Our Partners

The Weed and Seed strategy is a two-pronged approach that provides for collaboration between agencies that focus on 'weeding out' crime and work to 'seed in' neighborhood restoration and prevention, intervention and treatment programs.  The various partners are identified by their contributing strategy and listed below.

Seeding Partners

• Baxter Community Center
• Baxter Neighborhood Association
• East Hills Council of Neighbors
• Eastown Community Association
• South East End Neighborhood Association
• Eastown Ministries
• Jubilee Jobs!
• The Lies That Bind:  The Legacy of the Locks®
• Neland Avenue Christian Reformed Church
• Urban Family Ministries
• Omega Life Alternatives
• Southtown Business Alliance/Neighborhood Ventures
• City of Grand Rapids
• Get the Lead Out
• Grand Rapids Public Schools
• Michigan Prison Reentry Initiative
• U.S. Probation Office – Western District of Michigan

• Grand Rapids Police Department
• Kent County Prosecutor’s Office
• Kent County Court Systems
• Michigan Department of Corrections
• U.S. Attorney’s Office – Western District of Michigan
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)