The ongoing news stories on our country’s unemployment numbers identify a serious economic concern. And while there are many reasons people can’t get jobs, those most handicapped are the men and women newly released from jail or alcohol/drug rehabs. The fact that they’ve paid their debt to society in the first group, and, in … More Stepping Up for Next Step »
Eleven times a day someone in Kent County is abused in domestic violence, and almost always the victim is a woman and a mother. Injured and terrified, these women are desperate for a safe place to go with their children. Enter the YWCA with a 24-hour hotline, a warm bed, … More YWCA Women’s Shelter Redone and Renamed »
Five years ago the Grand Rapids Public Schools and Peter M. Wege joined forces to create a sixth-grade program focused on environmental education at City High Middle. That was how the Center For Economicology – named for Peter Wege’s philosophy and books – came to be. Wege coined the … More Parent Magazine: One of the “Coolest Schools in America” »
Jim Hackett learned teamwork early on when he played football for the legendary Bo Schembechler at the University of Michigan. Hackett never forgot Bo’s coaching. When Hackett received Aquinas College’s 2013 reflection Award in October, he was all about honoring those who made possible his successes as Steelcase’s CEO. He … More STEELCASE CEO SPREADS AROUND THE CREDIT »
Let there be no doubt that Peter M. Wege’s has legacy bearers who continue to do “all the good” they can. Two of them said it best themselves. The September issue of Grand Rapids Magazine featured an article about Erin Wilson (pictured left), director of Wealthy Theatre, an historic landmark … More The Wege Mission Carries On »
In 1938 Grand Rapids Police Department Superintendent Frank O’Malley saw a worrisome statistic. That year 147 young people were arrested for various crimes. Whether it was a consequence of those hard-scrabble Great Depression years or not, Superintendent O’Malley refused to accept the number. That Christmas he called together the inner-city … More Camp O’Malley Fighting Juvenile Crime 71 Years Later »
There is family history behind The Wege Foundation’s recent gift to Clark Home. When Peter M. Wege’s widowed mother, Sophia Louise Dubridge Wege, was in failing health physically and mentally, her only child found the best nursing home he could to care for her. Peter spent as much time as … More History Behind the Gift to Clark Home »
On April 24, The Dominican Sisters of Marywood celebrated the new life of Aquinata Hall as a licensed Home for the Aged. Built in the late 19th century as the Dominican’s residence, Aquinata is now where they come for nursing care and rehabilitation services. The Dominicans will also open the … More Aquinata Hall, Peter M. Wege, and a Sacred Scapula »
In 2006 Peter M. Wege’s environmental vision led to the nation’s first Habitat Home awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. That was just the beginning. As Habitat Kent’s Director Barbara Benda, says, “It has been an incredible journey of ecology, economy and social justice ever since Mr. … More Habitat Owners Earn Their New Homes »
