HFHS Farmers Market Food Navigators Amanda Krieg and Emma Shepherd at the Mt. Clemens Farmers Market.

Henry Ford Health System Food Navigators build better nutrition in Wayne and Macomb counties

Like their counterparts across the state, Henry Ford Health System Farmers Market Food Navigators help shoppers get the most out of their food dollars when purchasing fresh, healthy foods for their families at their local farmers markets.  

A Minges Brook Elementary student tastes herbs from the school garden planted by students.
Calhoun ISD: Schools grow gardens and healthy habits with students and communities

The Calhoun Intermediate School District's Shaping Positive Lifestyles and Attitudes through School Health (SPLASH) programming has inspired healthy changes in the classroom, students' homes, and schoolyards.

Attendees of the WBC South grand opening networked with each other and several women-owned businesses tabling the event, including New York Life Insurance Company (foreground) and LEO Events (background, left) (HGN / Cole Bradley)
Packed opening of Memphis-based women’s business center shows big need
A camper returns from a Detroit Outdoors camping trip to Pictured Rocks.
Southeast Michigan’s parks work to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive for all residents

Outdoor recreation professionals across our region have focused more attention on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and begun thinking about them in new ways, in recent years.

Antonio Cleveland, a disease intervention specialist with the Jail Health division of Wayne County’s Department of Health, Human, and Veterans Services, conducts COVID-19 contact tracing and testing for an individual booked into a Wayne County Jail.
COVID has hit jails hard, but this Wayne County-based collaboration is making them safer

A collaboration between Wayne State University and the Wayne County Jail has yielded a toolkit and a series of webinars aimed at promoting safer practices during the pandemic.

Amid challenges, the Athletic Factory continues to support student-athletes on and off the court

This type of outlet has always been necessary, but I see it now more than ever with our community coming out of strict lockdown. Our youth have had nothing to do outside of video games, and indoor activities, which has hurt their social skills and social circles. These are both paramount for school-age children.   

Women Working It: Ashlei Williams talks hustle, PR, and why she chose Memphis
Members of the new Comeback Stronger Youth Council, a partnership program of Memphis Public Libraries and BRIDGES USA, meet at the South Branch library. (Submitted)
Pilot program centers Memphis teens in library decision-making
Friends of the St. Clair River volunteers Barb Ford (left) and Chris Danner remove nightshade along the Blue Water River Walk in Port Huron.
Here’s how an army of volunteers plays a crucial role in improving Southeast Michigan parks

Numerous volunteers help maintain, program, and advocate for parks and trails throughout the region.

The Anton Art Center works to engage audiences online and in-person as COVID-19 continues

I think it’s critical the arts be available for people to engage with and use as a tool to understand, to converse about, and to interpret what's happening in the world.

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