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To be successful, every child needs excellent schools, a reliable support system, a breadth of experiences, and a chance to attend college.

In This Section

Good Social Supports

Good Growth and Learning Opportunites

Good Schools and Classrooms

Good Opportunity to Attend College

The Grand Rapids Community Foundation brings these pieces together.

With its long history of leadership, making grants to social service and education programs, supporting collaborations and providing scholarships, the Grand Rapids Community Foundation is uniquely positioned to positively impact the educational challenges in Grand Rapids which threaten the economic vitality and social well-being of the entire metro area.

Home > Strategies The Strategies To be successful, every child needs excellent schools, a reliable support system, a breadth of experiences, and a chance to attend college. In This Section Good Social Supports Good Growth and Learning Opportunites Good Schools and Classrooms Good Opportunity to Attend College The Grand Rapids Community Foundation brings these pieces together. With its long history of leadership, making grants to social service and education programs, supporting collaborations and providing scholarships, the Grand Rapids Community Foundation is uniquely positioned to positively impact the educational challenges in Grand Rapids which threaten the economic vitality and social well-being of the entire metro area.		"We tend to put considerations of family, community, and economy off-limits in education-reform policy discussions. However, we do so at our peril." Paul Barton, Facing the Hard Facts in Education Reform
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