Equity and Inclusion

Disability Advocates of Kent County's Inclusion Consultant and Trainer, Jon Cauchi, joins the show to talk about the American's with Disabilities Act, and the role of Disability Advocates of Kent County in the community.

Positioned throughout Ottawa County, these kiosk stations allow residents to download and complete court forms, file documents and paperwork, pay fees, fines, court costs, or child support, seek assistance from the Legal Self-Help Center, conduct legal research, and attend court hearings held virtually.

Institutions will be forced to reshape their admission plans and create new ways to ensure diversity in student bodies.

Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement, it won’t disqualify residents who fail to get their paperwork in, until the end of July. This decision comes from new guidance from the Federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Participants can earn a slight bit more this year than last year’s guidelines allowed and still qualify.

The name 616, references the area code of the Greater Grand Rapids region, and the day is a celebration of all things local through a lens of equity, diversity and inclusion.

The Midwest Tech Project’s newest program, Tech X, is a technology-based immersion program designed to connect and train ex-offenders seeking to re-enter the workforce.

Five percent of product sales will go to benefit the American Heart Association.

The West Michigan Farmers of Color Land Fund has a fundraising goal of $50,000, which will be used to support Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) farmers in purchasing or maintaining land ownership.

A series of West Michigan immigrant advocacy groups gathered in Wyoming on Wednesday, urging the new state legislature to ensure all Michigan residents have access to driver's licenses.