• Local Foundation is Asking How You Would Shape America’s Modern Classroom

    Next year, the Cascade Community Foundation’s Q&A Livestream Series will turn to education, launching a landmark investigation into answering a rather simple question.  What’s required to make Forest Hills Public Schools the incubator for modern classrooms in America? Designed to spark dialogue around often avoided topics impacting the suburbs of Grand Rapids, the Foundation’s Q&A […]

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  • 2021 Grant Awards

    This summer, Cascade Community Foundation is awarding over $20,000 in grants to four local organizations and programs that heavily impact the Ada, Cascade, and Forest Hills community. Members of the Foundation’s grant committee reviewed applications from several local organizations and are pleased to announce the following awards. Cascade Community Foundation will award a grant to […]

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  • The Q&A Livestream: Changing Conversations for a Lasting Impact

    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 […]

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  • Q&A Shorts Exclusive – Edward Volovlek, Franchise Owner of Living Magazines

    Edward Volovlek is the franchise owner of Living Magazines, including Ada Living, Cascade Living and EGR Living for N2 Publishing, and a long time resident of the area (FHN Class of 92). Beginning in May 2021, Living Magazines and Cascade Community Foundation began collaborating in order to better inform readers on the philanthropic happenings across Forest […]

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  • Cascade Community Foundation Launches Q&A Livestream Website

    In August 2020, Cascade Community Foundation launched the first video of the Q&A Livestream, the first-of-its-kind streaming series designed with the purpose of addressing unspoken issues due to fear, sensitivity, confusion, and more, aiming to offer a resource that promises a non-confrontational and judgment-free space for open dialogue. The series began with a focus on […]

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  • Introducing the 2021 Board of Directors

    When it comes to their work in Cascade, Ada, and Forest Hills, Cascade Community Foundation is joined by a variety of skilled community members that serve on the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors exists to advise and authorize the Foundation’s CEO (Justin Swan) on operations, philanthropic resources provided to the community, and overall […]

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  • Season 2 Premiere of Q&A Livestream Turns Focus to Mental Health

    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  […]

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  • CCF Revives Volunteer Program

    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 […]

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