Habitat for Humanity of Kent County

Money Smart Class 2 of 4: Morning Series
2024-11-12 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Detroit) | Habitat Kent, 1739 Elizabeth Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States
Learn about money management with our partner lender, Mercantile Bank! This is a four-week course with classes held weekly in the morning and evening.
Attendance at all four classes is required. Sign up for the morning series or evening series.
Course dates:

Banking Basics: Tuesday, November 5
Budgeting and Savings: Tuesday, November 12
Understanding Credit: Tuesday, November 19
Budgeting and Credit: One-on-one with a Mercantile staff member: Tuesday, November 26

Registration is required. Sign up for the Morning Series here!

Can’t make it in the morning? Join the evening series from 5:30 – 7:30! Learn more here

Money Smart Class 2 of 4: Evening Series
2024-11-12 17:30 - 19:30 | Habitat Kent, 1739 Elizabeth Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States
Learn about money management with our partner lender, Mercantile Bank! This is a four-week course with classes held weekly in the morning and evening.
Attendance at all four classes is required. Sign up for the morning series or evening series.
Course dates:

Banking Basics: Tuesday, November 5
Budgeting and Savings: Tuesday, November 12
Understanding Credit: Tuesday, November 19
Budgeting and Credit: One-on-one with a Mercantile staff member: Tuesday, November 26

Registration is required. Sign up for the Evening Series here!
Can’t make it in the evening? Join the morning series from 10 am – 12pm! Learn more here.

Money Smart Class 3 of 4: Morning Series
2024-11-19 08:00 - 10:00 | Habitat Kent, 1739 Elizabeth Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States

Money Smart Class 3 of 4: Evening Series
2024-11-19 17:30 - 19:30 | Habitat Kent, 1739 Elizabeth Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States

Lunch and Learn 3
2024-11-21 11:30 - 13:00 | Habitat Kent, 1739 Elizabeth Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States
Join us for the final event of our three-part 2024 Habitat Kent Lunch and Learn Series!
Lunch & Learn 3: Building Beyond Homes – the Power of Neighborhood Revitalization
Since 2011, Habitat Kent has made the strategic decision to focus our organization on Neighborhood Revitalization. Join us for a lunch and learn with our Director of Neighborhood Revitalization, Andrew Claucherty, to understand how we approach our work of bringing people together in the context of neighborhoods. We will dive into our engagement process and why we feel this is a critical piece of delivering our mission.
Event Details:
Speaker: Andrew Claucherty, Director of Neighborhood Revitalization, Habitat Kent
Date: Thursday, November 21
Time:

In-Person: 11:30 am – 1 pm

11:30 – Doors open
11:45 – Food is served
12:15 – Introduction of speaker
12:20 – Speaker presents
12:40 – Q&A
1:00 – Departure

Virtual: 12:10 pm – 1 pm

Where: Habitat Kent (425 Pleasant St SW, 49503) or Virtual
Click here to register

Money Smart Class 4 of 4: Morning Series
2024-11-26 08:00 - 10:00 | Habitat Kent, 1739 Elizabeth Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States

Money Smart Class 4 of 4: Evening Series
2024-11-27 17:30 - 19:30 | Habitat Kent, 1739 Elizabeth Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States

Homeownership Program Info Session
2024-12-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Habitat Kent, 1739 Elizabeth Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States
Learn about our Affordable Homeownership Program, hear from one of our partner lenders, ChoiceOne Bank, about how to qualify and apply for a mortgage, and sign up for free financial coaching to help you get mortgage-ready.
Registration is required. Please register by Friday, December 6th. Click here to register
(this event is free to attend)

Introduction to Homeownership Class 1 of 2
2025-01-07 17:30 - 20:30 | Habitat Kent, 1739 Elizabeth Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States
Learn about fair housing and fair lending, budgeting, credit, and more! This HUD-certified class is a prerequisite to apply for Michigan State Housing Development Authority down payment assistance.
This is a 6-hour course that is split into two, 3-hour classes:

Class #1: Tuesday, January 7 @ 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Class #2: Thursday, January 9 @ 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Attend both courses to get a HUD Certificate of Completion for down payment assistance programs. This class is free to attend and open to the public.
Registration is required. Click here to register

Introduction to Homeownership Class 2 of 2
2025-01-09 17:30 - 20:30 | Habitat Kent, 1739 Elizabeth Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States

Home Maintenance Class - Morning Session
2025-01-25 09:00 - 13:00
Spend the morning with Habitat Kent’s Construction team at a completed Habitat house to learn about important home maintenance skills like furnace and water heater maintenance, how to patch drywall, yard maintenance, and more! Lunch will be provided.
This class is free to attend and open to the public.
Registration is required.
Click here to register here
Saturday, January 25
9 am – 1 pm
Location: Grand Rapids, MI – exact location will be provided closer to the event date

January Home Maintenance Class Afternoon Session
2025-01-25 13:00 - 16:00
Spend the afternoon with Habitat Kent’s Construction team at a completed Habitat house to learn about important home maintenance skills like furnace and water heater maintenance, how to patch drywall, yard maintenance, and more! Lunch will be provided.
This class is free to attend and open to the public.
Registration is required.
Click here to register here
Saturday, January 25
1 pm – 4 pm
Location: Grand Rapids, MI – exact location will be provided closer to the event date

Money Smart Class 1 of 4: Morning Series
2025-02-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Baxter Community Center, 935 Baxter St SE, Grand Rapids, 49506, United States
Learn about money management with our partner lender, Mercantile Bank! This is a four-week course with classes held every Tuesday in the morning and evening.
Attendance at all four classes is required. Sign up for the morning series or evening series.
Course Dates – Tuesday:

February 4: Banking Basics
February 11: Budgeting and Savings
February 18: Understanding Credit
February 25: Budgeting and Credit + One-on-one with a Mercantile staff member

Registration for this series is now closed. Join one of our later series this year!

Money Smart Class 1 of 4: Evening Series
2025-02-04 17:30 - 19:30 | Baxter Community Center, 935 Baxter St SE, Grand Rapids, 49506, United States
Learn about money management with our partner lender, Mercantile Bank! This is a four-week course with classes held every Tuesday evening. Dinner will be provided.
Attendance at all four classes is required.
Course Dates – Tuesday:

February 4: Banking Basics
February 11: Budgeting and Savings
February 18: Understanding Credit
February 25: Budgeting and Credit + One-on-one with a Mercantile staff member

Registration for this series is now closed. Join one of our later series this year!

Money Smart Class 2 of 4: Morning Series
2025-02-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Baxter Community Center, 935 Baxter St SE, Grand Rapids, 49506, United States
Learn about money management with our partner lender, Mercantile Bank! This is a four-week course with classes held every Tuesday morning. Refreshments provided.
Attendance at all four classes is required.
Course Dates – Tuesday:

February 4: Banking Basics
February 11: Budgeting and Savings
February 18: Understanding Credit
February 25: Budgeting and Credit + One-on-one with a Mercantile staff member

Registration for this series is now closed. Join one of our later series this year!

Money Smart Class 2 of 4: Evening Series
2025-02-11 17:30 - 19:30 | Baxter Community Center, 935 Baxter St SE, Grand Rapids, 49506, United States
Learn about money management with our partner lender, Mercantile Bank! This is a four-week course with classes held every Tuesday evening. Dinner will be provided.
Attendance at all four classes is required. Sign up for the morning series or evening series.
Course Dates – Tuesday:

February 4: Banking Basics
February 11: Budgeting and Savings
February 18: Understanding Credit
February 25: Budgeting and Credit + One-on-one with a Mercantile staff member

Registration for this series is now closed. Join one of our later series this year!

Money Smart Class 3 of 4: Morning Series
2025-02-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Baxter Community Center, 935 Baxter St SE, Grand Rapids, 49506, United States

Money Smart Class 3 of 4: Evening Series
2025-02-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Baxter Community Center, 935 Baxter St SE, Grand Rapids, 49506, United States

Baxter United's Café Chats
2025-02-22 10:00 - 11:30 | Scorpion Hearts Club, 1035 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
Join Baxter United and Kenneth Cortez for Café Chats Session II: The Refill. Come for powerful conversation, connection, and community building. Plus, get $5 off your first drink order while supplies last.

Money Smart Class 4 of 4: Morning Series
2025-02-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Baxter Community Center, 935 Baxter St SE, Grand Rapids, 49506, United States

Baxter BINGO
2025-02-25 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-03-11 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-03-25 17:30 - 19:00 | Sherman Street Curch Community Room, 1000 Sherman St SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
Are you a Baxter resident? Join Baxter United and Sherman Street Church for BINGO on Tuesday evenings! Drinks, snacks, and prizes will be provided.

Money Smart Class 4 of 4: Evening Series
2025-02-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Baxter Community Center, 935 Baxter St SE, Grand Rapids, 49506, United States
Learn about money management with our partner lender, Mercantile Bank! This is a four-week course with classes held every Tuesday in the morning and evening.
Attendance at all four classes is required.
Course Dates – Tuesday:

February 4: Banking Basics
February 11: Budgeting and Savings
February 18: Understanding Credit
February 25: Budgeting and Credit + One-on-one with a Mercantile staff member

Registration for this series is now closed. Join one of our later series this year!

Baxter United Community Meeting
2025-03-04 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-18 17:00 - 18:00 | Baxter Community Center, 935 Baxter St SE, Grand Rapids, 49506, United States
Baxter United Community Meetings are open to Baxter residents and local businesses and organizations. These meetings are an opportunity for residents to meet others in the community who are looking for ways to be involved in the neighborhood.
Meetings take place bi-weekly from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm at Baxter Community Center.
For more information, contact baxterunited.gr@gmail.com

Women Build (International Women's Day)
2025-03-08 08:00 - 16:00 | Habitat Kent House, 444 Pleasant St SW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
Join the Women of Habitat Kent for a day of service on a Habitat construction site as we build a home! No experience, tools, or skills are necessary to participate – we will show you how! Construction tasks may include deconstruction, framing, painting, trim carpentry, exterior trim, siding, final details, & landscaping.
Register here! (Please note that clicking this link will bring you to another page)

BLBC: Individual Strengths
2025-03-12 17:30 - 19:30 | 106 Gallery, 106 Division Ave S, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
Building Leaders, Building Communities (BLBC) is a leadership program facilitated by local community members. It aims to enhance the leadership skills of residents, advocates, and leaders at all levels for effective community action and personal development. By the end of the program, participants and facilitators will gain a deeper understanding of leadership, teamwork, and the tools necessary for community engagement.
Details:

Date: Wednesdays (March 12 – May 21)
5:30 pm to 6:00 pm – Dinner, networking, and speaker
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm – Workshop
Register here! (Registration ends Monday, May 5)

BLBC: Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
2025-03-19 17:30 - 19:30 | 106 Gallery, 106 Division Ave S, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States

BLBC: Discovering our Leadership Styles
2025-03-26 17:30 - 19:30 | 106 Gallery, 106 Division Ave S, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
