Thanks to John McKnight and Cormac Russell, along with local neighborhood connector Tecca Jones, for discussing the worldwide appeal of...

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...

Great Lakes Urban is proud to support the work of 3sixty in the Eastcore neighborhood of Holland, Michigan. This past year, Eastcore...

At Great Lakes Urban, we do what we do because we believe in the value of bringing people together and forming strong community...

In 1993, on the heals of years of research on, and thousands of interviews with people in, communities from across the US, John McKnight...

Listen in to a moderated discussion with Wayne Squires, Director of Bates Place Neighbors, and Tecca and Luke, local neighborhood...

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...

Community leader Robin Klay has lived in Pioneer Village for the past four years. Having worked and lived in places like West Africa,...

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...

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...

Doris Perez of Great Lakes Urban has long devoted her life to serving the community. She was born and raised in the Dominican Republic,...

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...

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,...

Our Lunch+Learns are designed to share stories and insights about the power of community connecting through asset-based community...

Since 2008 Great Lakes Urban has been strengthening neighborhoods to transform lives. In that time, we have learned that sustained and...

By Sara Veltkamp (As originally posted on the Minerva Strategies blog)-- At Minerva, people hire us to help them solve communications...

An interview with Jake Norris, Regional Connector Jake Norris graduated from DePaul University with a degree in sociology, where he...

Celebrating the progress of Godfrey-Lee The Godfrey Lee neighborhood of Wyoming, Michigan is stronger today because of the Godfrey Lee...

Partnering with Bates Place Neighbors Bates Place Neighbors (BPN), based in Grand Rapids, MI, is passionate about neighborhood...

Thank you to everyone who joined us on March 3, 2021 for our online Lunch + Learn. We enjoyed hearing from a sergeant of the City of...