after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sherlynn James works hard to help her Black and brown clients overcome barriers to home ownership.
Dismantling racism means removing barriers to home ownership

Owning a home is a huge part of the American Dream for those that call Michigan home. It is also one of the keys to building wealth, which many Black families have learned and now strive for.

A promotional image for the HomeBoost program.
New program from Ann Arbor bank provides $15,000 grants to first-time home buyers of color

University Lending Group's HomeBoost program has provided $15,000 grants to approximately 166 first-time home buyers of color.

Angela Gabridge, MiGen executive director, co-chaired a coalition that requested Michigan state funding for LGBTQ+ health.
Michigan addresses LGBTQ+ health disparities with historic $10 million budget allotment

A new allotment in the state budget will directly support the work of community-based organizations that are already providing health-related services to LGBTQ+ Michiganders.

Eric Lupher, president of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan.
Michigan organizations work to improve poor health outcomes through “path to a prosperous future”

A group of Michigan political, health care, community, and foundation leaders are working together on a project that aims to coordinate sustained investments in Michiganders' health.

Bjoern Penning (left), U-M professor of physics, is the principal investigator of the RENEW grant. Brianna Mount (right), associate professor of physics at Black Hills State University, is working with Penning to implement the grant.
U-M receives federal grant to engage more Indigenous, rural, and underserved students in physics

The $1.125 million grant will be split between U-M, Black Hills State University in South Dakota, and Benedictine University in Illinois.

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