Nonprofit Profile

Non-Profit Profile: Reach Studio Art Center

Jul 28, 2010Column

Reach Studio Art Center is a non-profit organization located in Lansing’s REO Town, right on S. Washington Ave. and central to three large neighborhoods. Alice Brinkman, executive director, along with…

Non Profit Profile: Clean Water Action

Jun 24, 2010Column

Look at a map of Michigan, and one of the first things you’ll notice is that we are surrounded by water and full of many inland ponds, lakes and streams.…

Nonprofit Profile: R.E. Olds Transportation Museum

May 26, 2010

Lansing is home to the only Oldsmobile museum in the world, the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum.
As you walk into the museum, the first thing displayed is a statue of…

Nonprofit Profile: The Creation Station

Apr 27, 2010Column

The Creation Station can be easy to miss, nestled below the Impression 5 Science Center in Lansing. But just look for the red door with the yellow star on the…

Nonprofit Profile: Women’s Center of Greater Lansing

Mar 25, 2010Column

Since its birth in 2005, the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing has advocated for women. The center offers computer training classes, support groups, yoga and many other social and health…

Nonprofit Profile: Greater Lansing Food Bank

Feb 24, 2010Column

In the face of increasing need, the Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) is rising to the occasion.
GLFB had a record high for fundraising with its Envelope Campaign for the…

Nonprofit Profile: Capital Area Humane Society

Jan 27, 2010Column

There is an abundance of animals in the Lansing area in need of families. Capital Area Humane Society (CAHS) has many furry companions available for meet and greets daily.
Dogs…

Nonprofit Profile: Hannah’s House

Jan 6, 2010

Every day, thousands of women get pregnant, and thousands of women lose their jobs. For those women who experience both at the same time — or otherwise find themselves in…

Nonprofit Profile: EVE INC.

Nov 25, 2009Column

Unlike most people, Jillian Pastoor and Susan Shoultz would love to be out of their jobs. If this were the case, Lansing would be free of domestic violence.
Unfortunately, according…

Nonprofit Profile: Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan

Nov 23, 2009

For the families of hospitalized children, there is no better home away from home between hospital visits than the Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan, located in downtown Lansing. The House…

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