This year's Fall APC was a success! We heard an update about the Birth Equity pilot that originated in our Prenatal to Third Grade Workgroup. We also listened to an…
GRAND RAPIDS: The Housing Stability Alliance (Alliance) has released its plan to address housing insecurity in Kent County. The plan, called “Redefining the Path Home: System Building for Housing Stability…
The Board of Trustees of KConnect is pleased to announce the appointment of Salvador Lopez as the organization’s new President. Lopez will join KConnect on September 28, 2020. Lopez most recently…
Homeless Data This analysis is based on the 2018 Annual Homeless Count data from the HMIS (Homeless Management Information System) run by MCAH (Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness) and 2017 American…
Baxter Community Center has announced it is launching a community-based doula program. The launch comes after the hiring of Kiara Baskin, the initiative's first program manager. Developed for more than…
Watch the June 2020 APC Video Recording and Doulas of Color Update.
KConnect is seeking a passionate and entrepreneurial President. The President will be a visionary, dynamic leader who can further develop and lead the Backbone organization, facilitate the collective success of…
We are outraged and saddened by the continued violence against Black people by the police. We watched the outcry for justice echo around the world and we heard it loudly…
KConnect is emphasizing the role that equity – or the historical absence of equity – is playing in the crisis that is currently underway, and to compel all of us…
Thank you for previously reading part one of this blog series. (If you haven’t, you can find it here) With these interviews, KConnect is examining how equity, or the lack…
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