LEAN On Healing with Healing On Purpose

04/06/2026

come get a FREE fresh cut by professional & licensed barbers 🤍 we’ll also have hygiene & period kits ✨

✂️💙 FREE HAIRCUTS ARE BACK! 💙✂️

The Village’s Chair is honored to continue serving our community by providing FREE haircuts for adults and children ages 5+!

📅 Sunday, June 14th
⏰ 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Urban Alliance
1009 E. Stockbridge Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49001

This event is first come, first served, so come early!

✅ Hair must be shampooed
✅ Hair must be combed out
✅ Hair must be free of products

At The Village’s Chair, we believe a haircut is more than a service—it’s confidence, dignity, and community care. Whether you’re preparing for work, school, or simply need a fresh start, we’re here for you.

Together, we can continue building confidence and strengthening our community—one haircut at a time. 💙✂️

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14/05/2026

📅 Mark your calendars for June 6th from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM and join us for Men’s Health Matters!

The Fatherhood Network, in partnership with Bronson Methodist Hospital, Urban Alliance ,and Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is coming together to promote and celebrate the health and wellness of men in our community. 💪🏾

This event will include meaningful conversation, valuable health resources, breakfast for attendees, and exciting prizes and giveaways!

📍 Scan the QR code to RSVP.

We hope to see you there as we continue encouraging men to prioritize their health, wellness, and overall well-being!

13/05/2026

We’re deeply grateful for the opportunity to hold space for The Weight We Carry 🤍 Thank you to our attendees for showing up with honesty and vulnerability, to Gryphon Place for supporting and extending our work, and to Stara Collaborativefor continuing to hold space for these important conversations 🫂

The work we do matters because healing, understanding, and honest conversation create the foundation for stronger individuals, families, and communities✨

14/04/2026

we’re doing it ✨

LEAN On Healing with Healing On Purpose is building programs in Kalamazoo that center wellness, connection, and healing practices.

Their work supports those who need healing most, including survivors of gun violence, people reentering society after incarceration, and those finding their way home to themselves and their community. These are spaces that respond to trauma with care and intention.

With support from Stara, they have been strengthening their budget and grant strategy to make sure resources are in place to sustain and grow their impact.

We’re here to support the structure behind the work so projects can focus on what they do best.

🟢 Explore their work: stara.org/healing

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09/04/2026

Ever wonder what we do at LOHwHOP but can’t commit to a full class? This is your moment 🤍

In partnership with Place, we have a FREE workshop open to the community. We are so grateful ✨

Come and experience the real conversations, and the real, relational work we do.

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17/03/2026

Two women. One mission.
Creating pathways for our community to heal with direction, language, and intention. ✨

14/03/2026

AND ANOTHER ONE The Village’s Chair🎉
Come and see us TOMORROW 🎉
We’ll have school supplies, hygiene kits, and more !

27/02/2026

Today we gather in community. Not because everyone is ready to speak, but because everyone deserves a safe space to simply be.

Healing doesn’t look the same for all of us. Some will share, some will listen, some will sit quietly and just breathe; and all of that is welcome here. There is no pressure to open up before you’re ready. But for those who are ready, know that we are here to hold space with care, compassion, and without judgment.

So many people are carrying grief, trauma, and heavy emotions in silence.

Today is about reminding each other that we don’t have to carry it alone. Sometimes healing begins with being witnessed. Sometimes it begins with listening. Sometimes it starts with just showing up.

It’s okay to feel emotionally overwhelmed. Grief is not something we “fix”. It’s something we move through, together. And while the journey looks different for everyone, community reminds us that there is a way forward.

We gather to listen. We gather to support. We gather to heal. Hear to Heal.

24/02/2026

Honored. Grateful. Inspired. ✨
Thank you to Kristie & Beth at Now Kalamazoo for this Spotlight and for recognizing the work we’re building in our community. Take a moment to dive into our mission, our impact, and the founders behind the movement 🤍

LEAN on Healing with Healing on Purpose is helping community members recover from trauma.