In August 2020, Cascade Community Foundation launched the first video of the Q&A Livestream, the first-of-its-kind streaming series. The goal was to address unspoken issues in Cascade, Ada, and Forest Hills that are overlooked due to fear, sensitivity, and confusion, and to offer a resource that promises a non-confrontational and judgment-free space for open dialogue […]
The Q&A Livestream is made possible through endowments held at Cascade Community Foundation, sponsors and viewers like you. If you would like to underwrite or sponsor programming, contact us at (616) 499-2060 or info@qalivestream.org. Please consider making Cascade Community Foundation a part of your annual giving by making a donation here. Season 2 Premiere […]
The abundance of interest and generosity by residents and businesses across Ada, Cascade, and Forest Hills is being felt at Cascade Community Foundation. As new programming comes online – shining a spotlight on urgent and oft-unspoken topics such as teen-athlete suicide, mental health, and more – the organization is reviving a once robust network of […]
Be among first 30 registrants to get this special offer… One of CCF’s Annual Partners, Blue Willow, is offering a complimentary bottle of Nano Bio Protect – their alcohol-free nasal antiseptic solution used to help reduce germs on skin. The FDA approved over-the-counter product is now available on Amazon, but it’s free to the first […]
December 08, 2020 – In August, Cascade Community Foundation sparked a new conversation for families across Ada, Cascade and Forest Hills, helping them to gain exposure to cultures and diversity they otherwise may ignore – intentionally or otherwise. The often avoided topic of diversity in the predominantly white suburbs around Grand Rapids has become a […]
CCF JOINED BY KDL TO TALK ABOUT INTRODUCING DIVERSITY THROUGH CHILDREN’S LITERATURE On Monday, October 5 Cascade Community Foundation premiered episode #2 of the new Community Q&A Livestream, this time welcoming librarian Leigh Verburg of KDL. CCF’s Justin Swan and Verburg discussed the popularity of three children’s books that help parents introduce culture and ethnicity, […]
This month, Cascade Community Foundation’s new series Community Q&A will examine Race In The Suburbs. Have you ever asked yourself: I wonder if he lives here? Why don’t we have more minority business owners? What does “white privilege” even mean? Or, maybe your statements have been directed inward… I just don’t understand any of this […]
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