Back to School with the UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation Scholarship Program
Back to School with the UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation Scholarship Program It’s that time of year—everyone is going back to school. That includes some of our Brio Living Services team members, thanks to the UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation Team Member Scholarship program! We are pleased to highlight some of our recent Scholarship recipients! Angela Edward: Thanks to […]
Meet Our Donors Reezie DeVet: Having a Ripple Effect Through Her Giving
Meet Our Donors Reezie DeVet: Having a Ripple Effect Through Her Giving Catherine “Reezie” DeVet had worked in healthcare for much of her career when she joined the Porter Hills corporate board in the 1990s. Still, the concept of a continuing care retirement community, or CCRC, where older adults could receive the level of care […]
Brio Living Services Named a Best and Brightest Company to Work For® in the Nation for 2nd Year
Brio Living Services Named a Best and Brightest Company to Work For® in the Nation for 2nd YearSenior living organization Brio Living Services, formerly United Methodist Retirement Communities (UMRC) & Porter Hills, is proud to announce that it has been named to the 2024 list of Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in the […]
Rose Pest Solutions: Family Ties and Commitment to Team
Rose Pest Solutions: Family Ties and Commitment to Team Rose Pest Solutions, Lead Sponsor for the UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation’s Giving Gratitude events in 2022 and 2023, has a long family history. Russ Ives, Brio Living Services Board member, and his brother, Jim, represent the third of four generations of the Ives family to be part […]
Mia Larson: Fulfilling Her Dream of a Career in Healthcare
Mia Larson: Fulfilling Her Dream of a Career in Healthcare Since she was a kid, Mia Larson always wanted to work in healthcare. She completed her CNA training at Kent Career Technical Center while still a high school student. As part of the program, Mia says, “There was a mock practice interview with Porter Hills […]
Share Your Story This Holiday Season and Leave Your Legacy
Share Your Story This Holiday Season and Leave Your Legacy One of Dave Isay’s earliest memories involves capturing the stories of his grandparents and great aunts on a small cassette recorder (remember those?). He turned his love of stories into a vocation as founder of StoryCorps, an organization that has recorded stories from more than […]
Meet Our Donors – Jim and Marie Preston
Meet our Donors – Jim and Marie Preston Jim Preston says his first knowledge of Porter Hills Village in Grand Rapids was walking by it on the 16th fairway while golfing. However, he and his wife, Marie, would soon become intimately involved with Porter Hills, now Brio Living Services. Jim was invited to serve on […]
UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation Announces Grant from the Jackson Community Foundation
UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation AnnouncesGrant from the Jackson Community FoundationFunds Will Support Home Repairs for Low-Income Thome PACE ParticipantsThe UMRC (United Methodist Retirement Communities)-Porter Hills Foundation announced that it has received a grant of $20,000 from the Jackson Community Foundation. These funds will support the Home Repair Program for participants of Thome PACE (Program of All-inclusive […]

