Good Friday morning! The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute (GRAAHI) and the City of Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department will launch a new Little Libraries initiative focused on sickle cell education. The initiative brings Little Libraries with age‑appropriate sickle cell education materials to several Grand Rapids parks, offering families new opportunities to learn together through on‑site readings and community engagement. For more information, visit:

This morning, we officially launched Renew Grand Rapids, a new food scrap pilot program that turns household food waste into compost and helps reduce greenhouse gases. You can now sign up to drop off food scraps at seven secure, Bluetooth‑enabled bins located across the city. The community helped choose each bin location, and compost made from the collected material will be redistributed to residents at no cost. This pilot supports the City’s climate action goals and builds o

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