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FOM2023 - Week 8: Payton Patterson

We've kicked off Week 8 of the FŌM2023 season by #playingitforward for Payton Patterson! Meet Payton, a 4-year old from Ravenna, MI who was recently diagnosed with a genetic brain disease called CLN2. She started experiencing seizures a year ago and her mother, Amanda, fought tirelessly for a diagnosis. Children with...

FOM2023 - Week 7: Love For A Child

We've kicked off Week 7 of the FŌM2023 season by #playingitforward for Love For A Child! Love For A Child is a faith focused, non-profit organization that serves children, youth, and families currently active within Michigan's foster care system. 120 children are selected every summer for a completely free week of...

FOM2023 - Week 6: Pink Ribbon Good

We've kicked off Week 6 of the FŌM2023 season by #playingitforward for Pink Ribbon Good! Pink Ribbon Good exists to serve every person and family affected by breast and gynecological cancer. The organization began in Cincinnati, OH and has now spread across the country. They provide healthy meals, rides to treatment,...

#AtOurCore: Meet Derrick!

Welcome back to another segment of #AtOurCore, where we chat with a member of our Fōmcore family and get to know them better. This week we sat down with Derrick, who has been a part of our team for over a year. Let’s get to know him a little bit...

FOM2023 - Week 5: Noah Hardy

We've kicked off Week 5 of the FŌM2023 season by #playingitforward for Noah Hardy! Meet Noah, an 8-year-old from Grand Rapids, MI who has faced health challenges since birth. Noah has been diagnosed with Crouzon Syndrome, a condition that leads to the deformation of facial bones, resulting in breathing difficulties and...

FOM2023 - Week 4: Camp Cole

We've kicked off Week 4 of the FŌM2023 season by #playingitforward for Camp Cole! Camp Cole's mission is to bring joy to children, teens, and adults with illnesses, disabilities, and other life circumstances that may not be ideal. Camp Cole is named in memory of Cole Sawyer, an 11-year-old boy who...

Revisiting: What Spirit Should it Have?

With Expert David Jakes

At EdSpaces 2022 conference in Portland last fall, I saw a presentation entitled “The Surprising Ways Students Use Spaces” where the presenters showcased, among other things, some of their community engagement strategies. One survey question they asked students to respond to caught my attention: “At this school, I get to do...

FOM2023 - Week 3: Stacy Knight

We've kicked off Week 3 of the FŌM2023 season by #playingitforward for Stacy Knight! Stacy is a mother of two beautiful children who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She has been out of work for almost a year now. She has always been a hard-working provider for her children, and...

FOM2023 - Week 2: Retrieving Freedom

We've kicked off Week 2 of the FŌM2023 season by #playingitforward for Retrieving Freedom! The mission of Retrieving Freedom, Inc. is to change lives through the training and placement of Service Dogs for Veterans with disabilities and children with autism. They breed and train chosen dogs that exhibit specific traits necessary...

FOM2023 - Week 1: Josiah Kosachuk

We've kicked off Week 1 of the FŌM2023 season by #playingitforward for Josiah Kosachuk! Josiah works as a sewer in the Upholstery Department at Tiara Yachts in Holland, MI. On the morning of January 18, 2023, while riding his bicycle to work in the morning, he was hit by a car....

FOM2023 - Preseason: Fresh Coast Alliance

We've kicked off the preseason for the FŌM2023 season by #playingitforward for Fresh Coast Alliance! Fresh Coast Alliance is doing incredible work in the greater Muskegon community to work with those affected by incarceration and addiction to transforming lives in Christ. They partner with over 30 agencies, 18 employers, and 14...

#AtOurCore: Meet V!

Welcome back to another segment of #AtOurCore, where we chat with a member of our Fōmcore family and get to know them better. This week we sat down with V, who has been a part of our team since 2020. Let’s get to know her a little bit better! How long...

Democratizing Student Well-being

With Expert David Jakes

The impact of the worldwide pandemic on students and their learning most likely won’t be known for years, although it is obvious there are clear challenges ahead. These challenges are related to the health and welfare of students, present before the pandemic, but now amplified and intensified after two and...

Nudges in Space Design

With Expert David Jakes

Learning from home, however home was defined, was a challenging experience during the pandemic for many students. The opportunity to reassemble in schools has presented the opportunity to re-engage in the timeless experience of school. In this space, kids that want to learn meet the adults that are committed to...

Designing for Neurodiversity

With Expert David Jakes

If you have ever taught, you are aware of the challenges of preparing a learning experience for 25-30 (and sometimes more) students who all learn differently, who possess different skills, who have different levels of motivation and interest, and who come from a variety of families and backgrounds. When I...

#AtOurCore: Meet Cayleb!

Welcome back to another segment of #AtOurCore, where we chat with a member of our Fōmcore family and get to know them better. This week we sat down with Cayleb, who has been a part of our packaging and shipping team since September 2022. Let’s get to know him a...

Ecologyof Spaces

The Ecology of Spaces to Support Well-being

With Expert David Jakes

The need for supporting student well-being has always been present in schools. The pandemic intensified this need, and current efforts to create the conditions for student (and educator) well-being will be complex. Regardless of the efforts to reshape the policies and practices of the daily experience of what occurs at...

#AtOurCore: Meet Conner!

Welcome back to another segment of #AtOurCore, where we chat with a member of our Fōmcore family and get to know them better. Today we sat down with Conner, who is part of our engineering team. Let’s get to know him a little bit better! Can you introduce yourself and tell...

Using Sensory Paths to Improve Student Achievement

With Expert Jennifer Duffy

How does it work? Sensory paths allow for vestibular and proprioceptive input, which can help a child regain self-control and focus. The vestibular system refers to our sense of balance and motion. The hub for our vestibular system is in the inner ear and provides information to our central nervous system....

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#AtOurCore: Meet Abby!

Welcome back to another segment of #AtOurCore, where we chat with a member of our Fōmcore family and get to know them better. Today we sat down with Abby, who is part of our sales support team. Let’s get to know her a little bit better! Can you introduce yourself and...