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Patrick Dunn

Patrick Dunn is an Ypsilanti-based freelance writer and the managing editor of Concentrate.

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Dr. David Finley, president of North Central Michigan College (NCMC), and Rico Breznau, director of NCMC's dental hygiene program, chat at Northern Periodontics & Implant Dentistry in Petoskey.
North Central Michigan College plans to launch northern Michigan’s only dental hygiene school

Over the past three years, North Central Michigan College staff have been working on building a dental hygiene program, designing a new facility to house it, and seeking funding to get it off the ground.

Jeffrey Carter has struggled to find his own housing since being released on parole late last year after 39 and a half years in prison. He is currently living in transitional housing in Detroit, pictured here.
Returning citizens face extra hurdles in Detroit’s already challenging housing market

Formerly incarcerated people face numerous challenges in finding housing, often leading them to become homeless or recidivate.

Contents of a farm share box from The Farm at Trinity Health Ann Arbor.
Trinity Health and Michigan community groups will make fresh, local food a Medicaid benefit

A new Trinity Health initiative will allow people in the Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Grand Rapids areas to access fresh, affordable produce from local organizations through their Medicaid health plans.

Chelsie Wilkinson, Megan Murphy, Nicky Bates, and Lisa Long meet to discuss Room at the Inn's recuperative care project.
From hospital to homelessness: Marquette project seeks to establish recuperative care for the unhoused

People experiencing homelessness are often discharged to shelters or the streets with no way to receive crucial recuperative care. A project led by Room at the Inn in Marquette aims to change that.

A training session for the Grand Haven-based Momentum Center's Friendship Bench program.
Grand Haven among first U.S. cities to implement Zimbabwean program training residents to provide basic talk therapy

The Grand Haven-based Momentum Center's Friendship Bench program will train volunteers to provide basic mental health support in public places.

Beth Eurich, director of the Bay County Department on Aging, is a leader of the new Bay County Guardianship Diversion Project.
Bay County reduces adult guardianships by 45%, expands guardianship diversion efforts under new program

Since 2024, government officials and community advocates in Bay County have been developing a new model to ensure that all other potential solutions are exhausted before an adult guardianship is granted.

New campaign seeks to reduce businesses’ food waste by doubling food donations

Michiganders send 1.5 to 2 million pounds of food to landfills every year, including massive amounts of perfectly edible food.

A volunteer stocks the food club at Community Action House in Holland, Mich.
New campaign seeks to reduce Michigan businesses’ food waste by doubling food donations

A new initiative led by the nonprofit Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is seeking to double the amount of food that Michigan businesses donate to food banks and rescues.

What’s at stake for young families: Early childhood policy after the 2026 election

Anne Kuhnen, MLPP Kids Count policy director weighs in on early childhood education after the '26 gubernatorial election.

Where will Michigan’s next governor stand on early childhood education?

Michigan's many gubernatorial candidates offer a variety of approaches to early childhood education.

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