If you want to make a difference, start with belonging. There are people in every neighborhood and city working hard to make a difference...

The Geelhoeds, friends of Great Lakes Urban, organize a team (Plymouth Peddlers) every year to ride in the Restoring Our Communities...

Over the past few months, Great Lakes Urban partnered with The Hopeful Neighborhood Project to lead their Neighborhood Project Lab. From...

If the rates of loneliness and isolation are true, why don’t more people see the value in being a neighbor? Across the country, people...

Meet our newest Community Connector, Makya Murphy. Makya was one of the participants in the Community Connector course. She works in the...

We regularly interview leaders, volunteers, donors, and others in our generous Great Lakes Urban community. Below, check out a snippet of...

Over the summer, seven participants completed a 12-week Community Connector course. During the course, they spent six weeks learning...

Neighborhood Connectors across Michigan are showing that we can champion hope, dignity, and belonging. Their work would not be possible...

The Changemakers We Need The holiday season is a time of hope, remembrance, and celebration. But sometimes, this season of joy is...

Check out below the results of the recent survey that was sent out to you, our community.

What was known a few decades ago as the rural part of town is now filled with shops, businesses, and housing developments. The West of...

Thanks to your support, our annual Restoring Our Cities fundraiser was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who rode, donated, and...

Meet our Board Member, Chris Schock! With a background as a planner, economic director, and community development director, Chris brings...

Great Lakes Urban is glad to be supporting the emergence of new neighborhood strengthening work in central Florida through the adaptation...

Thanks to a grant from the Oakspring Fund of the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area, Great Lakes Urban and 3Sixty will...

At Great Lakes Urban, we like to share promising practices in planting community from around the country. Here’s how to engage. Did you...

National Good Neighbor Day is upon us! This national holiday, established by presidential proclamation in 1978, is a great excuse to meet...

In an occasional series we bring you a round-up of some our staff's favorite resources on connecting and flourishing. Watch: In...

As part of our regular series highlighting members and volunteers, we recently caught up with Dave Veltkamp. Dave serves on the GLU Board...

Great Lakes Urban is positioned to make a very real difference on issues that matter. And, we've seen incredible growth these past couple...