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Laurence Bratschie Award

Jan 19, 2021

On November 6, 2013, the Dwelling Place Board established an annual award named for former longtime Board member, L ...

Laurence Bratschie Award

Sep 02, 2020

On November 6, 2013, the Dwelling Place Board established an annual award named for former longtime Board member, L ...

Resident Spotlight: Amanda Lake

Aug 26, 2020

Resident Spotlight: Meet Amanda and Isabella “I am just one of those people, you are going to know who I am…I ...

Residents use art to encourage civic engagem...

Sep 18, 2018

Throughout the summer, Dwelling Place interns from the Community Building and Engagement Department hosted ‘get out the vote’ poster-making at the Herkimer, Reflections, and Weston apartments. Each ev ...

Quality of life study calls on resident and ...

Mar 06, 2018

In September of 2017, in an effort led by the City of Grand Rapids, the Heartside neighborhood began engagement in a Quality of Life Study. From September 2017 until January 2018, 200 of the community ...

Open the Door: Resident leaders take Los Ang...

Nov 29, 2017

The NeighborWorks Community Leadership Institute (CLI) is an invitation-only, three-day training event that aims to strengthen the voices and skills of community, resident and volunteer leaders by hel ...

Community building through resident leadersh...

Mar 21, 2017

“What keeps me focused is that I really want to see Heartside expand and grow, and I want to be a part of that change that takes place” says Heartside resident, Marvin Thomas. Located in downtown Gran ...