Coverage of community groups bringing about changes, innovations, and solutions in their community.
Ypsilanti-based advocacy group Survivors Speak and its founder, Trische' Duckworth, are turning up the heat on legislators, asking them to address life-threatening mold at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Pittsfield Township.
More than 200 people attended the first statewide Michigan Restorative Justice Summit Oct. 30-31 at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.
Michigan Municipal League shares innovative programs, fosters collaborations, and connects communities with resources.
Ann Arbor's draft comprehensive land use plan would result in a denser city with more housing and transit options.
Exceptional Journeys provides a variety of services for people with special needs, and the nonprofit has plans to expand.
Forthcoming Medicaid cuts have direct implications on not just health, but housing, for many of Washtenaw County's poorest residents.
The Residences at Huron, an affordable senior housing development, recently opened at 945 W. Clark Rd. in Ypsilanti.
Community gardens provide more than just food for urban residents. These organizations serve as educational centers, community spaces, and environmentally-friendly food production for urban Michigan residents.
Ann Arbor-based nonprofit affordable housing developer Avalon Housing will break ground this week on its first development in Ypsilanti, located at 206 N. Washington St.
As food insecurity rises nationwide, Washtenaw County food banks and pantries are bracing for fallout from federal legislation slashing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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