Partner Partner Content Nutrition education partnerships benefit Muskegon-area residents
The Safe Routes to Health AmeriCorps Program at Michigan Fitness Foundation addresses unmet health needs in underserved, low-income communities.
Michigan
As Detroit students resume classes, organizations work to address inequities in education
After the pandemic shut down schools, here's how Detroit organizations are stepping up to address inequities for local students.
Data sharing among health providers boosts Michigan’s pandemic response
Beyond the color-coded counties and line graphs we've all seen, data sharing has helped Michigan's many health providers better understand and respond to the pandemic.
Downtown Holland extends popular outdoor expansion program
The successful program that allows shops and restaurants to conduct their operations outside was set to expire Sept. 7. However, the Holland City Council has voted to extend the arrangement, developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, through Dec. 1.
Marygrove Conservancy’s Community Impact Incubator creates a leadership program for Black leaders
Because the need in their communities was so high, Black leaders were often being asked to serve more with fewer resources.
The essential role of regional land conservancies in protecting Michigan’s outdoors
“People care about and protect what they know about. And if they have access to it, then they know about it.”
Leading live theatre through a pandemic
Going into that last rehearsal, I knew what had to happen, but it was still brutal.
Big land: How large land parcels create significant recreational opportunities for Michiganders
Larger parcels of land can be expensive and complicated, but they also create opportunities to unite communities around unique and impactful recreational amenities.
Black Leaders Detroit pivots to support entrepreneurs with small grants
For some business owners, seeing that there was a grant they wouldn't be denied for based on systemic racism gave a sense of hope.
COVID-19 a “potential positive” for how Michiganders receive and perceive mental health services
Relaxed state and federal regulations have allowed providers to offer more services online, resulting in increased engagement and opening the door to destigmatizing mental health.
