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Jaishree Drepaul-Bruder

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Child at NEST Child Care and Parent Institute in Detroit
Michigan makes the leap to improved educational opportunities with MiLEAP

MiLEAP consolidates the expansion of Pre-K for All, Sixty by 30, which would see 60% of working-age Michiganders with a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2030, and all education in between. 

Natalie Holbrook.
Washtenaw County organizations lead effort to publish Michigan prisoners’ firsthand stories

The Let Me Tell You initiative spotlights the experience of life and long-term prison sentences through first-person stories of people living in Michigan's 29 prisons. 

Chef Duc Tang at Pacific Rim by Kana.
Ann Arbor’s robust Asian food scene helps build cross-cultural understanding

Here's how a community of local culinary visionaries are using Asian food to nourish understanding and bonding between cultures.

The LSNC Nature Playscape under construction.
Ambitious Ann Arbor nature playscape to continue growth with support from major new gift

Leslie Science and Nature Center's Nature Playscape offers young visitors opportunities to invent, engineer, slide, climb, and learn in a natural setting.

Hasini and Harshini Anand are members of Corner Health Center's Youth Leadership Council and mental health advocates.
Voices of Youth: How mental health stigma affects Washtenaw County’s young people

Our new Voices of Youth series launches with a look at how local young people are speaking up about, and pursuing solutions to, the stigma associated with mental health challenges.

Jonathan Thomas-Palmer of Flipping Physics.
Physics gone viral: Ann Arbor teacher finds global audience with colorful physics videos

Those who don't know Jonathan Thomas-Palmer in his capacity at Community High recognize him from his popular YouTube channel, Flipping Physics, which has over 100,000 subscribers.

"Start" category winners at the Pitch @ WCC competition.
Mobile household product refill service, motor coach business lead WCC pitch competition winners

The "Start" category winner was Michigan Refillery, which aims to reduce single-use plastics by buying common household products in bulk and then refilling customers’ reusable containers. 

Fifth Avenue Studios logo.
Ann Arbor District Library offers recording, consulting services to podcasters, musicians, and more

AADL is accepting proposals from audio creators who are interested in using the library's services, which include recording studio time; recording, editing, and mastering; consulting; and more.

The inaugural Bridging 23 Unity March, now known as the Unity Walk, in 2018.
“Unity Walk” from Ann Arbor to Ypsi returns after COVID hiatus

The walk's objective is to connect people in the neighboring communities of Ann Arbor and Ypsi through candid conversations and collaboration. 

FedUp Executive Director Anna Taylor-McCants.
Ann Arbor-based food truck offers free meals and support for those in need

One of Ann Arbor's newest food trucks, FedUp, is dedicated to addressing food injustice and food insecurity by offering free meals with a side of hope and dignity.

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