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Onward to New Adventures
Join us in saying goodbye to Gary Howe, our dedicated Advocacy and Communications Director, as he embarks on a new adventure. Learn more about his contributions to our organization and community.
TC Plans for Better Future
Traverse City’s City Planner, Shawn Winter, is undertaking two major planning pieces not even two years into the job.
Advocacy Works
Norte advocacy works on three fundamental pillars: Education, Partnerships, and Encouragement.
Norte is Here
Our small and mighty organization is well-loved because we deliver something special. It is work that spreads joy.
Better Starts with Partnerships
Norte’s connection with East Bay Township began by recognizing that there are over 2,400 students near the intersection of Three Mile and Hammond Roads.
Citizen Advocates Step It Up with Norte!
A tragedy led Aaron Selbig to the Advocate Academy and started a call to make an intersection better.
Dreams can come true
A better-connected community starts with dreams. What do we wish to see? Experience? Create?
Finding your passion and giving back
We joined forces with Ann and Maya Tisdale to put a little orange under Christmas trees in northern Michigan to celebrate.
Fostering Community with Team Orange
Community is all around us, but sometimes it takes a guiding hand to connect us to it. That’s the lesson that Will Unger has learned in seven years growing up with Norte.