Initiatives
 Some of the key initiatives that focus our efforts in the three critical areas of education, income and health include:
- the Kent County Tax Credit Coalition helps low-income working individuals and families achieve economic success by offering free income tax return preparation, assistance with filing tax credit claims and financial literacy courses.
- Schools of Hope helps improve academic success by providing reading tutors in the Grand Rapids Public Schools to ensure students are reading at grade level by the end of third grade.
- First Steps, a community initiative that works to build a comprehensive, coordinated and accessible network of support services for young children dependent on Medicaid.
- Essential Needs Task Force (ENTF) works with hundreds of non-profits, governmental agencies , faith-based organizations, funders and concerned volunteers to help Kent County’s most vulnerable citizens obtain the basics needed to be self-sufficient
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