Treetops Collective Blog

As our community watched Afrikaner refugees welcomed by high ranking federal officials at the airport last week, many were left with questions: who is welcome in America and why? And whose voiced trauma and needs are believed and prioritized? 

All refugees deserve the same treatment, under the same process, and with the same support and resources. A just and compassionate system does not pick and choose whose pain matters more — it honors every story, every journey, and every hope for safety and belonging. 

At Treetops, we remain committed to creating a world where all are welcomed with dignity, where differences are not erased but embraced, and where belonging is not a privilege for those who assimilate best, but an aspiration all of us are working toward —  together.

This blog is part of our Building to Belong series, sharing additional insight into what the cross-cultural community center established through our capital campaign will mean for our West Michigan community. If you have not read our inaugural blog in...

Many cultures and faiths hail loving our neighbor as fundamental to a life well-lived- our neighborliness is seen as a mark of our goodness. But in the hustle of our modern life and the isolation that our individuality and now...