Lakeshore young professionals’ grant aims to ‘kickstart tangible change’
Holland/Zeeland Young Professionals (HYP) donates funds to support the work of five local nonprofits tackling community challenges.
Addressing mental health conditions may reduce risks for dementia for older adults
Mental health issues are a predictor of dementia. St. Clair County Community Mental Health (CMH) helps people of all ages with their mental health concerns.
Detroit program engages community members to democratically develop solutions to health disparities
An innovative initiative is chipping away at health disparities in Detroit’s Hope Village neighborhood by looking to community members as leaders and learners in their own lives.
Pre-K for All will improve long-term health, education, and social outcomes for children
Pre-K for All is really about ensuring that all Michigan children enjoy academic success.
Ubuntu! A sense of humaneness, decency, and human dignity
Ubuntu — “I Am Because We Are" is a word that in its simplest definition means humanity, in the sense of humaneness, decency, and human dignity, explains Momentum Center founder and Experi-Mentor Barbara Lee VanHorssen.
DNSWM highlights ‘remarkable progress’ with ADA Celebration
The Disability Network Southwest Michigan will mark this year’s Americans with Disabilities Act anniversary with a celebration on July 28 at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market.
AI app gives voice to those who’ve lost theirs
Throat cancer required the removal of Chris Martin’s larynx in 2020, resulting in his loss of speech. An AI app has made it possible for him to talk again — in his own voice. Now, this technology is being developed for others to use.
‘Boomerang’ Michigander sees potential of granny flats addressing Lakeshore’s housing shortage
Rory Thibault, senior planner for Grand Haven Township, understands Ottawa County’s housing challenges — personally and professionally. Living in a “granny flat” lets him afford to live and work in the same community.
Creating community and pride within the design scene in West Michigan
The design scene has grown organically in West Michigan over the past decade. Design industry contributors have continued to help in the rise of the design scene since the COVID pandemic, and more social events for designers in the region are coming up.
PODCAST: Inside the rapidly expanding field of dementia research
One of the most frustrating and scary things about dementia is that we still know breathtakingly little about it. But the medical community in Michigan, as in the rest of the U.S., is currently working at unprecedented speed to change that.
