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For Aland Stamps, the mission behind River Jordan Inc. is deeply personal. Long before the nonprofit existed, Stamps experienced the foster care system firsthand.

Growing up in foster care, he remembers learning an important lesson while living at a large residential placement campus as a teenager. The program used a model called “positive peer culture,” where youth supported one another as they worked through challenges and progressed through the program.

“The idea was that peers help each other through the process,” Stamps said. “Staff provided oversight and direction, but the peers guided each other.”
That experience left a lasting impression.

“That’s where I learned the value of peer-to-peer support,” he said. “It’s like someone in recovery helping another person who is just beginning that journey. Someone who has been there understands in a way others can’t.”
But the path that eventually led to River Jordan was not a straight line.

$1.555 million in federal appropriations for Midland and Sanford Midland, Michigan – The U.S. House and Senate passed several funding bills for fiscal year 2026 in the first quarter. Included in these bills were funds for two locally requested projects for flood recovery and improved resiliency in mid-Michigan. The Midland Business Alliance

The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation Small Business Capacity-Building Grant continues to support Midland County small businesses looking to strengthen operations and invest in growth. Eligible grant funding can support a wide range of business improvements, including: Financial planning, budgeting, and profitability analysis Marketing, merchandising,

The Midland Business Alliance is excited to launch MBA Partner Deals, a new member benefit designed to add even more value to your MBA membership. This program connects members with exclusive offers, services, and discounts from fellow MBA businesses, all focused on helping members grow, promote their work, and strengthen connections within our local

Midland, Michigan – All of Midland County should expect to have access to high-speed internet by the end of 2029, thanks to Michigan’s receipt of $920 million in federal funds to administer the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program that will continue expanding high-speed internet access statewide. As the single largest

When businesses think about visibility, they often think about websites, social media, or online ads. But for members of the Midland Business Alliance, visibility starts with something simpler: being easy to find. That’s where the number 400 comes in. On average, Midland Business Alliance members are discovered more than 400 times each year through

“I fell in love with this area,” Robb said. “It had everything I was looking for—community, opportunity, and a great place to raise a family.”That realization led Robb Boerner to plant roots in the Great Lakes Bay Region—and eventually launch his Robb Boerner-State Farm Insurance Agent agency in Midland in 2017.Originally