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Bringing top-notch performing arts to rural Michigan communities
Musical productions, theater camps, and engaging with and among community are part of what drives forward the Riverbank Theatre and its sister theaters – the Snug and Boardwalk – bringing performing arts to the small communities of Marine City and St. Clair.
Challenging anti-Black racism in Port Huron
Black Lives Matter Port Huron has been reflecting on the past and is working to build a more just and joyful future in St. Clair County.
Reducing violence and advancing justice-oriented policies
Turning the tide on cycles of violence, FORCE Detroit involves youth in work aimed at ending cyclical and retaliatory violence in urban neighborhoods.
Support for small-scale Detroit real estate developers
A program called Better Buildings, Better Blocks is aimed at teaching the nuts and bolts of small-scale real estate development to Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park residents.
Community mental health youth program promotes physical fitness and healthy eating
St. Clair County Community Mental Health (CMH) Bfit program is geared towards helping children and teens build skills related to physical fitness and good nutrition.
Michigan’s community mental health and law enforcement agencies team up to keep people out of jail
As awareness about how policing and mental health intersect grows across the state, more Michigan counties are involving community mental health agencies in law enforcement response and diverting people who are simply experiencing symptoms of mental illness from jail.
Bringing education and enrichment to Southwest Detroit youth
When she was 12 years old, Alejandra Gomez, started participating in afterschool activities in Southwest Detroit at United Neighborhood Initiatives. Today she leads afterschool and out-of-school programming for the agency, bringing creativity, heart and expertise to her work with young people.
The DNR turns 100 this year. Here’s how it’s shaped Southeast Michigan’s natural areas.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has created, managed, or otherwise supported numerous natural areas in Southeast Michigan over the past century. Here's a look back at the agency's role in the region, and where it may be headed next.
This Metro Detroit group is working to bring white people into the struggle against racism
Rather than focus just on self-education, SURJ focuses on organizing people and mobilizing them towards collective action for social and economic justice; and it takes take its lead from organizations led by Black people and other people of color.
