Literacy

Jurors heard from the first witness in the murder trial of a former GRPD officer, young people participated in the annual KidSpeak forum, the deadline is coming up for Michigan licenses and state ID cards to be REAL ID compliant, and more.

Care Resources PACE, Camp Blodgett, Grand Rapids Public Museum, Fountain Street Church, and Literacy Alliance.

We talk about Key Focus areas with First Steps Kent Jennifer Headley-Nordman and parent leader Cara Sutliffe.

Wednesday a group of west Michigan CEOs continued supporting schools that have improved reading scores, despite having economically challenged students

We talk to Josh Freeney, Sr VP of Digital Strategy, about this online safety opportunity.

Stocking a classroom with books is no small task. One local organization is partnering with new teachers, creating starter libraries for free, by volunteering their time

We talk to TalentFirst President Kevin Stotts.

Literacy Center Executive Director Dr. Wendy Falb is our guest.

The funds awarded by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity come from a 15-million-dollar MI Impact Grant program. The grant, along with a Literacy Center collaboration, could help remove barriers to economic prosperity and close equity gaps.

The curriculum uses the national ProLiteracy model as a framework and includes topics such as customer service and professionalism, small business practices and growing the business