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Grand Rapids Business Journal The nonprofit Guiding Light received a grant that will support its Back to Work program. The Grand Rapids organization announced the grant Monday, noting this is the third consecutive year it received a $20,000 grant from the SpartanNash Foundation, which has provided a total of $70,000 to the nonprofit since 2016. Back to Work provides a short-term stay for men who are experiencing homelessness and seeking full-time employment, along with support for their job sea...

In December 2020, news media reported a new variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and since then, other variants have been identified and are under investigation. The new variants raise questions: Are people more at risk for getting sick? Will the COVID-19 vaccines still work? Are there new or different things you should do now to keep your family safe? Stuart Ray, M.D., vice chair of medicine for data integrity and analytics, and Robert Bollinger, M.D., M.P.H., Raj and Kamla Gupta ...

Emergency Shelter for Those Experiencing Homelessness to Open in Heartside District As it gets colder and the snow starts to fall, a coalition of community, nonprofit and business leaders are working together to provide safe emergency shelter for residents of the Heartside neighborhood who are experiencing homelessness.  An alliance led by Mel Trotter Ministries, Guiding Light, the City of Grand Rapids, and Kris Elliott of Evergreen Companies, has leased space at 250 Ionia Ave. SW in downt...

Dustin Dwyer / Michigan Radio A new emergency shelter will soon open in downtown Grand Rapids, with up to 100 beds. The shelter will be in an old retail space in the Heartside neighborhood downtown. Two existing shelters – Mel Trotter Ministries and Guiding Light, are working together to open up the space, along with the building’s owner. Dennis Van Kampen, head of Mel Trotter Ministries, says demand for shelter has increased since the start of the pandemic, even as the shelter space h...

Emergency shelter to be provided the homeless in downtown Grand Rapids and last updated 2020-12-15 22:42:07-05 GRAND RAPIDS — The City of Grand Rapids, Mel Trotter Ministries, and Guiding Light Mission are working together to secure safe, overnight shelter for the homeless in the Heartside district. They have also teamed up with Kris Elliott of Evergreen Companies to lease a space located at 250 Ionia Avenue SW in downtown Grand Rapids to accommodate up to 100 adults over the next severa...

Grand Rapids Business Journal 1 of 5 Work has begun to transform the space, which is the former Purple East tobacco shop, into a warming center and overnight shelter for those experiencing homelessness. Courtesy Mel Trotter Ministries Courtesy Mel Trotter Ministries As West Michigan prepares for winter, a coalition of community, nonprofit and business leaders is joining forces to provide safe emergency shelter for residents of the Heartside neighborhood who are experiencing homelessness. Mel T...

‘Escalated’ need prompts creation of emergency homeless shelter near Heartside Park Updated Dec 15, 2020; Posted Dec 15, 2020 Grand Rapids Fire Lt. Erik Ryder, center, shown in this Aug. 31 file photo, passes out water to pedestrians congregating at Heartside Park as part of the Homeless Outreach Taskforce Team in Grand Rapids. (MLive file photo)Cory Morse | MLive.com Facebook Share GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- An emergency shelter and warming center is opening in the Heartside neighborhood to add...

Getting the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine to more than 2 million people by year's end poses major logistical challenges. Here's how officials are tackling three of the biggest.