News and Events

Women, War & Peace Premiere
The Nokomis Foundation wants to remind you to watch for Abby Disney’s groundbreaking series, Women, War & Peace on your local PBS station (in Grand Rapids: WGVU).& [read more]

Act Now to Safeguard More Than $53 Million in Consumer Rebates!
Read how this impacts you. [read more]

Historic Recommendations on Women's Preventive Health Become Law
From the Ms. Foundation for Women   On Monday, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius accepted the Institute of Medicine recommendations that key preventive health services for women, including contraception, be covered by insurance without co-pays or deductibles. [read more]

Women, War & Peace -- PBS Series begins October 11, 2011
WOMEN, WAR & PEACE is a groundbreaking five-part PBS series uncovering the powerful role of women in war and peace-building.T [read more]

Increasing Access to Oral Health Care in Michigan: A Discussion of Three Possible Solutions
Upcoming conference at the University of Michigan will discuss possible solutions to address lack of access to oral health care for Michigan's disadvantaged residents. [read more]

Major Grant to Planned Parenthood
Nokomis Foundation has awarded a major grant of $150,000 to the “Stronger Planned Parenthood” campaign for Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan (PPWNM).& [read more]

Closing the Oral Health Access Gap in Michigan: Is there a Role for a Mid-Level Dental Provider?
Nearly one-third of U.S [read more]

Nokomis Foundation Celebrates 1st Anniversary Affordable Care Act
Download the 1st Anniversary Affordable Care Act ad as a pdf. [read more]

Michigan Consumers for Healthcare Advancement Website
The Michigan Consumers for Healthcare Advancement (MCHA) has just launched their new website. [read more]

White House Releases Report on Status of Women
Nokomis Foundation celebrates Women's History month by inviting you to read Women in America:  Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being, a report from the White House council on Women and Girls. [read more]

ACA Highlights Video
See highlights of the Nokomis Affordable Care Act celebration held on March 21, 2011. [read more]

Filmmaker, Abby Disney, Comes to Grand Rapids
Monday, April 18, 2011Gerald R Ford Museum303 Pearl Street NW5:00 pm - Reception5:45 pm - Film:  Pray the Devil Back to Hell, an extraordinary hopeful documentary about the role that women played in ending the civil war in Liberia.M [read more]