Stacie Hartwell: Making Social Connections Possible
Want to build strong neighborhoods and cities? There are a lot of ways to contribute. We met with Stacie Hartwell recently to ask her...
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- May 21
- 2 min
Meet Raul Garcia: A Leader Shaped by Social Connection
Raul Garcia At Great Lakes Urban we love to feature the residents that together make up strong neighborhoods. Raul Garcia is one such...
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- May 21
- 3 min
Washington School Neighbors: Creating Spaces for Social Connection
Eric Smith and Lisa Kasten Report from the field: A visit with Lisa Kasten at the WSN garden It's a chilly, yet sunny April day when I...
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- May 21
- 1 min
Join Us in Building Social Connections this Summer
Do you want to deepen social wellbeing? You can do that by building a more connected community, or by supporting those that do. Below are...
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- Mar 13
- 1 min
The Appeal of ABCD -- 9 March 2022 Lunch+Learn
Thanks to John McKnight and Cormac Russell, along with local neighborhood connector Tecca Jones, for discussing the worldwide appeal of...
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- Feb 28
- 1 min
"Won't You Be My Neighbor" Day is Nearly Here!
In honor of the birthday of Fred Rogers, beloved T.V. personality from "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," March 20 is Won't You Be My Neighbor...
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- Feb 28
- 2 min
Dia De Los Muertos: When Culture & Community Meet
Great Lakes Urban is proud to support the work of 3sixty in the Eastcore neighborhood of Holland, Michigan. This past year, Eastcore...
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- Feb 28
- 2 min
Community Conversations: Meet Jesus Ruiz
At Great Lakes Urban, we do what we do because we believe in the value of bringing people together and forming strong community...
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- Feb 18
- 3 min
A Conversation 30 Years in the Making
In 1993, on the heals of years of research on, and thousands of interviews with people in, communities from across the US, John McKnight...
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- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
1 December 2021 Lunch+Learn
Listen in to a moderated discussion with Wayne Squires, Director of Bates Place Neighbors, and Tecca and Luke, local neighborhood...
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- Nov 24, 2021
- 4 min
Meet the Board: In conversation with Arlene DeYoung
Arlene DeYoung is on Great Lakes Urban’s board of directors. She brings 20 years of experience in the corporate arena at Amway and Meijer...
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- Nov 22, 2021
- 5 min
Community Pioneer: Meet Robin Klay
Community leader Robin Klay has lived in Pioneer Village for the past four years. Having worked and lived in places like West Africa,...
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- Nov 22, 2021
- 4 min
Home, Hope, and Community in Holland: The Story of Paul Bowles
After struggling to feel at home for many years, Paul Bowles decided to take a chance and relocate to Holland, MI. Since moving to his...
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- Oct 2, 2021
- 4 min
Community Grows Where It's Planted
Thirty-two years ago, Lori Appledoorn moved to her home in Holland, MI, and has been there ever since. While she may have stayed in the...
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- Oct 2, 2021
- 4 min
Lifelong Community Devotee: Meet Doris Perez
Doris Perez of Great Lakes Urban has long devoted her life to serving the community. She was born and raised in the Dominican Republic,...
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- Oct 2, 2021
- 2 min
Riding For Change
The Restoring Our Cities (ROC) bike ride happened on a hot day in August, but what a great day it was! Eleven brave souls came out to...
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- Sep 21, 2021
- 1 min
Learning to Listen in Godfrey Lee
Thank you for joining us on September 15th for our 3rd online Lunch + Learn of 2021. We enjoyed hearing from Wyoming's Mayor Jack Poll,...
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- Jun 3, 2021
- 1 min
2 June 2021 Lunch+Learn
Our Lunch+Learns are designed to share stories and insights about the power of community connecting through asset-based community...
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- May 14, 2021
- 2 min
Lee St. CRC -- an authentic friend of the Godfrey Lee Neighborhood
Since 2008 Great Lakes Urban has been strengthening neighborhoods to transform lives. In that time, we have learned that sustained and...
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- May 14, 2021
- 3 min
On Building Community: Lessons from Minerva Clients
By Sara Veltkamp (As originally posted on the Minerva Strategies blog)-- At Minerva, people hire us to help them solve communications...
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