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Money Smart – Financial Education Program

Posted on February 16, 2011 by grdreams

Sponsored by Grand Rapids Dreams starts March 7th at Mosaic Life Church at 7 p.m. Learn how to make credit work for you, effective home ownership/buying, how your credit history will affect your future consumer rights. Based on the Money … Continue reading →

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New Job postings

Posted on December 15, 2010 by grdreams

Grand Rapids Dreams has three new job openings for its School of Hope: Reading Club and Real World Now after-school programs. Job listing are online for immediate hiring. Visit our job manager for more information and submit a resume.

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Money Smart Financial Literacy program to start in 2011

Posted on December 1, 2010 by grdreams

In partnership with Heart of West Michigan United Way,  Grand Rapids will launch its latest dream initiative a financial literacy program in 2011. The program will provide financial education for participants based on the Money Smart curriculum developed by the FDIC. Nine years ago, the FDIC rolled out the Money Smart program to help … Continue reading →

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VITA plans moving forward

Posted on December 1, 2010 by grdreams

Site coordinator training has been completed and plans are moving forward for Grand Rapids Dreams  to host a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site for the 2010 tax season in partnership with the Kent County Tax Credit Coalition. Volunteers are being sought to be … Continue reading →

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Grand Rapids Dreams welcomes new board members

Posted on October 30, 2010 by grdreams

Grand Rapids Dreams added two new members to the board. Mrs Pamela Benjamin and Mr. Kevyn Milton joined the board at the October meeting. Both Mrs. Benjamin and Mr. Milton are long time residents of Eastown. Both have been involved with the … Continue reading →

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Fit and Flexible with yoga

Posted on October 20, 2010 by grdreams

Beyond the Corners kids did yoga twice a week to stay fit and flexible. Through funding from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation each child received their own yoga mat .

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Reals World Now Art work

Posted on October 19, 2010 by grdreams

As one of their projects Real World Now participants did their own “Art Prize” creation

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Real Now Video

Posted on October 15, 2010 by grdreams

Real World Now 2010 video

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Beyond the Corners kids featured in Art Prize

Posted on October 15, 2010 by grdreams

A collaborative work of many children in Grand Rapids (including children from our own Beyond the Corners) and artist Suzi Furtwangler was entered in the Art Prize competition. The Crayon Mosaic titled The Seven Days of Creation was on display … Continue reading →

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Grand Rapids Dreams supports volunteeer community service

Posted on October 10, 2010 by grdreams

About  50 volunteers mainly provided community service in the Eastown Communnity with the Support of Grand Rapids Dreams. The volunteers began a scraping priming a paint job for a local senior through a contact from Volunteers in Service. The raked … Continue reading →

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