Michiganders who are older, live in rural areas, or have income challenges may have trouble navigating, accessing, or affording the technology they need to keep their telehealth appointments.
Flint health officials have been working with the community to spread factual information and build trust and confidence in getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Motivated by a desire to give back to his hometown, Jake Saldaña and wife Ashleigh opened Sal's Gym three years ago.
COVID-19 setbacks and losses have not been able to diminish the optimism of neighborhood innovator Tammy Black. The Jefferson Chalmers resident is drawing on the strength of her community to sustain plans for the construction of a treehouse community center and advocate for horticultural therapy.
Detroit entrepreneur KaToya Scott has witnessed the joy her truck's ice cream can bring people, but she never expected her community to respond with an outpouring of support to help her business survive COVID-19 setbacks. "You don’t think people care and here are people saying ‘hey we see you.’ "
It’s important and powerful for us to continually expand our circle of who needs to be safe, protected, and cared for in order for us to feel safe, protected, and cared for ourselves.
Black residents have borne a disproportionate share of Michigan's COVID-19 cases and deaths, but in recent weeks those disheartening numbers have begun to turn around.
What if we radically transformed our work and our sector the way families are re-imagining their lives?
After the pandemic shut down schools, here's how Detroit organizations are stepping up to address inequities for local students.
Because the need in their communities was so high, Black leaders were often being asked to serve more with fewer resources.
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