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The longtime leader of a Grand Rapids nonprofit is retiring. → Read More
For the 12th year, the city of Wyoming will help kick off their holiday season by giving back to those who are most in need. → Read More
To mark November, Men’s Health Awareness month, eight men shared their unique health journeys through the lens of the barbershop. They bravely opened up in a raw, real and vulnerable way to help other men or loved ones at home recognize the signs and symptoms of diseases that predominantly affect men. → Read More
One way they’ll be doing that is through an event happening at VAI on Nov. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A Conversation About Health & the Environment will be hosted by Carol Van Andel and the conversation with go through Heidi Lempradl’s, Ph.D., research alongside Dr. Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf. → Read More
Now through Dec. 3, families in need of holiday assistance can apply to receive gifts, clothes or food for the holiday season through the Kent County Salvation Army Angel Tree program. → Read More
By Nov. 1, the Charitable Union in Battle Creek will have handed out more than 2,000 free winter jackets to kids in need in its community. → Read More
It was a bold and strong start to the year when the Kenowa Hills students collected and donated 5,565 pounds of food to kick off the Football Frenzy Food Drive. → Read More
The shelves of the Green Apple food pantry reflect the community they serve. → Read More
In the middle of the school day, in the middle of the week, 8-year-old Aakera came bursting through familiar doors to a classroom at Challenger Elementary in Kentwood. → Read More
Over the last 12 months, the Muskegon Rescue Mission has seen the number of those seeking shelter dramatically increase. → Read More
As Cheryl Youngquist busily makes her way around Love in Action, three different people, at three different times, with three different ties to the food pantry, all said the same thing, “she’s the best.” → Read More
Rachel Hutchinson sees something much different in the patchy grass and dirt at 285 W. 36th Street in Holland. → Read More
The Other Way Ministries’ focus is the well-being of its neighbors on the West Side. → Read More
GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Hung above the entrance of the Cutlerville food pantry and surrounded by construction dust, cones and a nearly completed addition is a sign that reads “Streams of Hope.” Its placement is important. It is both the way into the nonprofit and a reminder of the change and growth the organization […] → Read More
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WOOD) — Cruising down the St. Joseph River, Dionne Bowers is quick to point out a brown brick building that sits high above the water. “That was my view for seven months,” Bowers said of the building. It was a view she had once come to, to find peace. During her high […] → Read More
For the entire month of August, WOOD TV8 and NBC are partnering to help animal rescues across the country Clear the Shelters. Now through Aug. 31, you can adopt and donate to help local animals find their forever family. → Read More
Out on the water, through the waves, the tide and the seasons, Mark Cox finds a drop of healing. Cox is a surfer, a hobby he’s been riding since his time in the Air Force. It’s a way for him to deal with the toll serving took on his body and mind. → Read More
Nestled near the front of a subdivision, across the street from a few manufacturing and logistics plants and less than a mile east of the Ford Freeway sits an unconventional classroom. → Read More
Kent County’s Silent Observer is the state’s second oldest crime tip line. It’s a completely anonymous service where anyone can offer a tip they may have from a crime. If that tip leads to an arrest, the tipster is eligible for reward money. → Read More
On Friday at Berlin Raceway, high schoolers from around the country will compete in Electrathon. → Read More