Growing Hope plans to expand tool lending library in Ypsi Read Article

Julius Buzzard, Rebecca Mackey, Christopher Hallett, and Doug Reith at Growing Hope's tool lending library.
Photo: Julius Buzzard, Rebecca Mackey, Christopher Hallett, and Doug Reith at Growing Hope's tool lending library. Doug Coombe

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Innovation News Jordan Keeley and Rachel Mount at a Carefree Capping event. Healthy Communities

U-M lymphoma patient's nonprofit advocates for treatment that saved her hair during chemo

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, April 17, 2024
Carefree Capping focuses on promoting the use of cold-capping, a treatment used alongside traditional chemotherapy to help reduce hair loss in cancer patients.
Longform Growing Hope Executive Director Julius Buzzard. Sustainability

Growing Hope plans to expand tool lending library in Ypsi

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, April 17, 2024
Growing Hope will have a larger library space and a more sophisticated lending system to allow more Ypsi residents to utilize the resource.
Longform "It Is Possible" campaign participants Pepita Peckham and Chris Sudduth. Healthy Communities

Washtenaw County residents share addiction and recovery experiences in "It Is Possible" campaign

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, April 17, 2024
Last summer, 11 county residents shared their stories of addiction, relapse, and recovery with the Washtenaw County Health Department as part of the department's "It Is Possible" marketing campaign.
Feature Story Cover art for The Accidentals' cover of Lianne La Havas' "Green and Gold." Arts and Culture

The Accidentals return to Ann Arbor with an all-female covers album

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, April 17, 2024
Savannah "Sav" Madigan and Katie Larson, co-founders of the eclectic indie-folk-rock band, have had each other's backs through a number of major changes in recent years.
Innovation News Gavin Witten, an Ypsilanti-based contractor, lays flooring during a recent remodel project at one of Yarrow's properties. Yarrow works only with local tradespeople. Entrepreneurship

Real estate company aims to create housing for median-income Ypsi residents, restore historic homes

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, April 17, 2024
When real-estate company Yarrow launched in 2021, co-founders Dylan and Jake Cinti had a vision of restoring and maintaining some of Ypsilanti’s historic buildings while also providing housing that was attainable to the Ypsi community. 
Innovation News Trees cut for AAPS' new Pathways to Success academic campus expansion. Sustainability

AAPS to salvage cut trees for use in new construction

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, April 17, 2024
Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) and Ann Arbor-based Urban Ashes are collaborating to repurpose trees cut for AAPS' new Pathways to Success academic campus expansion.
Longform Dr. Theresa Hastert (right) helped develop the Michigan Community Outreach to Address Financial Toxicity (MI-COST). Ali Fakih (left) is a research assistant with MI-COST, and Cornelius Wilson (center) sits on its Community Advisory Board. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Here's how Michigan organizations are working to reduce cancer treatment's crushing financial burden

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 11, 2024
In Michigan, several efforts are underway to help cancer patients prepare for, manage, and alleviate the financial struggles associated with treatment.
Longform Gail Wolkoff, Loviesa Brown, Cheryl Harvey, Jeanice Townsend, Creola Larkin, and Josephine Taylor at a Monday morning meeting. Community Development

Here's how a weekly meeting in Ypsi has fostered community collaboration for over a decade

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 10, 2024
Almost every Monday morning for over a decade, a meeting at the Parkridge Community Center in Ypsi has been connecting individuals and community organizations to one another.
Longform Lindsay Steele at Garden Fort farm. Sustainability

Farms are growing in Washtenaw County even as they decline nationwide. Here's why.

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 10, 2024
A decline in food-producing farms has continued in Michigan for many years since the '50s, but the trend reversed in Washtenaw County starting around 2012.
Feature Story “Rogério as Mother" by Nicholas Williams is featured in the "My Gender States" exhibit, showing creator Rogério Pinto. Arts and Culture

U-M professor explores childhood trauma and gender identity through new exhibit

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, April 10, 2024
Rogério Pinto explores the trauma of his sister's death, both for himself and his large family, along with his own resulting questions about his gender identity, in "My Gender States."
Innovation News A promotional image for the 26.2 Filmmaking Marathon. Arts and Culture

Could you make a film in 26.2 hours? Find out at a new Ypsi "Filmmaking Marathon"

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 10, 2024
The Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti will return this month with a new lineup of films and a new event that challenges filmmakers to create a short film in 26.2 hours.
Innovation News Washtenaw County logo Healthy Communities

Community health assessment reveals key health priorities for Washtenaw County

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, April 10, 2024
The Washtenaw County Health Department recently released findings from its 2023 Community Health Assessment.
Innovation News A promotional image for "Autism: 10 Lessons for the Course of Life." Healthy Communities

Autism expert heads up new podcast for Ann Arbor District Library

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, April 10, 2024
Coinciding with April's designation as National Autism Acceptance Month, the Ann Arbor District Library's Fifth Avenue Studios has unveiled a new limited-series podcast called "Autism: 10 Lessons for the Course of Life."
Longform Problematic Black Hottie DJing at FestiFools 2024. Arts and Culture

Photo essay: The faces of FestiFools 2024

Natalia Holtzman and Doug CoombeMonday, April 8, 2024
As we explored Ann Arbor's annual springtime puppet parade, we asked volunteers, participants, and onlookers, "What do you love about FestiFools?"
Feature Story Veronica Bilicki oversees the Patient as Caregiver program. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Henry Ford Health program helps unpaid caregivers stay healthy

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 8, 2024
The Patient as Caregiver project helps unpaid caregivers carry on in their roles, reducing the amount of hired care needed and helping people age at place in their homes.
Longform Kimberly Singh (right), Michigan Oral Health Coalition board member and chief community and governmental affairs officer for My Community Dental Centers, chats with Dental Assistant Kortney Jones. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Oral health care is inaccessible to many Michiganders. This coalition is working to change that.

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 4, 2024
The Michigan Oral Health Coalition brings together a multitude of Michigan oral and general health partners to collaborate on improving oral health for all Michiganders, especially those who have barriers to access. 
Feature Story An event at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse during a previous UMS residency. Arts and Culture

Hitchcock, swing dance, drag, and more come to Ypsi Freighthouse in new UMS residency

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, April 3, 2024
From April 4-28, the University Musical Society will return to the Ypsilanti Freighthouse for a month of live, pay-what-you-wish programming.
Longform Teacher helping child at NEST Child Care and Parent Institute in Detroit Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

خارطة طريق "التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع" تتخذ منهجًا شاملًا لإطلاق برنامج "التعليم ما قبل الاب

Joanne Bailey-BoorsmaTuesday, April 2, 2024
في يناير 2023، أعلنت الحاكمة غريتشن ويتمر عن خطتها "التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع"، والتي ستوفر الوصول إلى التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي المجاني لجميع الأطفال البالغين من العمر أربع سنوات في ميشيغان بحلول عام 2027. في فبراير 2024، أصدرت دائرة التعليم مدى الحياة، التقدم، والإمكانيات في ميشيغان (MiLEAP) خطة الطريق مع توصيات حول كيف يمكن للولاية تحقيق هذا الهدف. شاركت مجموعة السياسات العادلة، وهي منظمة استشارية تعليمية في واشنطن العاصمة تركز على سياسات الرعاية والتعليم المبكرة، في تأليف خارطة الطريق.
Longform Robin Beasley is the director of Garden of Dreams Preschool inside First Congregational Church. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Tri-Share makes quality child care more affordable for working parents

Jaishree DrepaulTuesday, April 2, 2024
MI Tri-Share is a first-of-its-kind cost-sharing funding model. The state, the employee, and their employer each chip in for one-third of the price of child care.
Longform Josh Williams Community Development

Addressing the Gap: The need for increased mental health support for LGBTQ Michiganders

Valerie LegoTuesday, April 2, 2024
With all the positive work being done, the fact remains that 51% of LGBTQ Youth in Michigan are afraid to talk about their mental health with someone else. 
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Hasini and Harshini Anand are members of Corner Health Center's Youth Leadership Council and mental health advocates.

 


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