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Drop off coats, other winter gear at GRPL branches for coat drive

Just in time for what is usually the coldest time of the year in Michigan, a Grand Rapids youth group is collecting coats to help local teens and young adults. ....

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CURE International relocates to Grand Rapids - Grand Rapids Business Journal

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Students share how COVID-19 has impacted their mental health with community leaders, elected officials


Students share how COVID-19 has impacted their mental health with community leaders, elected officials
Updated Apr 30, 2021;
Posted Apr 30, 2021
On Friday, April 30, the Grand Rapids Mayor s Youth Council with Our Community s Children hosted KidSpeak 2021: Beyond the Virus. The two-hour event was in partnership with Michigan s Children, City of Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Public Schools. (MLive File Photo)BPN
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – More than a dozen students from schools across Grand Rapids spoke Friday about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental during the annual KidSpeak forum.
The Grand Rapids Mayor’s Youth Council hosted the 10 a.m. virtual event with Our Community’s Children that gave young people the opportunity to speak to a listening panel of elected officials and community leaders. Students also spoke about the toll remote learning and racial injustice has affected their health. ....

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Grand Rapids youth to share COVID-19 experiences with community leaders - Grand Rapids Business Journal


Grand Rapids youth to share COVID-19 experiences with community leaders
Courtesy city of Grand Rapids
Children in Grand Rapids will share their COVID-19 experiences with elected officials and other leaders at KidSpeak 2021: Beyond the Virus, at 10 a.m. Friday.
The annual youth forum will be hosted by the Grand Rapids Mayor’s Youth Council and Our Community’s Children in partnership with Michigan’s Children, city of Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Public Schools.
Children will give testimony about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health now and into the future at the two-hour event.
“As teenagers and pre-teens in the COVID-19 era, we have spent more time consuming, possibly harmful, media without the willpower or support to think critically about things being portrayed,” said Taylor Pierce, a ninth-grade student at City High Middle School and KidSpeak 2021 participant. “These ideals are bad for our mental health, which subsequently a ....

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Forum will allow youth to discuss mental health during pandemic


Forum will allow youth to discuss mental health during pandemic
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and last updated 2021-04-28 15:44:52-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Mayor’s Youth Council with Our Community’s Children will host on Friday a forum for young people to speak to elected officials and community leaders.
KidSpeak 2021: Beyond the Virus will be held at 10 a.m.
This two-hour event is a partnership with Michigan’s Children, the City of Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Public Schools, according to a news release Wednesday.
During this year’s event, youth will give testimony about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health now and into the future. ....

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