3 efforts to improve mental health access for young people

CFHZ is awarding $130,000 in grants to three organizations that provide mental health services to individuals with limited financial resources, and youth.

Yah-Hanna Jenkins Leys
WOC GIVE co-founder honored with MLK Service Award

For the second year, I AM Academy hosted the Martin Luther King Celebration at the DeVos Fieldhouse on the Hope College campus.  

Photos of Indigenous family food traditions submitted to the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan.
Michigan’s Indigenous children receive culturally sensitive nutrition education through new program

The 13 Moons Curriculum enriches the lives of children up to age 5 with an academic foundation focused on culturally relevant, healthy eating.

Pianist and West Ottawa High School student Brandon Blake won the 2021 Norbert Mueller Young Artist Competition.
UPDATED: HSO’s Norbert Mueller Young Artist Competition returns to Lakeshore

After a two-year hiatus, the Holland Symphony Orchestra will bring back its popular Norbert Mueller Young Artist Competition this Saturday.

How URC is creating a sustainable tomorrow in learning spaces today

An alliance of three leading research institutions in Michigan is producing real-world sustainability education, research, and innovation for a greener tomorrow.

Scooby Doo, where are you? With Sanilac County CMH!.
Mental health outreach reduces stigma and raises awareness of services

Like many CMHs, St. Clair County Community Mental Health and Sanilac County Community Mental Health work to stay visible in the community with outreach efforts. 

Most of Michigan’s counties having childcare deserts, areas that have three or more families competing for one available childcare slot.
Regional organizations help determine the childcare landscape within their own communities

The East-Central Michigan Child Care Coalition is working on expanding childcare organizations, serve more parents, and lower costs to families.   

MAX Transit to unveil proposed changes to routes at Jan. 25 meeting

Responding to a new transit study, the Macatawa Area Express Transit Authority is proposing changes to reduce wait times on fixed routes and expanded on-demand service.

DNR fund drive helps make state nation’s leader in accessible track chairs

Michigan now offers more track chairs for public use than any other state parks and recreation system.

HSO President and CEO Kay Walvoord
HSO founder, CEO to retire this summer after 33 years

Kay Walvoord has been a part of the Holland Symphony Orchestra for 33 years and has made many strides for the small orchestra, but at 81, it is time to retire, she says. After Walvoord's departure, the orchestra will also be faced with replacing its Music Director and Conductor Johannes Müller Stosch.

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