Copper Country initiative emphasizes fresh and local foods

In the western Upper Peninsula, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community strives toward the goal of food sovereignty, strengthening the community's ability to produce more of its own fresh and local food sources. 

Ken Nixon, director of outreach and community partnerships for Safe & Just Michigan.
Lack of data raises questions about quality and cost effectiveness of Michigan’s prison health care

According to Michigan researchers and advocates for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, health care in prison is far less than adequate.

The Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan will host the West Michigan Survivors of Suicide Loss 2023 event.
Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan hosts suicide survivors’ event Nov. 18

On November 18, the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan will host the West Michigan Survivors of Suicide Loss annual event, which brings together people impacted by a death by suicide. 

Michigan’s University Research Corridor: Leading the Way in Sustainable Innovation

Michigan students, researchers, and campuses are serious about the environment  and are working to discover ways to meet today’s economic and health needs and ensure a healthy environment for future generations.

Parents across the state are taking note and feeling excited about what  Pre K For All means for their little ones.
Parents weigh in on PreK for All

Parents across the state are taking note and feeling excited about what  Pre K for All means for their little ones. And they have shared feedback on the proposed program at listening sessions across the state.

Statewide housing plan works with stakeholders across region to address housing needs

Block by Block spoke with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Housing North, and Communities First about how individual communities are working together to tackle the specific housing needs of their residents. For the first time ever, the state of Michigan released a statewide coordinated, comprehensive housing plan, working with stakeholders across the housing sector  

Two GRIT wheelchair users pose at a local park.
All-terrain wheelchair loan program opens outdoors to more users

The GRIT wheelchair can go across all terrains standard wheelchairs can’t, and a West Michigan family who knows the constraints of conventional wheelchair use has created a program to allow the public borrow two of them.

Spring Lake District Library’s $1.7M refresh is designed to ‘encourage sense of community’

For its 20th anniversary this year, the Spring Lake District Library is getting a refresh that will add more meeting rooms, a podcast studio, a teen space, children's makerspace and a sensory quiet room.  

Housing Workx addresses both the housing and labor shortages through a program that provides hands-on training in the construction trades while building a house for low-income residents.
How Housing Worx offers a solution to shortages of construction labor, affordable housing

Community Action of Allegan County's Housing Workx teaches participants skilled trades in construction with hands-on training while building a house for low-income residents.

Holland artist’s 23rd holiday card features an iconic setting

For 23  years, artist Carolyn Stich has created a Holland-themed holiday card, commissioned by the Holland Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, to support an organization in need.  

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