The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is developing a standardized, statewide indicator to track not only an individual's homelessness risk but also their medical fragility.
“The heart of it is…making space for organizations who wouldn’t be able to readily afford the experience. It gives their participants space to have voice. Space to express themselves. Space to be empowered and stumble upon epiphanies…Touch humanity with other people,” says Ann Wallace, program director for Playback Memphis.
Michigan providers and activists are working hard to ensure the guardianship system effectively serves Michigan's older adults.
“He believed that city-building was a process, not an outcome,” says Casey Shannon, one of Pacello’s close associates who is helping to organize the fund’s launch. “Our hope for this fund to serve as a platform for driving more of the work that he devoted his career to – creating great places where people could gather and thrive.”
Agape’s partnership with Workforce Mid-South and American Job Center will provide job training, career education, and more.
A handful of Michigan facilities offer daily wound care, help filling and taking prescriptions, or support with substance use disorder treatment for those in need.
Bay Mills Community College is working with the Bay Mills Indian Community to leverage Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education programming to create environments that inspire healthy living.
“I was looking at my shirt one day and I said ‘I don’t play polo,’” says Jerald Sanders, founder of Midsouth Coffee and Tea Co. He chose a symbol that meant more to him, an image that reflected his efficiency and job-oriented nature, and that’s how he decided upon a single bee, wings spread in flight. This bee is now the logo of the Midsouth Coffee and Tea Company.
Starting in 2023, the act will lower prescription drug costs for people with Medicare, cap out-of-pocket costs at $35 a month for insulin, and allow over-the-counter sales of hearing aids for the first time.
"In a majority- minority city like ours, we know that the only sustainable growth is inclusive growth,” says Beverly Robertson, president & CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber.
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