By Fiona Moord It's a Wednesday afternoon in June, and I run out of my house to the family car, trying to avoid the puddles littering the driveway. My windshield wipers are working overtime as I drive fifteen minutes south to Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, one...
A message from Board Chair Cheryl Hutchinson. I’m writing today with an important announcement about Groundwork’s organizational leadership and our next chapter. Elizabeth Palchak has asked to step back from her position as Executive Director for family reasons. In...
As part of our ongoing equity interview series, we spoke with Jordan Shananaquet, a citizen of the Waganakising Odawak — the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians — about Sovereignty Day on September 21st. The day honors when the United States...
By Tony Vu As part of our ongoing series of equity articles, Tony Vu—restaurateur, nonprofit-preneur, and journeyer—shares a poem he wrote that reflects on his Vietnamese-American roots. We send the piece today in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage...
Happy New Year!My name is Lyla Hollis, and I’m thrilled to introduce myself as the new Line 5 Contractor with Groundwork. It’s an honor to join this community of passionate advocates working to protect our Great Lakes, our communities, and our climate future by...
[Download a pdf of the Executive Director Position Profile] Hello Readers, Hello. This is Cheryl Hutchinson, Board Chair of Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities. Today I'm sharing one of the most important emails ever sent in the 29 years that Groundwork...