Youth

Gov. Whitmer has announced a new committee to help children get access to behavioral health beds

The Grand Rapids Fire Department will soon have a few Fire Cadets on staff. The Fire Cadet Program provides a path for community youth to discover what it takes to be a firefighter.

We talk to ED of the Hispanic Center of West Michigan Evelyn Esparza-Gonzales.

Voices chanted loudly on the Grand Rapids streets Thursday afternoon, as more than a dozen youth and their supporters march across the city’s downtown, demanding more resources for those living unhoused.

A 15-year-old Detroit boy has been charged as an adult with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 10-year-old relative in an apartment that…

In an effort to gain a young adult’s perspective, Grand Rapids Police Chief David Rahinsky has launched a new advisory council made up of area youths. The…

We discuss Youth Exchange and Study (YES) and the Congress Bundestage Youth Exchange scholarship program. Dawn Martinson and Katharina Schuster are our…

We talk about the West Michigan Youth Ballet and their performance of Sleeping Beauty this weekend. Artistic Director Stephen Sanford and Costumer Heather…

We talk about Oasis Community of West Michigan, an organization formed by families of developmentally and intellectually disabled young adults. Steve…

The Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth present their Youth of the Year. Nike Kusmierz and Casey Stratton join us to discuss the four…