Voices of Youth: Detroit area students open up about making music during the pandemic
Making music has been a source of inspiration during the pandemic for youth connected with the MSU Community Music School in Detroit.
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Making Michigan’s outdoors accessible to all
Between 30% to 35% of the population has some issue that could make it difficult for them to interact with the outdoors. They deserve access.
Recreating opportunities for funding, services help keep the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation going
When the pandemic first hit, our primary concern was the health and safety of our patients.
Caring for the caretaker: How Metro Detroit’s nonprofits support staff mental health
The mental health toll on the nonprofit sector’s front line workers in Michigan has been significant.
Finding connection through service amid the pandemic in a Pontiac neighborhood
The virus has brought some amazing people into their lives. Sometimes we have to work hard to find silver linings in this season, but this is an obvious, though unexpected blessing.
Partner Partner Content CrimFit Nutrition Program brings exercise and nutrition education to thousands of Flint kids at home
As Flint kids begin online-only schooling, opportunities for physical exercise and nutrition education will be scarce. But a team of Crim Fitness Foundation staffers is working to address that by bringing the Crim’s Nutrition Program (CrimFit) out of the classroom and into families' homes.
How Saugatuck built its community identity by preserving its natural assets
"A big sense of the community here is trying to keep a good hold on the natural environment and not have too much development."
Resilient Neighborhoods: These Detroit CDOs are remaking vacant properties into affordable homes
In endeavoring to make derelict houses livable again, community development organizations are taking on an issue that's been a thorn in the city's side for decades.
Poets add to Flint’s magic
"That’s the impact Flint has had on me -- its spirit of innovation."
Partner Partner Content Physical literacy is a movement that’s catching fire
Michigan Fitness Foundation staff are leading a revision of the K-12 Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum (EPEC), which aims to drive kids' physical literacy journeys in the same way that math class is the driver of numeracy.
