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Sarah Rigg

Sarah Rigg is a freelance writer and editor in Ypsilanti Township and the project manager of On the Ground Ypsilanti. She joined Concentrate as a news writer in early 2017 and is an occasional contributor to other Issue Media Group publications. You may reach her at sarahrigg1@gmail.com.

Sarah Rigg's Latest Articles

NewFoundry CEO Richard Chang.
Workforce Pipeline Summit aims to better engage underserved groups in Michigan’s workforce

Recruiters often overlook seniors, people who have returned from incarceration, veterans, and other groups. Summit organizer Rich Chang wants to create a long-term strategy to change that.

The Hamtramck School Based Health Center.
As Michigan immigrants struggle to get healthcare, nonprofits fill the gaps

Understanding the healthcare system can be difficult for many who grew up in the United States speaking English. But for immigrants, challenges to receiving and understanding good care are exponentially greater.

L to R Tyrone Bridges, Kenneth Snowdon, Jared Taylor and Coleman Snowdon
Ypsi Township resident teaches young people contracting and handyman skills through paid jobs

Young people in Tyrone Bridges' Youth 2 Contractors program make at least $10-$12 an hour while learning skills that they could turn into adult careers.

Ann Arbor STEAM students making solar cells.
Ann Arbor school receives $15,000 grant to create solar curriculum, install solar array

The funds will allow Ann Arbor STEAM to expand solar curriculum it's had for many years, and to realize a student-led effort to implement solar power at the school.

Emmanuel Jones.
Ypsi youth mentorship nonprofit expands staff, programs, collaborations with new office

A move to the Chapelle Business Center and a partnership with Bottles-N-Backpacks' child development program has allowed the successful nonprofit to expand significantly.

A Rutherford Pool visitor tests out new swim goggles.
Friends of Ypsi’s Rutherford Pool launch crowdfunding campaign to renovate pool bathhouse

The pool itself received a $1.05 million makeover between 2012 and 2014, but supporters say its bathhouse is long overdue for renovations as well.

Austin McDonald working on a robot with Lincoln High School's Linc-Bots team
Ypsi-area high schoolers learn surprising lessons through robotics teams

Many young participants are finding their passions and improving their academic standing through local robotics clubs and competitions.

Gregory Dill.
How Washtenaw County dealt with the government shutdown

If a permanent deal to open the federal government isn't reached in the next three weeks, county administrator Gregory Dill says the county will be "more prepared this time around."

Cheryl Farmer presents Jane Bird Schmiedeke and a relative of Nathalie "Nat" Edmunds with the 2018 Starkweather Award.
Nominations sought for award honoring local women doing social justice work

The Starkweather Award committee seeks nominations of outstanding feminists who have been involved in some way with Eastern Michigan University.

Summer18 participant Tyisha Thompson at the U-M Athletics Department.
Anticipating growth, summer employment program for county youth seeks new employers

Having doubled the number of youth it employs since it started in 2016, the Summer19 program is aiming to keep expanding this year.

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