In 2023, there’s a lot being said about Kent County.
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But the reality for many residents is far different. For many, the housing crisis makes living in Kent County a constant struggle.
Starting in 2018, we began to collect their stories. What we heard shone a light on a hidden side of life in Kent County.
Salvador Lopez – KConnect President
Cheryl Schuch – Executive Director of Family Promise
KConnect: Finding Home
Alongside community partners and advocates, K-Connect worked through a process intended to address this crisis head on.
Learn about how we can come together to change the face of housing in Kent County.
Watch our new short documentary, Finding Home now.
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Finding Home.
This documentary showcases the collective impact work that KConnect did in Kent County, Michigan around the homelessness and housing crisis. The work began in 2018 and was completed in 2021. Many of the data points and interviews you are about to see happened over that time period. For more information on the work that is being done in this area, and for updated data, please contact Housing Kent at www.housingkent.org.
Original Letter Writers
Joe JonesNancy Oliver
Marge Palmerlee
Cheryl Schuch
Pam Spaeth
Shandra Steininger
Dennis Van Kampen
Lauren Van Keulen
Ryan VerWy
KConnect Board (2018)
Wayman BrittAndrew Brower
Steve Ender
Lynne Ferrell
Krista Flynn
George Grant
Cle Jackson
Fred Keller
Julie Ridenour
Diana Sieger
Stacy Stout
Virginia Vander Hart
Michelle Van Dyke
Teresa Weatherall Neal
Design Team
Laurie BeardConnie Bohatch
Sergio Cira
Lynne Ferrell
Jack Greenfield
Win Irwin
Scott Lewis
Rachel Scott
Diana Sieger
Kip Snyder
Andy Soper
Denny Sturtevant
Michelle Van Dyke
Teresa Weatherall Neal
Eric Williams
Content Experts Team
Dawn Broene
Laurie Craft
Lyn Raymond
Tom Contrell
Vera Beech
Ryan VerWys
Felicia Clay
Casey Gordon
Erin Banchoff
Rebecca Rynbrandt
Lee Nelson Weber
Cheryl Schuch
Jim Davis
Sandra Ghoston-Jones
Nichole Schalow
Context Experts Team
Kayla MorganEleanor Moreno
Communications Team
Ellen CarpenterAshley Lee
Amy Turner Thole
Deanna Rolffs
Scout & Research Team
Michael BohnsackAmy Clark
Courtney Myers-Keaton
Laudo Ogura
Housing Accountability Partners Council Presenters
Vera BeechNeil Carlson
Sergio Cira-Reyes
Lynne Ferrell
Joann Hoganson
Dr. Paul Isely
Win Irwin
Scott Lewis
Eleanor Moreno
Kayla Morgan
Rebecca Rynbrandt
Cheryl Schuch
Diana Sieger
Ruth Stegeman
Ryan VerWys
Teresa Weatherall Neal
Adam Weiler
Eric Williams
HSA Co-Chairs
Mayor Rosalynn BlissChair Mandy Bolter
Lynne Ferrell
Christina Keller
Housing Kent Board members
Tasha Blackmon (co-chair)Mayor Rosalynn Bliss
Michael Bohnsack
Eric Brown
Lynne Ferrell
Raquel Guzman
Brad Kessel (co-chair)
Josh Lunger
Pamela Parriott
Al Vanderberg
Mark Washington
Contractors
Extend Your ReachGrand Rapids Public Schools
Facilitation Partners
Amber FischvogtJack Hess
Eureka People
Ruth Stegeman
Adam Weiler
KConnect Backbone
Katie HopSalvador Lopez
Pamela Parriott
Mark Woltman
HSA Participants (2020)
eMily Aleman-McAlpineDorothy Anne
Erin Banchoff
Laurie Beard
Vera Beech
Tasha Blackmon
Rosalynn Bliss
Scott Bloem
Connie Bohatch
Michael Bohnsack
Erika Bolig
Mandy Bolter
Dawn Broene
Sergio Cira-Reyes
Amy Clark
Felicia Clay
Tom Cottrell
Laurie Craft
Jim Davis
Thelma Ensink
Amber Erickson
Steve Faber
Amber Fischvogt
Sandra Ghoston-Jones
Kristin Gietzen
Angela Gillisse
Casey Gordon
Jack Greenfield
Sandy Gregory
Taylor Hartson
Deb Havens
Nancy Haynes
Jack Hess
Win Irwin
Holly Johnson
Joe Jones
Bill Joure
Christina Keller
Ryan Kilpatrick
Leslie King
Lisa Knight
Cathy LaPorte
Ashley Lee
Scott Lewis
Monica Light
Laura Luchies
Joshua Lunger
John McNaughton
Charisse Mitchell
Jeremy Moore
Ja-Quari Moore-Bass
Eleanor Moreno
Kayla Morgan
Courtney Myers-Keaton
Lee Nelson Weber
Laudo Ogura
Eureka People
Wendie Preiss
Wende Randall
Lyn Raymond
Deanna Rolffs
Rebecca Rynbrandt
Nicole Schalow
Cheryl Schuch
Rachel Scott
Susan Sheppard
Kip Snyder
Andy Soper
Dennis Sturtevant
James Talen
Bev Thiel
Adnoris “Bo” Torres
Andrea Troupe
Amy Turner-Thole
Dennis Van Kampen
Lauren VanKeulen
Nancy Veldkamp-Brubaker
Ryan VerWys
Jayme Vosovic
Eric Williams
KConnect is a network of public and private organizations working to advance a collective movement aimed at ensuring all children in Kent County have an equitable path to economic prosperity through quality education, family, and community support.
