Right here in Michigan, Detroit’s pre-K programs are among the best.

تُعَدُّ برامج التعليم المبكر في ديترويت نماذج ممتازة لبرنامج الروضة للجميع

تُعَدُّ برامج التعليم المبكر في ديترويت نماذج ممتازة لبرنامج الروضة للجميع

Alison Hirschel, director and managing attorney for the Michigan Elder Justice Initiative.
Michigan works to continue residents’ lifesaving health coverage after post-pandemic Medicaid cuts

When the federal public health emergency for COVID-19 expired in May 2023, over 500,000 Michiganders stood to lose their Medicaid health insurance coverage. But the state is working to help residents maintain coverage.

Meza displays a floral arrangement.
Luxury Floral Arrangements blooms in Willard

Gabriela Meza's new floral arrangement business is blooming in Willard.

What a blessing: Blessing Boxes project fosters a network of giving

From Scouts and churches to virtual communities, the Blessing Box project is a testament to the power of unity in addressing societal challenges. The initiative is not just about providing food—it is about fostering empathy, kindness, and the unwavering belief that everyone has something valuable to give and receive.

The most popular items Henry's Shoppes sells is crystals.
From farmers markets to retail space:

With a new physical location set to open in downtown Sandusky, owner Ryan Henry aims to offer a year-round shopping experience to locals.

OHgo off and running this holiday season

It’s the holiday season and that means OHgo — in addition to its normal mobile food and book pantries — is hitting the streets of Erie and Huron counties to ensure people have what they need.

James Ribbron reads to Dwayne Sharpe and Elizabeth Brooks.
Detroit Champions for HOPE empowers parents as their children’s first teachers

Through a focus on advocacy, community leadership, and parent engagement, Detroit Champions for HOPE works to better the lives of Detroit’s children by empowering parents and caregivers to be their child’s first champions.

Suicide is also the second-leading cause of death for Michigan residents ages 15 to 34
Suicide prevention coalitions address a leading cause of death in Michigan

Across the state, more than 40 suicide prevention coalitions work to help Michiganders who are thinking about ending their lives.

Colorful Mexican-inspired clothing, ceramics, clutches, and other items from Mucho, first shown here in 2017. Mucho is one of 14 women-owned businesses to form and launch a new shopping passport program in Memphis.
‘Better together’: These 14 women-owned businesses launch their own shopping passport in Memphis

“I just remember having a hard day, and thinking [that] surely I am not alone in both the highs and lows I feel as a brick-and-mortar entrepreneur,” Whitney Winkler says. “It felt vulnerable to reach out at first, but after our first meeting, I knew we all were going to be so much better together.”

Katie Wendel, director of planning and advocacy at Area Agency on Aging 1B, which recently launched a voucher program to help unpaid caregivers afford respite care.
Finding temporary care is a challenge for Michigan’s many unpaid caregivers, but help is available

Approximately 1.7 million Michiganders are unpaid caregivers, and they often desperately need a break from that work. Resources, like a new voucher program to pay for respite care, can help.

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