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60-second video series is helping parents find some peace in the pandemic

Many parents have spent the last 10 months in a near-constant state of fear and anxiety as they make life-changing decisions and struggle to balance their families’ physical and mental […]

The Arts Café is looking for residents of the Memphis' Riverview-Kansas area who enjoy making art or poetry to share how COVID-19 has affected their community. The deadline to apply is January 29.
Arts Café calls for Riverview-Kansas residents to share their pandemic stories through art, poetry
Reggie Reed, who went to Beecher, is one of several local players trying to make the Flint United roster.
Flint United is providing hope for local hoop dreamers

"It means everything to the city.”

Applications now open for Michigan Small Business Survival Grant Program

Grants — which can be used for payroll, rent or mortgage, utility expenses, and other business-related costs — of up to $20,000 may be awarded to eligible businesses that have been temporarily closed; eligible businesses that have been partially closed or are open and can demonstrate they’ve been affected by the pandemic can apply for up to $15,000.

GRDC supporters gather in front of a community mural in the days before COVID-19.
Resilient Neighborhoods: How COVID-19 rewrote the rules for community engagement in Detroit

Detroit nonprofits have adopted new strategies to reach communities during the pandemic.

Dr. Wassim Tarraf has carried out research on COVID-19's impact on people of color.
Michigan grapples with COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on people of color’s mental health

COVID-19 has taken a toll on mental health in Michigan and across the world, but new Wayne State University (WSU) research shows that burden has been heaviest for people of color.

(Courtesy of Memphis Light Gas and Water)
MLGW to give away kits and tips for saving cash January 14 online, January 15 in North Memphis
The star cluster Westerlund 2 in the Milky Way galaxy, with an estimated age of about one or two million years. (Courtesy of NASA)
NASA is helping a U of M professor bring space sciences to Memphis-area K-12 classrooms
Michigan Fosters Executive Director Tiffany Kraker and Holland Heights CRC Parsonage Committee Chairman Kevin Anderson stand outside of what is soon to become Journey Home, a place for families navigating foster care.
Coming home: Michigan Fosters creates a sense of home for foster famlies

Michigan Fosters is continuing its work to support families on both sides of the foster care equation with a home where families can be families.

Resilient Neighborhoods: How organizations are helping Detroit students stay ahead during COVID-19

Though times are challenging, MACC Development, Hope House Detroit, and Math 4 Success are finding ways to be innovative and steadfast in their commitment to the communities they serve, reports Model D community correspondent Tyrone Mitchell Jr. Looking ahead, there is an opportunity to take these experiences and improve education for students. 

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