Battle Creek/Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Grant Program Returns,
Providing Relief for Smallest Businesses
KALAMAZOO, Mich. [March 30, 2022]—A grant program in its third year of bringing crucial relief to Kalamazoo’s smallest businesses will offer two additional rounds in 2022. The Kalamazoo Micro-Enterprise Grants…
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Seeding Leaders Grants: Blossoming Nonprofit Leadership
United Way of Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region has awarded $2,500 mini-grants to 10 local leaders as a part of a new program called Seeding Leaders. These grants are intended…
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Heirloom Arts: Building More Than a Business
When Tempest Anderson co-founded Heirloom Arts, LLC, in 2018, they couldn’t have anticipated the challenges they would face in the business’ first year. But two years after the Covid-19 pandemic…
Read MoreAmerican Rescue Plan Investments
“United” is the operative word in United Way’s name. Working together is how communities tackle the toughest issues. The collaboration between United Way BCKR and the City of Kalamazoo to…
Read MoreSeeding Grants
A new type of grant from United Way BCKR represents a crucial step toward more equitable funding of partners and programs. Known as Seeding Grants, the one-year, unrestricted investments of…
Read MoreUnited for Ukraine
The impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine are devastating and far-reaching, and include additional risks of violence and discrimination for marginalized populations attempting to flee the country. We realize…
Read MoreBlack History Month Spotlight: Month in Review
This year in honor of Black History Month, United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region invited staff and community members to reflect on and share their thoughts on…
Read MoreArea United Ways Announce Merger
New United Way Organization Will Maintain Local Presence, Staff, Investments The merger of three United Ways based in south and mid-Michigan will bring exciting new opportunities to the region while…
Read More$1 Million in Federal Funding Awarded
Seventeen Kalamazoo projects recently received federal grant dollars to support their work in addressing the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region,…
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