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Emergency shelter to open in downtown Grand Rapids as tent encampment grows

Dustin Dwyer

A new emergency shelter will soon open in downtown Grand Rapids, with up to 100 beds.The shelter will be in an old retail space in the Heartside…

Coin box at Gerald R. Ford International Airport

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Gerald R. Ford airport will donate coins from security check to homeless people

Bryce Huffman

Airplane passengers in Grand Rapids can get rid of some spare change and fight homelessness at the same time.The Gerald R. Ford International Airport has…

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20 years of free Thanksgiving dinners from Mel Trotter Ministries

Lindsey Smith

A Christian organization dedicated to helping the homeless served more than 2,000 people a free Thanksgiving dinner Thursday.The group, Mel Trotter…