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Become a Host Family for an International Student at Hope College Each year, Hope College Office of International Education welcomes 15-30 new international students. As part of their time at Hope College, each student who is interested is placed with an American “host family”. Hosting international students can be a wonderful experience for your entire family. This unique program offers opportunities for “learning across cultures.” Often the friendship with your host student continues long after their departure from Hope College. For more information, please contact: Kendra Williams at (616) 395-7605 or kwilliams@hope.edu Volunteer as a Tester for Fair Housing  Learn More about the Community; Make Friends across Cultures  | Explore Diversity within the Holland Community and Across Borders
The mission of the Holland International Relations Commission is to promote international and cross-cultural knowledge, awareness, understanding, and sensitivity through interactions within the community and across borders. The International Relations Commission meets regularly on the first Thursday of every month at 4:30pm at City Hall. All residents are invited and encouraged to attend and participate in all activities of the Commission. Comments and suggestions are welcome on any topic before the Commission. learn more... Build Intentional Multiracial Partnerships The Hearts in Harmony Program promotes one-on-one multi-ethnic partnerships designed to encourage interracial friendships and to create a bridge for cross-cultural communication. These partnerships heal racism, one friend at a time. Two people of diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds are invited to pair together and commit to meet once a month for a year to dialogue about race. They are also invited to quarterly fellowship gatherings to network, share a meal, watch films, and share experiences. For more information, contact Rev. Angela Taylor Perry, Faith Chrisitian Reformed Church at angelatp@faithcrc.org or at (616) 821-1225. learn more... "Most Integrated Hour of the Week"  learn more... RICK WILSON is an Emmy Award winning writer and
producer who has more than twenty years of TV and radio
broadcast/ production experience. Rick has written and researched
extensively on a variety of diversity related issues including African
American spiritual history. SKOT
WELCH is a proven communicator with over 16 years of experience in the
discipline of diversity management. Skot has a unique ability to
encourage and promote multiracial, multi-ethnic dialogue and has led
many seminars and leadership training sessions on the subject. Interfaith Congregation seeks community in diversity, sees people's many paths and honors them and welcomes children, youth and adults into an environment of respect, empathy and dignity. We respond to people with compassion, love and joy, while pursuing truth, justice and peace for everyone. Interfaith Discussion groups, Wednesday nights, 7:00-9:00pm at 484 College Avenue, Holland. Free Breakfast, Saturdays, 9-10:30 a.m., Holland Community Kitchen, Western Theological Seminary, 101 E. 13th Street. learn more... The Lakeshore Interfaith Institute is an outreach program of Mother's Trust/Mother's Place, Ramakrishna Sarada Ashram, a 501(c)3, religious order-organization and interfaith community, dedicated to interfaith study and dialogue as one of the many ways to promote understanding and compassionate forgiveness between the "World's Great Wisdom Traditions" for the sustainability of the earth, compassionate service and the healing of all living beings. Interfaith study and dialogue honors the differences in World Faiths and the Common Ground in Human Dignity and Spirit. learn more... |