Brother’s fall from grace ends in street shelter
Jack Emelander recounts a year of personal ruin including divorce, his father’s death, estranged children, job loss, and homelessness. He slept on park benches and church parking lots until help from a pastor and Holland Rescue Mission shelter offered temporary relief as he faced an uncertain future.
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Jack Emelander
Centennial Park
Emelander
Richard Rodgers
Holland
Rodgers
Cody Scanlan
Holland Sentinel
Housing crunch strains Holland homelessness aid
In Holland rising housing costs and limited availability hinder efforts to move people from homelessness. Nonprofits note pandemic driven need, with intake calls to Good Samaritan Ministries up from about 3,000 to 4,700 this year as the crisis persists.
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Holland
Holland Area
Hannah Everett
Good Samaritan Ministries
Local COVID-19 cases fall as area schools close for break
COVID-19 cases in Zeeland Public Schools Creekside Middle Quincy Elementary and Adams Elementary districts declined as Friday halted classes for winter break through Jan 3. Holland Christian Black River Public Saugatuck and Hamilton districts reported mixed activity with several new cases and ongoing totals for students and staff.
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COVID
Zeeland Public Schools
Creekside Middle
Quincy Elementary
Adams Elementary
IPS
Holland Christian
Black River Public School
BRPS
HCS
Saugatuck Public Schools
Douglas Elementary
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Carolyn Muyskens
USA Today Network
Holland Sentine
Mitchell Boatman
Hamilton Community Schools
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