Mel Trotter Ministries

Like much of the Midwest, Grand Rapids is experiencing an intense heat wave, conditions dangerous for the city’s unhoused, but cooling centers are helping.

Crain’s Grand Rapids staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about a new psychiatric hospital, a Degage Ministries program addressing the chronically homeless and health insurers have submitted rate increase proposals to the state.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is focused on increasing Michigan’s housing inventory. Today, she toured an affordable housing construction site on Grand Rapids southeast side

New Community Transformation Fund, Mel Trotter Ministries, the Ottawa News Network, Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, and Spartan Nash.

We talk to Chris Palusky about the event.

Around 400 guests are expected to attend this year’s Easter meal

The $3.5 million Hope Village project is led by Mel Trotter Ministries and built in part by a team in its Next Step job training program

A successful new program for chronically unhoused women has leaders confident they can end homelessness in the area. The women in the program believe it too

West Michigan high school grad rates up, new state funded housing initiative announced, ArtPrize preparations and more.

The organization is asking for everyday items to help people who don’t have stable housing