Last week, Talent 2025 released a Returning Citizens report, which highlights best practices for employers when hiring individuals with a criminal history. Whitney White sat down with Returning Citizens Working Group Project Manager Heather Garretson to learn more about these best practices.
By Kevin Stotts, President, TalentFirst Across Michigan and the nation, young men are experiencing declining outcomes in education and workforce participation. They graduate high school...
Inside TalentFirst’s 2025 Adopt-a-Classroom Library Program Michigan is in an early literacy crisis. Only 38.9% of third graders read at grade level, putting thousands of...
Grand Rapids, MI – December 10, 2025 — TalentFirst today announced seven West Michigan elementary schools selected to receive new classroom libraries through its Adopt-A-Classroom...