Melrose High School basketball teams make history
Melrose High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams have recreated history. Both teams defeated Raleigh-Egypt High School—the girls with a score of 55 to 15, and the boys 73 […]
Single Family Living says, “We are that family for you,” and no parent should walk alone
"The biggest challenge for most single families is housing," says Jeri Hunley, founder and executive director of Single Family Living. "I don't care how many people say they're making sure we have affordable housing for families. It's not true. What's considered to be affordable is a joke. Most single parents are working at least two to three jobs to provide and care for their family."
Partner Partner Content District Health Department #10 builds healthier communities in 10 Michigan counties
DHD#10 uses a variety of evidence-based programs and approaches to create a broader culture of health through their policies, systems, and environmental change work.
Michiganders take action against food apartheid
The term "food apartheid" has increasingly supplanted "food desert" as a way to describe the conditions affecting urban and rural communities that lack access to healthy foods.
Partner Partner Content Genesee County organizations collaborate to create healthy local places
Genesee Intermediate School District and Crim Fitness Foundation are encouraging Genesee County residents to eat healthy and move more, while also addressing barriers to make healthy choices more accessible to county residents.
Partner Partner Content Traverse City Area Public Schools becoming a healthier place to learn
For nearly two decades, Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) has delivered SNAP-Ed programming in area schools to encourage students and families to eat more fruits and vegetables and engage in more physical activity.
Life Remodeled is partnering with communities to turn painful disinvestment into new opportunities
"When a school building closes, in many ways that becomes a dagger to the heart of hope for a community," says Chris Lambert, founder and CEO of Life Remodeled. "And schools don’t close overnight, but rather as the result of decades of disinvestment, which in Detroit, is directly linked to issues of systemic racism."
