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Beyond the Corners Recieves Partial Funding for Summer 2011

Grand Rapids Dreams was selected to recieve funding to support our elementary aged summer camp, Beyond the Corners. The Douglass and Maria Devos Foundation will be providing BTC with $5,000 to help implement and support reading aspects and initiatives for our … Continue reading

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Real World Now Recieves Funding for Summer 2011

Grand Rapids Dreams has been chosen to recieve funding to implement Real World Now summer program for the summer of 2011. The Douglass and Maria Devos Foundation will be providing up to $38,000 to pay for staff, software, and supplies … Continue reading

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Money Smart – Financial Education Program

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

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

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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Grand Rapids Dreams supports volunteeer community service

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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Income Tax Assistance

In partnership with the Kent County Tax Credit Coalition and the Heart of West Michigan United Way, Grand Rapids Dreams is launching a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site this Saturday. The site will be open Saturdays from 9-12. Call … Continue reading

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Meet and Greet

Mosaic Life Church is hosting a meet and greet to introduce Grand Rapids Dreams to the public on October 16th from 7:00-9:00 pm. This will be held at 419 Norwood Avenue Suite 170. We would love to have you join … Continue reading

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Meet and Greet

In October, Mosaic Life will be hosting a meet and greet to introduce Grand Rapids Dreams to the community. Stay tuned for more details.

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Moving Forward in Partnership

I am excited about what the future holds. I attended a meeting this morning with representatives from several Heartside agencies. As Mosaic Life, with whom Grand Rapids Dreams works very closely, moves toward establishing a second congregation in the Heartside … Continue reading

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