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Free MedWish MedWorks clinic in Cleveland brings free dental care and more to patients

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October 30, 2026
Volunteer dental and medical professionals at a MedWish MedWorks clinic in Cleveland provide free care and connect patients with follow-up services.
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Disaster aid has become a political lottery – libraries, schools and places of worship are stepping into the breach
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November 4, 2026
The Trump administration denied 26% of major disaster declarations in 2025, more than double the rate of the year before and well above the 15% denial average of the past two decades.
‘Epic’ blue wave helps Democrats take Congress in overwhelming rebuke to President Trump
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November 4, 2026
Task force aims to preserve health equity amid Medicaid cuts
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November 3, 2026
West Michigan collaboration gets the word out about Medicaid changes and shares resources to help those affected.
Under one roof: CEDAM’s rural boot camp brings folks together to drive affordable housing development
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October 31, 2026
CEDAM hosted a rural real estate development boot camp in Gaylord last month, bringing together emerging developers, city officials, nonprofit housing developers, financers, and other community stakeholders under one roof. The goal of the intensive five-day training is to help drive affordable housing development.
Free MedWish MedWorks clinic in Cleveland brings free dental care and more to patients
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October 30, 2026
Volunteer dental and medical professionals at a MedWish MedWorks clinic in Cleveland provide free care and connect patients with follow-up services.
MI First Credit Union new youth banking app helps establish healthy financial habits earlier
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October 30, 2026
Michigan First Credit Union launched a free mobile banking app — Finley, for kids and teens to help develop healthy financial habits early.
Life Remodeled transforms vacant school into opportunity hub campus for East Detroit neighborhood
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October 29, 2026
Life Remodeled has transformed a former vacant school building, with financing help from IFF, to its second opportunity hub. Anchor Detroit, a campus in East Detroit, provides residents with economic, educational, and environmental mobility opportunities.
Michigan’s community mental health system: Overcoming stigma to provide needed care
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October 27, 2026
Community mental health has played an important role in shifting the culture to asking for help.
How Michigan organizations are tackling food insecurity on the local level
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Community Health & Wellness
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October 27, 2026
Fair Food Network, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, and Detroit Food Policy Council increase families’ healthy choices while supporting local growers and retailers.
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Disaster aid has become a political lottery – libraries, schools and places of worship are stepping into the breach
The Trump administration denied 26% of major disaster declarations in 2025, more than double the rate of the year before and well above the 15% denial average of the past two decades.
‘Epic’ blue wave helps Democrats take Congress in overwhelming rebuke to President Trump
People with disabilities deserve dignity, belonging, and ordinary lives, too
Muskegon, Mich., resident Jeffrey VanDyke explores grief, disability, and fighting for our humanity: “We don’t just exist. We belong.”
Voters to weigh different approaches to housing affordability in November
Voters in four states will decide housing-related ballot measures in November, providing testing grounds for different strategies to boost affordable homes.
State takeovers of struggling Texas school districts come at a high cost, with little evidence of success
Local school boards and district administrators typically determine how public schools are run. If students are not meeting basic academic standards, though, state governments sometimes step in and take over the day-to-day operations of entire school districts.
High-risk pregnancy doctors publish new standards for care under state abortion bans
A group of maternal-fetal medicine specialists has developed new guidelines to help providers in those states navigate legal risks for themselves and medical challenges for their high-risk patients, Stateline reports. 
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