How to Contribute
How to contribute

Building Our Future By Supporting Our Youth

Our Community's Children (OCC) is a public-private partnership between the City of Grand Rapids, the Grand Rapids Public Schools and many other community partners.  Our goal is that each and every child in Grand Rapids will succeed beyond measure - actively participating in our community and cultivating the skills for a bright future.  Please consider giving a contribution to OCC.

Our Community's Children will use your contribution to ensure our city's youth have jobs, quality after school programs, and leadership opportunities to help them succeed in life.  Your generous act of giving will bring great returns for many years to come!


Checks can be made out to:

Our Community's Children
300 Monroe Ave., Suite 921
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
 

Your donation is tax deductible.

For more information, please contact Lynn Heemstra, Executive Director, at 616.456.4353 or lheemstr@grcity.us.

 
We'd like to thank the following organizations and individuals for their contributions to Our Community's Children:

A&A Catering

AD2

Tom Almonte

Ellen Arrowsmith

B.C. Pizza

Bien Food Inc.- DBA Cantina Mexican Restaurant

Bob Israels

Calvin College – Pre-college Programs

Celebration Cinema

Dr. Linda Chamberlain

City of Grand Rapids

Clear Channel Radio

Vernon & Johanna Ehlers

Consumer’s Energy

David D. Huntington YMCA

Eric & Sharai DeLong

Kurt & Janet Dietsch

Dr. Camille Donnelly

Eastern Floral

Grand Rapids Public Libraries

Grand Rapids Public Schools

Grand Valley State University- Counseling & Career Development Center

Grand Valley State University- Multicultural Greek Council

Grand Valley State University- Office of Student Life

Grand Valley State University- Dorothy Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Community Research Institute

Lee & Judith Hardy

Ernestine Harris

Shannon L. Harris

Trina-Iris Harris

Mayor George K. Heartwell

Lynn Heemstra

Hugh & Susan Hufnagel

Integrity Business Solutions

Intent, LLC

Irwin Seating Company

Commissioner James Jendrasiak

Paul & Molly Klimas

Commissioner Elias Lumpkins

McDonald’s Restaurant – 714 Michigan Ave. Location

Meijer, Inc.

Michigan’s Children

Angela Morrill

New Hope Baptist Church

John & Patricial Nielsen

Olive Garden, 28th St.

Photography by Marcus Bush

P.J. the D.J.

Pure Harmony Entertainment

Theodore & Carolyn Quiney

Rockford Construction Company

Bernard Schaefer

Spartan Stores

Steelcase

Swift Printing

The Grand Rapids Times Newspaper

The Rapid

Universal Forest Products

Van Andel Arena

William VanVugt

Matea Vazgec

Jane Wallace

West MI Minority Contractors Association