Many homeless and poor people have lost their ability to communicate, make money, and get online during the pandemic. A new effort by Groundcover News and the Washtenaw County Poor People's Campaign seeks to help.
COVID-19 has drastically increased demand for many Washtenaw County nonprofits' supportive services. Here's how four of them are using donated vehicles from Toyota to meet that demand in new ways.
A rapid, equity-focused grantmaking process has supported small local groups' efforts to assist Washtenaw County's Latinx community, Ypsilanti Township's West Willow neighborhood, and many more.
The survey is open to county-based businesses of any size in any sector. It aims to help local economic development organizations and municipal bodies better develop programming to support local businesses.
As we face down the challenge of COVID-19, we're launching a crowdfunding campaign and asking for your financial help for the first time ever. Learn more about our campaign and contribute here.
U-M Institute for the Humanities staff created the series as a way to spotlight how Michigan artists are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak and how they're envisioning the path forward from the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many Washtenaw County farmers to sell their wares online for the first time – and they've found high demand waiting for them.
The loss of health journalism has had wide-ranging impacts on the communities health reporters once served. But a variety of innovative solutions have arisen to fill the gap and restore some of the coverage that's been lost.
Many businesses have suffered a major blow since COVID-19 struck Washtenaw County. But a handful have found new purpose by refocusing their operations to fill high demand in the medical sector.
The Children's Literacy Network is aiming to help combat the effects of an extended "summer slide," the decline in student achievement that occurs during summer vacation.
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