“We all have a responsibility to think through the lens of access — and, for the Shell’s mission, specifically access to the performing arts,” says Natalie Wilson, executive director of Overton Park Shell.
The new effort aims to build community power, map local ecosystems, and provide equity training to reduce significant disparities in infant mortality.
“We are here to eradicate homelessness through the SoGiv Orange Mound Awareness Shoe, in partnership with JUICE Orange Mound,” says SoGiv founder and CEO Edward Bogard. Find out the story behind his latest design.
“It's definitely more than a shoe. It's a movement,” says Britney Thornton, founder and executive director of JUICE Orange Mound.
Michigan has joined the nation in implementing an ambitious, transformative vision for mental health crisis services.
“We know the work we do creates lasting impact,” says Audrey Willis, LITE Memphis Board President.
“I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night if I knew there were 20 signs out there,” says Chris Collier, a resident and “the Leslie Knope” of Berclair.
In July 2020, a report from the Detroit Area Agency on Aging found that Detroit's older adults were dying earlier than others. Two years later, the agency's work to reverse that trend has won two national awards.
From creating free farm stands in Detroit to promoting healthier drinking water in the Jackson area, the Henry Ford Health initiative Generation with Promise is supporting healthier families and communities across Michigan.
“Some of this stuff has traveled with me from Little Rock to Malta and back again,” says Mike Rodieck, world traveler and owner of Cordova’s new vintage store: That 70s Shoppe.
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