KConnect received a $10,000 grant from the Steelcase Foundation in January 2020 to continue its work facilitating change in the Housing Sector. Since May 2018 KConnect has facilitated collaboration among area homelessness and housing providers with the goal of redesigning the system to bring the voices of those experiencing housing insecurity to the forefront, and…

In July, The Steelcase Foundation awarded $35,000 to Health Net of West Michigan, an organization committed to improving access and equity in health care and social services in Kent County. The grant will support an independent evaluation of Health Net’s navigation services to confirm client and community-level impact. The independent evaluation will provide quantifiable data…

The Steelcase Foundation agreed in April to continue support for West Michigan Center for Art and Technology’s Teen Arts + Tech program with a $150,000 three-year grant. Teen Arts + Tech is a nationally recognized model for creative youth development for high school students from the Grand Rapids Public Schools which uses the arts and…

Steepletown Neighborhood Services received $100,000 over two years to continue JobStart, a program which provides economic opportunities for disconnected young adults – and especially young men of color – who may experience barriers that prevent them from obtaining living wage jobs. Participants work up to 20 hours per week while engaging in JobLab, a paid…

Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative (ELNC), a Grand Rapids early childhood education center, received a $520,000 renewal grant ($260,000 annually for two years ) in support of its Empowering Parents Impacting Children (EPIC) Program. EPIC is a two-generational early childhood education model which provides family coaches to more than 1,000 children enrolled in ELNC Early Head…