November 14, 2016

Coalition Book Club-Evicted

Join us for a discussion of the Matthew Desmond’s book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Free and open to all, just bring your own lunch!  

November 14, 2016

Housing First Awareness

If you have followed anything in the news about homelessness recently you’ve probably read about Housing First. Articles with headlines like, “This City Has a Novel Approach to End Homelessness” […]

July 8, 2016

Heartside Neighborhood and Doughnut Shops

Arguably the most diverse neighborhood in Grand Rapids (although we know how fast our neighborhoods are changing these days!), Heartside Neighborhood has a unique place in the Grand Rapids landscape. […]

June 29, 2016

Homelessness in the News

Today major news sources in San Francisco will be focused on the issue of homelessness in their city. They are asking other cities around the country to band with them and […]

April 11, 2016

Ending Veteran Homelessness

In 2014, First Lady Michelle Obama issued a challenge to mayors around the country: End Veteran Homelessness.  Mayor Heartwell of Grand Rapids signed on for that challenge, and all of […]