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Cherisa Allen in the Ypsilanti Community Schools Resiliency Center.

Ypsi schools’ Resiliency Center expands significantly over five years serving families in need

Since 2020, Ypsilanti Community Schools' Resiliency Center has been quietly serving hundreds of families who are experiencing housing insecurity and other challenges.

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Researchers Cayenne Harris, Emily Lyon, Paige Carter Dailey, Ellen Lee, and Mark Clague at Hill Auditorium.
Researchers seek “untold stories” of Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium for inclusive history project

University of Michigan researchers are seeking "untold stories" of Hill Auditorium as part of the university's Inclusive History Project, a multi-year, multi-campus initiative seeking to document a fuller and more diverse history of the university.

Ambassadors for the Healing Brothers United mental health program meet at Packard Health's Carpenter Road location in Ypsilanti.
“It’s okay to get help”: New program offers mental health support for Black men and boys in Ypsi and Ann Arbor

Packard Health's new Healing Brothers United program will soon launch a variety of mental health services aimed at local Black men and boys.

AI’s impact in Washtenaw County, from tech boom to data centers

Our new three-part series digs into AI's impacts in Ann Arbor's tech industry, its utilization in Washtenaw County's educational world, and the ongoing debate about data centers in several Washtenaw County communities.

Ypsilanti International Elementary School teacher Gary Quann and Ypsilanti Future History project leader Nick Azzaro (adults in back row) with Quann's class, wearing masks they made in response to the history of an underground venue in Ypsilanti.
Students respond to Ypsi history through art in “Ypsilanti Future History” project

Ypsilanti Community Schools students at all grade levels are learning about Ypsilanti's history and making art about it in a project called Ypsilanti Future History.

The Alpha House East family shelter in Ypsilanti.
“It all feels miraculous”: New family shelter in Ypsi addresses growing need for emergency housing

Alpha House East offers 30 individual housing units where families can stabilize, regroup, and begin the process of moving toward permanent housing. 

Nesli Erisgen and Amanda Kelly in the food pantry at SOS Community Services.
Ypsi nonprofits faced an avalanche of need in 2025, and they’re preparing for more to come

Ypsi's social service nonprofits are reporting that they're stretched thin after a year of disruptive federal policy.

Artists Krista Skytta and Avery Williamson in front of their mural at Mitchell Elementary School in Ann Arbor.
Local artists’ project engages community in painting 10 murals across Ann Arbor and Ypsi

Artists Avery Williamson and Krista Skytta have collaborated on 10 community mural painting projects since April.

Student Advocacy Center of Michigan (SAC) Co-Executive Directors Peri Stone-Palmquist and Anell Eccleston with SAC board member Diamond Marie.
Ypsi’s Student Advocacy Center marks 50 years of supporting student success and educational equity

The Student Advocacy Center of Michigan is celebrating its 50th anniversary of working to ensure that every student is heard, supported, and treated equitably.

Biology teacher Laurel Wiinikka-Buesser and botany student Elijah Acheampong in the greenhouse at Ypsilanti Community High School.
Ypsi schools’ new agriscience/botany program has students developing green thumbs

From planting an orchard to using photographs of plants for a postcard charity project, students in Ypsilanti Community Schools' new career and technical education program are getting their hands dirty.

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