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Local News
- Lighthouse Communities and Urban Pizza
Uptown Incubator, Urban Pizza to open April 1. - Madison Square Business Incubator
Madison Square business incubator has community backing for $1.7m project. - Flips Foreclosed Homes
Lighthouse Communities has several homes throughout Kent County that they are revitalizing. The positive investment and development of these properties will likely stabilize property values of the entire block, bringing vitality and prosperity to our communities. - Bringing in NSP funds to address foreclosures and blight in southeast Grand Rapids
Garfield Park and Madison Square neighborhood will benefit from an $820,000 investment in NSP funds allocated by the State of Michigan. Watch the video online. - Countrywide Settlement Funds allocated to housing agencies
Lighthouse Communities and other local housing agencies will receive funds to continue to stabilize the neighborhoods hardest hit by foreclosures in Grand Rapids. - Fighting foreclosures with Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds
Read about the effects of foreclosure in our communities and how Lighthouse will help tackle this issue through the NSP program by making improvements to foreclosed properties and returning them to homeownership. - Madison Square business district
Madison Square business district another step closer to becoming Grand Rapids' second CID
To say that community development is about restoring relationships is a significant change from traditional approaches.
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Spirit Award Nominations
Posted: 12-04-2009
The world around us is filled with leaders, sometimes vibrant, outgoing people, sometimes quiet, extraordinary individuals who almost go without noticing. Whoever they are or the organizations they are involved with, this is your opportunity to make them known and appreciated by our community. Lighthouse is now accepting Nominations for the 2nd Annual Community Spirit Awards to be held on March 25, 2010. The emcee for the event is Eva Aguirre Cooper, Community Affairs Director at WOODTV8.
The nomination is easy and at your fingertips and will be accepted through Friday, February 19, 2010. Just provide us with the name of the nominee, their phone and email address and tell us what makes this person or organization a deserving recipient of a Community Spirit Award.
The Community Spirit Awards recognize commitment, leadership and creativity shown by organizations and volunteers. The award categories are as follows:
- Cornerstone Award
- Outstanding Collaborations Award
- Innovation Award
- Enterprise Partner Award
- Community Spirit Award (Youth)
- Community Spirit Award
- Independent Spirit Award
- Nonprofit Project of the Year Award
- Visionary Award
Nominations can be mailed to Lighthouse Communities, Inc, 1422 Madison Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507; faxed to 616-451-0615; or emailed to venessa@lcgr.net.
Community Spirit Award Nomination Packet
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2nd Annual Community Spirit Award