About the site:

Incorporated in 1850, the City of Grand Rapids is a municipal corporation. The vision of the City of Grand Rapids is that Grand Rapids will be nationally recognized as an equitable, welcoming, innovative, and collaborative city with a robust economy, a safe and healthy community, and the opportunity for a high quality of life for all. The City of Grand Rapids' mission is to elevate quality of life through excellent City services. The City's values are Innovation, Collaboration, Customer Service, Accountability, Equity and Sustainability.

The City accepted the Grand Rapids Climate Action and Adaptation Plan in 2025 including two science-based targets to reduce community-wide GHG emissions. (62.8% per capita GHG reduction community wide by 2030 from 2019 emissions, and 100% per capita GHG reduction by 2050 from 2019 emissions).

Dates of Service:

1/13/2027 – 8/20/2027

Position Type:

In-person (On-site)

Hours of Operation:

Monday - Friday 8am-5pm

Site Location:

1120 Monroe Ave NW Suite 130, Grand Rapids MI 49503

MHC Fellow Role and Responsibilities:

• Complete community center interviews and using an established framework assess each center’s viability to act as a resilience hub, selecting three for the City’s new Resilience Hub Pilot Project.
• Design, plan and host three community engagement events (one in each ward) to receive input from community on resources and community needs in a resilience hub.
• Begin Resilience Hub Pilot Project implementation by determining emergency activation, additional programming, resource and budget needs for each hub.
• Research best practices for resilience hub network models and provide recommendation for potential expansion of the pilot.
• Create an online resource hub to guides residents and businesses through available financing resources for renewable energy projects.
• Increase capacity of Office of Sustainability staff to attend community events and increase engagement with residents.
• Empower the community to access climate resources by planning meetings, educational programs, and/or other activities to consistently share information.
• Participate in MHC Fellows development shared learning and collaboration activities including three MHC Fellow in-person convenings and MHC Fellows monthly virtual trainings (training calendar will be provided).