At its April 8, 2019 meeting, the Steelcase Foundation trustees awarded grants to the following four organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations The Council of Michigan Foundations received $15,000 for each of four years to support the Office of Foundation Liaison (OFL), which aligns and coordinates strategies between state government and philanthropy. The OFL focuses its…

Last fall, Kentwood Public School (KPS) launched a two-year Parent Academy pilot to provide language and educational programming to the parents of the 1,800+ English language learner (ELL) students in the district. With a two-year $110,000 grant from the Steelcase Foundation, KPS hopes to provide its diverse parent population sessions on learning English, school procedures,…

The Literacy Center of West Michigan was founded in 1986, and modeled on the “each one, teach one” tutoring philosophy, which designs activities around the learner’s individual needs. As the first organization in Kent County to focus exclusively on adult literacy, The Literacy Center works with adults, both native English speakers and English language learners,…

On November 26, Covenant House Michigan – Grand Rapids (CHMGR) opened its doors to 12 young men, welcoming its first cohort to the newly built space. Through a $4.5 million campaign, with a $175,000 gift from the Steelcase Foundation, the residential facility provides young men and women a safe place to call home, and support…

The Steelcase Foundation awarded seven grants to the following organizations for the Foundation’s Q1, 2019. Education Affinity Mentoring was awarded $75,000 over three years to expand its programming to recruit, train, and match more caring adult mentors with students, provide mentors with online literacy training, and implement a comprehensive, evidence-based program evaluation to gauge program…