Grand Rapids Chamber issued the following announcement on Sept. 19.
The Gateways for Growth - Grand Rapids/Kent County Steering Committee, comprised of representatives from
The City of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce and
Samaritas, debuted the Welcome Plan for Kent County.
The City of Grand Rapids is one of 13 communities across America that received a Gateways for Growth (G4G) award to be more welcoming to both immigrants and refugees. G4G is a national initiative focused on helping communities develop multi-sector plans to be more welcoming to immigrants and refugees. The top five countries of origin for immigrants living in Kent County are Mexico, Guatemala, Vietnam, Bosnia and Canada.
Learn more here:
https://www.grandrapids.org/.../community-partners.../
Original source can be found here.
Source: Grand Rapids Chamber
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