Despite Labor Day weekend violence, community leaders say a positive trend is emerging thanks to ongoing efforts to engage and support local youth.
Iryonna Hogan-Davis, CEO of the Grand Rapids nonprofit Meaning in Colors, said her organization served more than 800 youth this year in collaboration with numerous partner groups.
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Meaning in Colors focuses on uplifting young people through education, housing support and community engagement. Over the summer, the organization partnered with groups including the Grace Program, Marvelous Kidz and the city of Grand Rapids’ GROW 1000 program to assist families and youth in need.
“It’s not just us. It takes a village. That model, it really does take a village,” Hogan-Davis said…