A group of Ann Arbor-area child care providers, families, local businesses, and policymakers has produced two reports highlighting challenges for families who seek child care and those who aim to provide that care.
SPARK and three other Michigan nonprofits received a total of $18 million from the Michigan Innovate Capital Fund.
Lowertown Bar and Cafe co-owner Pete Baker hopes to see more neighborhood stores, bars, and coffee shops pop up throughout Ann Arbor, not just on the North Side.
The Javaad Alipoor Company will perform "Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World," which focuses on Fereydoun Farrokhzad, whose star status in Iran in the '70s compared to that of ABBA in America.
University Lending Group's HomeBoost program has provided $15,000 grants to approximately 166 first-time home buyers of color.
Having supported loved ones with special needs, three local residents are applying their experience to a new Ann Arbor nonprofit community center serving others with special needs.
A Washtenaw County-based nonprofit has acquired a 90-acre plot of land, which it plans to transform into a community in which adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities can live alongside their caregivers.
The $1.125 million grant will be split between U-M, Black Hills State University in South Dakota, and Benedictine University in Illinois.
The new center will be called the Michigan Public Health Integrated Center for Outbreaks Analytics and Modeling.
The funds have resulted in initiatives ranging from a "Zen Room" for students to programs that support parents' mental health.
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