Home of Ford Middle School and Baxter Community Center
I Believe I Become community meetings in the B2B central zone kicked off in August 2010. Hundreds of residents came to five open meetings, culminating in a community-wide celebration in November 2010. Action planning continues.
LINC Community Revitalization Inc. leads the I Believe I Become community engagement efforts. LINC believes it is important to raise up the community’s voice and follow the community’s lead in creating change. The engagement strategy combines relationship building, leadership development, listening and learning through a community planning process unique to each B2B zone.
I Believe I Become central zone neighborhood team:
Willie Patterson, B2B Community Liaison from LINC
616.308.6315 or willie@lincrev.org
Omar Gonzalez, B2B Natural Helper from LINC
Victor Williams, B2B Natural Helper from LINC
Posted on February 8, 2013
by I Believe I Become
in Central Zone
Muffins with Moms at MLK Leadership Academy was standing room only on February 7! Parents worked together on their continuing efforts encouraging students to break attendance records in the Central Zone Attendance Challenge. Way to go, Central Zone Moms and Dads – always finding new ways to support our students to succeed [...]
Posted on January 11, 2013
by I Believe I Become
in Baby Scholars, Central Zone, East Zone, News, West Zone
By Monica Scott on January 11, 2013 at 10:15 AM GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Parents in some Grand Rapids neighborhoods with children ages 5 months to 5 years again have the opportunity to receive free educational support to help their child be ready for kindergarten. The next session of Baby Scholars, a set of educational [...]
Posted on October 17, 2012
by I Believe I Become
in Central Zone, Engage
Posted by LINC As a result of parental engagement and through the indigenous wisdom of parents, B2B has changed the culture of attendance. The parents wanted to see more children off the streets during school hours. The community wanted to see how through collaboration with local partners they could increase attendance in the Central Zone. [...]
Posted on October 8, 2012
by I Believe I Become
in Central Zone
As a youth pastor and community advocate, Marshon Peoples has been active in the Believe 2 Become movement since 2010. He has participated in LINC community meetings, encouraged male involvement, and worked tirelessly to reduce gang violence. In January 2012, as Marshon was working to protect the safety of others, he was gunned down. Falling [...]
Posted on October 8, 2012
by I Believe I Become
in Baby Scholars, Central Zone
When Central Zone parent Diondra Henderson first learned about Baby Scholars, she was already a dedicated Believe 2 Become volunteer. The mother of two young children, Diondra not only made time to attend community meetings, she also volunteered with the community center action planning group and the Rapidian news bureau at LINC. After completing a [...]
Posted on September 12, 2012
by I Believe I Become
in Baby Scholars, Central Zone, East Zone, Engage, For media, West Zone
Posted: 09-02-2012 | By LINC LINC is now leveraging technology to facilitate bilingual meetings! At the August 16th I Believe I Become meeting in the West Zone, English and Spanish speakers had an easier time with translation in break-out sessions using wireless transmitters. Translators from the Interpreter Network in Grand Rapids spoke into microphones that [...]
Posted on September 12, 2012
by I Believe I Become
in Baby Scholars, Central Zone, Engage
Posted: 09-04-2012 | by LINC Reflections from Willie Patterson, Central Community Liaison on a recent event to give away backpacks and school supplies before the fall semester began. August 14th, 2012 started out like any other day in the community but for me there was a nervous excitement in the pit of my stomach. The [...]
Posted on September 3, 2012
by I Believe I Become
in Billboards, Central Zone, East Zone, Engage, Summer Learning, West Zone
Students from Camp Fire USA, Hispanic Center of Western Michigan, Oakdale Neighbors, Boys and Girls Clubs, Brown-Hutcherson Ministries, Steepletown Neighborhood Services, Jubilee Jobs, and Restorers are making summer matter this year as they pursue academic excellence, learn new skills, visit college campuses and more.
Posted on August 8, 2012
by I Believe I Become
in Central Zone, News
Posted: 08-08-2012 by LINC “If we show presence, we can make change.” This very true statement came from Reyna Garcia, a LINC Academy for Social Transformation (L.A.S.T.) graduate and a parent who has lived in two Believe 2 Become zones. She believes strongly in the power of any community, and says she sees it now [...]
Posted on July 24, 2012
by I Believe I Become
in Baby Scholars, Central Zone, East Zone, Engage, Summer Learning, West Zone
From July 25 through September 5, all GRPS students (Grades K-12) are eligible to take part in the I Believe I Become community’s Reading Rewards program. How it works. Read books + write (very) brief summaries = FREE ICE CREAM! Students grades K-8 – read three books get one treat Students grades 9-12 – [...]
