In July, the Steelcase Foundation approved a grant of $250,000 over two years to the Grand Rapids Promise Zone Authority to provide two years of full tuition and fees to Grand Rapids Community College for students who live in Grand Rapids and graduated from one of the 24 high school within the city. With a…

In October, Degáge Ministries, a Grand Rapids nonprofit dedicated to serving homeless and low-income individuals facing hardship, received $200,000 toward its Can You Imagine? A Future Filled With Hope! capital campaign, which will allow Degáge to: Increase the number of women it services in its shelter from 40 to 66, and provide beds for women…

In October, Crisis Services of North Alabama, received $13,026 over two years ($6,513 annually) to provide suicide prevention education to approximately 1,800 students and staff in Limestone County Schools. The training will help students and staff to: Understand the myths and facts about suicide; Know the warning signs of suicide; Learn how to ask someone…

In October, CASA of Kent County received $50,844 over three years ($16,948 annually) to support A Voice For Every Child, a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative to recruit staff, board, and volunteers who are more reflective demographically of the children CASA serves. Currently, over 80 percent of its volunteers are white women, while 30 percent…

In October, Brookhill Elementary School in Athens, AL received $10,000 to support its afterschool theater arts program, Play-ing With a Purpose, in collaboration with the Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater and Academy (FPCTA). Through the program Eighty students will receive weekly hour-long afterschool theater enrichment to explore engaging, developmentally appropriate elements of the theater with an…