Adaptive recreation opens West Michigan adventures to people with disabilities
West Michigan recreation groups are removing barriers through adaptive equipment, creative problem-solving, and partnerships that give people more ways to participate.
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Community Land Trusts help residents become homeowners affordably
As the statewide housing crisis continues, communities of all sizes are looking at how to increase affordable housing options for current and future residents. In Kalamazoo County, the Portage Community Land Trust is helping residents become homeowners affordably with their new workforce housing development, Stanwood Crossings.
Tiny house villages are increasingly responding to the homeless crisis in America’s fast-growing cities
Tiny house villages represent a community-driven mechanism for people to find housing and community amid poverty and exclusion.
Dementia care navigators help Coloradans get the support they need
Launched in 2024 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the GUIDE model provides care and support for Medicare beneficiaries living with dementia as well as their caregivers.
The teenage girls behind a $25 minimum wage fight in rural Alaska
Nome is one of the most expensive towns in America. Six young women there are hoping to get a minimum wage initiative on the November ballot.
University of Michigan program offers expensive denture treatment for free
The University of Michigan's Senior Implant Overdenture Restorative (SenIOR) program offers implant overdentures for free and is aiming to improve insurance coverage for the treatment.
Micro forests attract not only birds and bees but Metro Detroiters, too
Whether you call them micro, mini, or pocket forests, they are taking root around the world — and in metro Detroit. They help the environment, provide refuge to native species, and respite to people seeking green spaces — especially in urban areas.
A new collaborative funding effort for arts in Florida
Art Everywhere awarded close to 30 arts organizations a combined $350,000 in grants for events that can establish Pinellas County as a cultural destination.
Colorado is facing a housing shortage – building more duplexes and townhomes could be part of the solution
Which public policies will have the greatest success at producing more housing and lowering the cost of housing? We set out to examine these policies and others to understand their potential effects on housing production and affordability in Denver.
Community Land Trusts help residents become homeowners affordably
As the statewide housing crisis continues, communities of all sizes are looking at how to increase affordable housing options for current and future residents. In Kalamazoo County, the Portage Community Land Trust is helping residents become homeowners affordably with their new workforce housing development, Stanwood Crossings.
Tiny house villages are increasingly responding to the homeless crisis in America’s fast-growing cities
Tiny house villages represent a community-driven mechanism for people to find housing and community amid poverty and exclusion.
Dementia care navigators help Coloradans get the support they need
Launched in 2024 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the GUIDE model provides care and support for Medicare beneficiaries living with dementia as well as their caregivers.
The teenage girls behind a $25 minimum wage fight in rural Alaska
Nome is one of the most expensive towns in America. Six young women there are hoping to get a minimum wage initiative on the November ballot.
University of Michigan program offers expensive denture treatment for free
The University of Michigan's Senior Implant Overdenture Restorative (SenIOR) program offers implant overdentures for free and is aiming to improve insurance coverage for the treatment.
Micro forests attract not only birds and bees but Metro Detroiters, too
Whether you call them micro, mini, or pocket forests, they are taking root around the world — and in metro Detroit. They help the environment, provide refuge to native species, and respite to people seeking green spaces — especially in urban areas.
A new collaborative funding effort for arts in Florida
Art Everywhere awarded close to 30 arts organizations a combined $350,000 in grants for events that can establish Pinellas County as a cultural destination.
Colorado is facing a housing shortage – building more duplexes and townhomes could be part of the solution
Which public policies will have the greatest success at producing more housing and lowering the cost of housing? We set out to examine these policies and others to understand their potential effects on housing production and affordability in Denver.
