Treetops Collective Blog

Aug 23, 2022

Building Spaces for Belonging

Our newest neighbors often struggle to feel at home in West Michigan. It will take our entire community to change that story.

Feb 22, 2022

Celebrating 5 Years with Gratitude and Anticipation

It started 5 years ago with a question. What if Grand Rapids were the kind of city where New American women are truly welcome? Not just where their presence is tolerated, but where they can sink their roots deep and...

A platter of veggies, bowl of limes, bowl of sliced peppers

Feb 14, 2022

Loving (and Being Loved By) our Neighbors

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...

Oct 16, 2019

New American LEADers

This summer we helped three members of our teen cohort participate in the City of Grand Rapids’ Leadership and Employment, Achievement and Direction Program.

Mar 07, 2019

#LeadLikeHer: Celebrating the Women Leaders of Today (and Tomorrow)

By: Katie Brubaker It was another school snow day and my eight-year-old daughter and two neighborhood friends were running around the house. I watched them zip from basketball, to baking, to writing, directing, and then starring in their own play....