Client Stories

This year’s Child and Family Charities Resilience Award was given to Aladreana. She went through several programs that CFC offered and was able to get herself out of a dangerous situation and onto a path with a more positive outcome. She has some wise words for others struggling with the same obstacles.

For more info: https://www.childandfamily.org/

mConnexions ended 2022 by becoming a partner with Startup Grind. Startup Grind was founded in 2010 when some friends and fellow entrepreneurs got together to crack the same problem they were all facing: the growing challenges of launching a company. mConnexions is taking that message and is focusing the Lansing community.

For more info: https://www.startupgrind.com/lansing/

In this latest video for the “People and Places series for Downtown Lansing Inc., we get an inside look into Red Bike Delivery. Jeremy Hurt started this company a couple years back and he’s been busy with it ever since and enjoys being a part of the change that is downtown Lansing.

For more info: https://517mag.com/business/news-business/red-bike-delivery-transports-meals-on-two-wheels/

Over the past few years, people have been more disconnected than ever. It does not have to be that way, though. Great Lakes Urban has created a program to empower neighbors to be community connectors. This video highlights a few of these community connectors and how they have witnessed the blossoming of strong neighborhoods.

For more on Great Lakes Urban: https://www.greatlakesurban.org/

Open Arms link is committed to providing safe, person-centered, supportive and structured residential care homes for people with developmental disabilities where they can exercise their right to make choices, grow, and contribute to their community.

For more info: https://www.openarmslink.com/

Child and Family Charities annually honors a Resilience Hero at their annual Red Nose Ruckus Gala. The Resilience Hero Award is gifted to an individual who exemplifies creating an overwhelming impact in the community. This past year, that award went to our owner, Paul J Schmidt.

For more on Child and Family Charities: https://www.childandfamily.org/

In this latest episode of the people and places series for Downtown Lansing Inc, we take a closer look at the Lansing Art Gallery. Not only is it a place to highlight the work of contemporary Michigan-based artists, but it is also an arts education center as well.

For more information: https://lansingartgallery.org/

Sharla was ready to have her own home and Habitat for Humanity Capital Region is there to help make it happen. But, not only was she waiting on a home, but she took the hands-on approach to help with the buildout. She truly took absolute ownership in her own homeowner journey.

For more on Habitat for Humanity Capital Region: https://www.habitatcr.org/