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Supportive Hands in Neighborhood Enhancement team members (clockwise from upper left) Eric Martin, Willie Percy, Leroy Harris, and Dominique Gardette. Team members are paid to do cleanup work in Ypsilanti Township.
Returning citizens get community cleanup jobs through nonprofit partnership with Ypsi Township

Washtenaw County-based nonprofit Life After Incarceration: Transition and Reentry is working closely with Ypsilanti Township officials to provide paid work opportunities to returning citizens and others who have been impacted by the justice system.

LifeWays peer support and recovery staff inspire clients to ‘walk the walk’

LifeWays employs peer support specialists and recovery coaches for clients to work with throughout their recovery journeys. 

WISD Bridge Team mental health clinical supervisor DarNesha Green.
Mini-grants, social workers, video series support mental health in Washtenaw County schools

For the past five years, the Washtenaw Intermediate School District has worked alongside Washtenaw County Community Mental Health to offer more school-based behavioral health services.

U-M researcher Dr. Charlene Zietsma (in white top) with Sri Lankan entrepreneurs who participated in her new study.
U-M study: Entrepreneurs learn best from relatable experience, not business giants

New research from the University of Michigan shows that the framing of entrepreneur training programs plays a crucial role in their effectiveness.

Father and son Bambo Oluwadare (right) and Akin Oluwadare (left), and their nonprofit Odindi Youth Action Village, have spearheaded the renovation of West Willow Park alongside the New West Willow Neighborhood Association.
West Willlow Park renovation breaks ground in Ypsi Township

For the past two years, the Ypsilanti-based nonprofit Odindi Youth Action Village has collaborated with the New West Willow Neighborhood Association to develop a renovation plan for West Willow Park.

The first day of school at the new YCMS location.
Ypsi middle school relocates, expanding facilities and programming

As of Monday, Aug. 26, Ypsilanti Community Middle School's new home is the former Willow Run Middle School's 175,000-square-foot campus at 235 Spencer Lane in Ypsilanti Township. 

The new Title IX Plaza in Dexter.
New plaza in Dexter honors female athletes and memorializes local triathlete

The Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative and Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission have opened the new Title IX Plaza at Dexter-Huron Metropark in Dexter. 

"Look for the Grey Barn Out Back" by Jeanine Michna-Bales.
Ypsi library to host art show, program series on Underground Railroad

The Ypsilanti District Library will host photographer Jeanine Michna-Bales’s exhibition "Through Darkness to Light," showcasing photographs that represent what enslaved people might have witnessed on their journey along the Underground Railroad. 

A new segment of the Border to Border Trail at Barton Nature Area.
New B2B trail segment and playground open in Ann Arbor’s Barton Nature Area

Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation has opened a new 0.6-mile segment of the Border to Border Trail through Barton Nature Area, featuring a paved, accessible pathway and reconstructed canoe livery drop-off area. 

The Bomber owner Johanna McCoy at her restaurant.
Ypsi’s Bomber restaurant featured as one of “America’s Best Restaurants” on popular YouTube channel

Historic Ypsilanti restaurant The Bomber will soon be featured on America’s Best Restaurants, a popular YouTube channel that has spotlighted restaurants across the U.S. in over 1,000 videos since 2021.

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