John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids MI | Nearby Businesses

• Non-Profit Organization
• Public School
• Zoo and Aquarium

1300 W Fulton St
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
(616) 336-4301

We are interwoven with Steepletown Neighborhood Services to provide a "Culinary Hook" to their GED program. Our goal is to take these young adults ages 16-25 and give them direction towards rewarding careers in the hospitality industry. ServSafe and Service that Sells are just a few of the accredited programs that we blend with real work place etiquette. Partnering up with some of the best hospitality companies in Grand Rapids, we are able to set strategies for these students that give them real hope of real careers.

Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative (ELNC) is an initiative of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation vested in changing the current reality of vulnerable children. In order to create this change, ELNC is planning and designing an intentional preschool service system aimed at providing, expanding and sustaining the capacity of high quality early care and education programs in the vulnerable neighborhoods of Grand Rapids. Our Vision We envision a community where all children, regardless of the neighborhood in which they live, are able to thrive developmentally and educationally allowing them to fully embrace their God given potential and become self sufficient adults. Our Partners: Baxter Community Center, New Hope Baptist Church, SouthEnd Community Outreach Ministries (SECOM), Steepletown Neighborhood Ministries, The Hispanic Center of Western Michigan, The Other Way Ministry, United Methodist Community House (UMCH), and Wellspring Church of Grand Rapids.

Wish List of donation items for HPCA We are always in need of new or gently used items to support new mothers and their babies: • Formula: Enfamil Lipil, Enfamil Gentlease, Enfamil AR • Diapers: Sizes 3, 4, and 5 • Onesies: white Large and X-Large for boys and girls • Spring/Summer pajamas: Girls and Boys sizes 18 mo, 24 mo, 2T, and 3T • Spring/Summer clothes: Girls and Boys sizes 12 month and up, socks • Baby Equipment: Pac-N-Plays, walkers, swings, strollers,high chair • Baby cereal & baby food • Baby towels/wash cloths • Children’s toothbrushes toothpaste • Misc. Items: Bottles, sippy cups, blankets, and pacifiers HELP Pregnancy Crisis Aid, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization. Your gift is tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Please contact your CPA, accountant or tax advisor for specific advice.

Our vision is to walk with a child from age six to age nineteen and be an advocate, family, teacher, and mentor to that child. We strive to set these children on a path of life transformation that will carry them forward for the rest of their lives. To this end we offer two key programs, including: After School Center and Teen Life Internship. These programs complement and support one another.

The Grand Rapids Lions Club hosts this fun event every year to celebrate and recognize dedicated eyecare professionals and volunteers in the West Michigan area.

Are you interested in joining an organization of working women that offers leadership opportunities to create change in your workplace, community and society? Join Jackson Business and Professional Women. Jackson BPW is a local organization in one of the largest working women’s organizations. BPW is committed to raising public awareness of health and family concerns and legislative issues for women. Jackson BPW meets the second and fourth Tuesday from noon to 1:15 PM at Cascades Manor House. A business meeting is held the second Tuesday of each month and provides an overview of the workings of our organization. Program meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month featuring various speakers on topics of interest to our members. Our membership is open to anyone who supports our ideals, beliefs and mission statement. Visitors are welcome at any of our meetings where we will be pleased to answer questions and provide information about Jackson BPW and our region, state and national affiliations. Lunch is $10 per person. RSVP to [email protected] Legislative Platform: Preamble The Equal rights Amendment, as authored by Alice Paul, is the priority above all other issues that may appear on this platform until equal, legal rights for women and men becomes guaranteed in the United States Constitution. The Equal Rights Amendment: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States of by any state on account of sex.” Learn more at http://www.bpw-michigan.org/

Are you interested in joining an organization of working women that offers leadership opportunities to create change in your workplace, community and society? Join Jackson Business and Professional Women. Jackson BPW is a local organization in one of the largest working women’s organizations. BPW is committed to raising public awareness of health and family concerns and legislative issues for women. Jackson BPW meets the second and fourth Tuesday from noon to 1:15 PM at Cascades Manor House. A business meeting is held the second Tuesday of each month and provides an overview of the workings of our organization. Program meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month featuring various speakers on topics of interest to our members. Our membership is open to anyone who supports our ideals, beliefs and mission statement. Visitors are welcome at any of our meetings where we will be pleased to answer questions and provide information about Jackson BPW and our region, state and national affiliations. Lunch is $10 per person. RSVP to [email protected] Legislative Platform: Preamble The Equal rights Amendment, as authored by Alice Paul, is the priority above all other issues that may appear on this platform until equal, legal rights for women and men becomes guaranteed in the United States Constitution. The Equal Rights Amendment: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States of by any state on account of sex.” Learn more at http://www.bpw-michigan.org/

The Grand Rapids Lions Club hosts this fun event every year to celebrate and recognize dedicated eyecare professionals and volunteers in the West Michigan area.

Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative (ELNC) is an initiative of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation vested in changing the current reality of vulnerable children. In order to create this change, ELNC is planning and designing an intentional preschool service system aimed at providing, expanding and sustaining the capacity of high quality early care and education programs in the vulnerable neighborhoods of Grand Rapids. Our Vision We envision a community where all children, regardless of the neighborhood in which they live, are able to thrive developmentally and educationally allowing them to fully embrace their God given potential and become self sufficient adults. Our Partners: Baxter Community Center, New Hope Baptist Church, SouthEnd Community Outreach Ministries (SECOM), Steepletown Neighborhood Ministries, The Hispanic Center of Western Michigan, The Other Way Ministry, United Methodist Community House (UMCH), and Wellspring Church of Grand Rapids.

Wish List of donation items for HPCA We are always in need of new or gently used items to support new mothers and their babies: • Formula: Enfamil Lipil, Enfamil Gentlease, Enfamil AR • Diapers: Sizes 3, 4, and 5 • Onesies: white Large and X-Large for boys and girls • Spring/Summer pajamas: Girls and Boys sizes 18 mo, 24 mo, 2T, and 3T • Spring/Summer clothes: Girls and Boys sizes 12 month and up, socks • Baby Equipment: Pac-N-Plays, walkers, swings, strollers,high chair • Baby cereal & baby food • Baby towels/wash cloths • Children’s toothbrushes toothpaste • Misc. Items: Bottles, sippy cups, blankets, and pacifiers HELP Pregnancy Crisis Aid, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization. Your gift is tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Please contact your CPA, accountant or tax advisor for specific advice.

We are interwoven with Steepletown Neighborhood Services to provide a "Culinary Hook" to their GED program. Our goal is to take these young adults ages 16-25 and give them direction towards rewarding careers in the hospitality industry. ServSafe and Service that Sells are just a few of the accredited programs that we blend with real work place etiquette. Partnering up with some of the best hospitality companies in Grand Rapids, we are able to set strategies for these students that give them real hope of real careers.

Our vision is to walk with a child from age six to age nineteen and be an advocate, family, teacher, and mentor to that child. We strive to set these children on a path of life transformation that will carry them forward for the rest of their lives. To this end we offer two key programs, including: After School Center and Teen Life Internship. These programs complement and support one another.