News & Press Releases

MLive

Located inside the Grand Rapids Center for Community Transformation, the venue has a ballroom, rooftop deck and garden, and a loft.

Traverse City Record Eagle

The number of Ukrainians leaving their homeland slowed last week for the first time since Russia’s February invasion.

Lansing State Journal

Northwestern Michigan College’s International Affairs Forum and the National Writers Series will host a Ukraine Relief Fundraiser on Wednesday, April 13 at 6:30 P.M. at the City Opera House in Traverse City. Doors will open at 5:45 P.M. for a pre-event reception. Through this major fundraising drive, donors’ financial support will have global and local impacts. The following groups are...

Traverse City Record Eagle

TRAVERSE CITY — As refugees flood out of Ukraine to flee Russian bombs, another deluge of donations is coming into the country, including from northern Michigan.

WPBN

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) – Northwestern Michigan College’s International Affairs Forum and the National Writers Series will host a Ukraine relief fundraiser at the Traverse City Opera House on April 13, at 6:30 p. m. Doors will open at 5:45 p. m. for a pre-event reception. All funds raised will go to the following organizations. Bethany Christian Services: Providing refugee services in Michigan.

Religion News Service

(RNS) — Somewhere between 75 and 100 UCC churches are actively sponsoring Afghan families — about 800 individuals — who have recently arrived in the US.

School News Network

The recent influx of refugee students from Afghanistan has put teachers on the front lines of helping students adjust academically and recover from trauma...