Impacts of the Executive Orders – AYA Youth Collective
Name and Role with the Organization: Lauren Gamelin VanKeulen, CEO & Co-Founder, AYA Youth Collective Brief Overview of Your Organization and What You Do: AYA Youth Collective exists to create…
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.
Expanding Place-Based Supports for Youth at Boys and Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids
In 2022, the Steelcase Foundation provided a three-year $300,000 grant to Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids (BGCGR), to support its Be You Wellness and Workforce Readiness Programs.The Be…
Community-Centered Circle of Support at Arbor Circle
In July, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Arbor Circle a two-year $100,000 grant to support its Community-Centered Circles of Support, which brings mental health services to children and families in trusted…
Supporting Students Through Youth + Teen Mental Health First Aid
In October of 2021, MSU Extension received $144,522.21 over three years to expand its Youth and Teen Mental Health First Aid Programming to Grand Rapids, to support 10th graders in…
Empowering Latina Women Through Puertas Abiertas
In April of 2022, the Steelcase Foundation approved a three-year $90,000 grant ($30,000 annually) to Puertas Abiertas, a BIPOC and woman-founded nonprofit in Grand Rapids whose mission is to “empower…
