Grand Rapids concert to benefit local homeless community

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — On Saturday, several West Michigan bands will participate in a benefit concert supporting local nonprofit Jenna’s Soul Soups and its work to support homeless populations in Grand Rapids.

“We are a group of volunteers that help the unhoused the first Sunday of the month,” said Jenna Jackson, executive director of nonprofit Jenna’s Soul Soups. “We’ve been doing this for four years now.”

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On the first Sunday of the month at Heartside Park, unhoused residents in Grand Rapids will routinely gather for a free, community meal at noon.

“We usually have 150 people,” Jackson said…

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