“I just couldn’t believe they were paying me to do it,” says Purnell, a graduate of Ottawa Hills High School and point guard for the Bengal’s state championship basketball team in 1968.

The week-long event commemorates the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with educational lectures and hands-on service projects.

Weekly we celebrate the work of area individuals and organizations advancing equity in our community.

Safe Haven Ministries is Kent County's largest domestic violence shelter. However, leaders say it's "almost always at capacity." WGVU talks with the organization about its creative strategies to ensure services.

The vending machines were delivered Tuesday, Dec. 6. and placed outside the south entrance at Cherry Health’s Heart of the City Health Center, 100 Cherry St. SE, in Grand Rapids, and at Cherry Health’s Montcalm Health Center, 1003 N Lafayette St., in Greenville.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is enhancing its work with providers, to address behavioral health needs in foster care and juvenile justice systems

Two cultural groups in West Michigan are partnering to bring Filipino flair to downtown Christmas celebrations

Kent County’s Domestic Violence Community Coordinated Response Team hopes to use the $4M in ARPA funding it received to bring a domestic violence court to the area. The specialized court would hold perpetrators accountable, while supporting victims and survivors.

Weekly we celebrate the work of area individuals and organizations advancing equity in our community.

Earning credits in high school can help reduce the cost of college. State Superintendent, Dr. Michael Rice, said notifying parents prior to or during a student’s sophomore year helps expand opportunity, particularly for historically underrepresented groups