Investment in Families Initiative – Year 1 Video
In 2024, the Steelcase Foundation launched the Investment in Families Initiative, a 10-year participatory research project in partnership with a cohort of 30 family leaders in Kent County, MI, aimed…
Moms Guiding the Way: A 10-Year Investment in Families and Systems Change
On August 3, 2024, a movement began that will transform the future for families in Michigan. Thirty family leaders, in partnership with the Steelcase Foundation and the Investment In Families…
Michigan Children and Families Summit
On October 3, 2024, the Steelcase Foundation and W. K. Kellogg Foundation convened a group of cross-sector leaders to continue a conversation about the causes and impacts of loneliness in…
Williams, Waters: We must address the epidemic of loneliness
A newly released nationwide survey conducted by Making Caring Common at Harvard University and supported by the think tank Capita shows that loneliness has reached epidemic proportions: almost half of adults are lonely.
Press Release – Investment in Families Initiative Kicks Off With Cohort Selection and First Gathering
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 5, 2024 CONTACT: Mariam Robinson, mrobinson@martinwaymire.com GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Steelcase Foundation held its first gathering on Saturday to welcome the 30 family leaders living…
Kent County Fatherhood Survey
In 2022, the Steelcase Foundation awarded the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago a three-year $620,203 grant to support the Kent County Fatherhood Survey, which will collect…
Press Release – Investment in Families Initiative Partners with Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Hiring Two team Members to Support Cohort Success
Pictured (left to right): Michelle Bryk, Jenny Gomez , Gina Lucia Abbas, Stacy Stout FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2024 CONTACT: Angela Minicuci, aminicuci@martinwaymire.com, 248-765-0558 New partnership, team…
Restorative Practices Research-Practice Partnership (RPP) to support Kent County Youth
In 2022, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Michigan State University a one-year $29,853 grant to establish a Research-Practice Partnership with four districts within Kent ISD (Comstock Park, Kenowa Hills, Kelloggsville, and…
Celebrating Cook Library After School at Grandville Avenue Arts + Humanities
Grandville Avenue Arts + Humanities (GAAH) builds environments of curiosity and creativity with their neighbors to cultivate inclusion and justice. Its Cook Library Center is a community resource hub offering critical…