February 1 is the annual World Hijab Day. We are celebrating at Treetops, along with our Concentric leaders and members. What is World Hijab Day? World Hijab Day was started in 2013 by Nazma Khan to encourage freedom of religious expression and cultural...
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 this series,...
About this time last year, the world watched in horror as families in Afghanistan took desperate action to flee the Taliban. You may remember images of cargo bays on huge military planes filled with people or radio recordings of pilots sharing shockingly...
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 COVID has...
Combat loneliness in our community by giving a gift that cultivates belonging. Last week, nearly 350 neighbors and friends celebrated three years of Treetops Collective’s work of spreading welcome and cultivating belonging in West Michigan at our annual celebration. Throughout the evening,...
New Americans are often met with questions that either startle them or leave them feeling all the more isolated and misunderstood. These questions are generally not meant to harm; curiosity is often the main intention behind the ask. Yet, our goal should...