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Author Archives: BFJ Southwest Michigan
Great Lakes PeaceJam’s 10th Anniversary Youth Conference Seeds Change
April 3, 2012
Youth and Nobel Peace Laureates working together to change the world. What a powerful combination! That’s the vision of PeaceJam, an international, curriculum-based program that empowers youth and teaches them to be committed, capable agents of positive change for their communities and … Continue reading →
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Tools for Local Garden Network Leader
February 7, 2012
Shelly Claflin is passionate about community gardens as a way to help all communities have access to food and nutrition. Already managing two community gardens, Shelly began fielding lots of phone calls from people wanting help with starting a garden … Continue reading →
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Believers Business Center: An Ark of Possibilities
October 11, 2011
Carrie Bertrand founded Believers Business Center to be a unique kind of networking facility. Intended as a co-op home for entrepreneurs, ministries, non-profits, authors, and artists, Believers Business Center is a non-denominational Christian organization that provides low-cost workshop, expo, and … Continue reading →
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KMM Expands into Auto Mechanics Camp; Youth Food Service Training
October 11, 2011
David Gholston of Kingdom Minded Ministries (KMM), is expanding KMM to include two additional programs: an auto mechanics certification program for ex-offenders and food service training for youth. KMM currently offers food service training for ex-offenders, but David has had … Continue reading →
Dead Man Rising Ministries Offers New Life in Leadership
October 11, 2011
Michael Robinson founded Dead Man Rising Ministries (DMRM), after suffering from years of drug addiction, job loss and family issues, as a way of taking responsibility for the leadership void in his personal and family life. Dead Man Rising offers … Continue reading →
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Free Urban Gardens Nurture Community
August 31, 2011
Katie Pearson, an experienced organic gardener and finish carpenter, started Tree of Life Urban Homestead and Community Gardens on the two acres surrounding her home to offer free garden plots to people in her urban, low-income neighborhood. Last year was the … Continue reading →
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It Takes a Village – Dennisha’s Village
July 7, 2011
Dennisha Ware’s experience as a single teenage mother sparked in her a passion to help other young women create a solid foundation for themselves and their children. And so she is starting Dennisha’s Village in Battle Creek to provide love, … Continue reading →
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Connect the Tots Nourishes Young Readers and Artists
July 5, 2011
Rebecca Ogrodowski of Diversity Arts in Battle Creek, MI is an artist committed to improving her community through the arts. Rebecca recently approached Bread for the Journey of Southwest Michigan to seek funding for “Connect the Tots,” a summer program … Continue reading →
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The Alexander Center Unlocks Minds and Sparks Growth
July 5, 2011
Joyce Maloney has been providing tutoring services and after-school programming at the Alexander Center on Kalamazoo’s north side for over two years now. The Center’s mission is to “unlock the minds of young people by sparking growth with a new … Continue reading →
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Providing Sustenance for Future Chefs Program
April 3, 2011
Channon Mondoux has been working with kids and cooking for several years, and this summer, she is designing a Future Chefs program to feature four pillars of learning/living: Sustainability (of both self and environment), Leadership (responsibility and food-related volunteerism), Health … Continue reading →
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