News
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3rd Annual One County, One Book Literacy Initiative Launches During Reading Month
March 3, 2023
8,000 Kent County families receive books and more for March Reading Month! The Great Start Collaborative and Early Childhood Organizations
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Great Start Collaborative Partner Spotlight – Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
March 3, 2023
March 3, 2023 What programs do you offer for young children and their families? The Grand Rapids Children’s Museum (GRCM)
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Great Start Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative
January 27, 2023
This month we are highlighting the work of Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative! What programs do you offer young children and
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Great Start Parent Coalition: Books, Blocks & Balls Event
September 6, 2022
Great Start Parent Coalition Books, Blocks & Balls Event Blog August 13, 2022 Even with rain 100% in the forecast,
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Great Start Collaborative in the News!
January 4, 2021
Did you see us in the news at the end of last year? Priority Health locally and across the state
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How COFI Training has Impacted Me and My Community
June 17, 2020
Parent Representative, Nicole Burman was featured on the Center for the Study of Social Policy for her experience with Community
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Kent County nonprofit receives large diaper donation
May 22, 2020
Great Start Collaborative and Parent Coalition received over 300,000 diapers that were distributed across the community! Click on the link
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Nearly 300,000 diapers donated for Kent County Families
May 22, 2020
In early May the National Diaper Bank Network sent a large donation of diapers to our community with the Collaborative
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By Leaps and Bounds: Today’s READers Become Tomorrow’s Leaders
September 11, 2019
On September 10th, Anjie Gleisner from Kent District Library and Nicole Burman, Parent Representative share the Success Basic Read and
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