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  • Downtown Pathways Project Launch

    Downtown Pathways Project Launch

    The Mission Grand Rapids is taking a bold step to end unsheltered homelessness. The Downtown Pathways Project is a new public-private philanthropic partnership designed to create lasting housing stability and economic vibrancy. The Impact Building on the “100 in 100 Kent County” initiative, this project shifts the focus from temporary utilization to long-term impact.…

  • Ending Homelessness: A Celebration of Impact

    Ending Homelessness: A Celebration of Impact

    The event is an opportunity for private, public and philanthropic partners working to end chronic homelessness to highlight successes and progress towards shared goals. Who should attend Whether you are a frontline service provider, business leader or a community investor – we want you to join us for a time to celebrate and recommit…

  • Bias for Action: Why We Are Moving Beyond Plans That Sit on Shelves

    Bias for Action: Why We Are Moving Beyond Plans That Sit on Shelves

    Modern challenges don’t wait—and neither can we.  As General Stanley McChrystal writes in Team of Teams, today’s problems are complex, fast-moving, and interconnected. Cause and effect is often unclear. By the time you’ve mapped the system, it has already changed.   Last week, pathways partners got to meet with General McCrystal, and discuss how homelessness is exactly this kind of complex challenge. Special thanks to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum…