Riding For Change
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...
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Great Lakes Urban
Sep 21, 20211 min read
Learning to Listen in Godfrey Lee
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,...
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Great Lakes Urban
Jun 3, 20211 min read
2 June 2021 Lunch+Learn
Our Lunch+Learns are designed to share stories and insights about the power of community connecting through asset-based community...
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Great Lakes Urban
May 14, 20212 min read
Lee St. CRC -- an authentic friend of the Godfrey Lee Neighborhood
Since 2008 Great Lakes Urban has been strengthening neighborhoods to transform lives. In that time, we have learned that sustained and...
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Great Lakes Urban
May 14, 20213 min read
On Building Community: Lessons from Minerva Clients
By Sara Veltkamp (As originally posted on the Minerva Strategies blog)-- At Minerva, people hire us to help them solve communications...
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Great Lakes Urban
Mar 22, 20212 min read
Scaling Abundance
An interview with Jake Norris, Regional Connector Jake Norris graduated from DePaul University with a degree in sociology, where he...
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Great Lakes Urban
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Abundance Taking Root
Celebrating the progress of Godfrey-Lee The Godfrey Lee neighborhood of Wyoming, Michigan is stronger today because of the Godfrey Lee...
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Great Lakes Urban
Mar 17, 20212 min read
Growing Friends & Food for Abundant Living
Partnering with Bates Place Neighbors Bates Place Neighbors (BPN), based in Grand Rapids, MI, is passionate about neighborhood...
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Great Lakes Urban
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Great Lakes Urban's March 2021 Lunch + Learn
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...
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Great Lakes Urban
Feb 15, 20211 min read
Washington School residents engaging in good neighboring!
Lisa Caston and volunteers of Washington School Neighbors are making a difference.
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Great Lakes Urban
Feb 15, 20211 min read
Jay Van Groningen joins GLU Board
Van Groningen adds 30 years of community development experience as he joins GLU Board.
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Great Lakes Urban
Feb 15, 20213 min read
Holland, MI adding fifth neighborhood!
An interview with Maddie Roberts, GLU's first West of Washington Community Connector. Maddie Roberts was born and raised in Illinois and...
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Great Lakes Urban
Feb 15, 20211 min read
Board Appoints New Director
GLU Board announces the appointment of a new Executive Director.
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