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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.

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The Celebration of Girls and Women in Sports in Ypsilanti.
Ypsi event to celebrate women and girls in sports with youth sports clinic, panels, and more

The event will feature an educational panel, a youth sports clinic, and the opportunity to cheer on the Eastern Michigan University Eagles at a basketball game, followed by post-game autographs and photos.

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.

Tinker the facilities dog with Eastern Michigan University student Elena Quinonez.
Tinker, EMU’s facilities dog, helps students reduce stress in “open paw-fice hours”

Since fall 2024, Tinker the facilities dog has been available to students four days a week on campus.

Chelsea Parker, a wraparound specialist with the Washtenaw Intermediate School District's Bridge Team, and Jessica Fonville, a clinical social worker with the team.
Washtenaw ISD’s Bridge Team offers mental health support for students

Since 2023, a dedicated clinical team has been available to assist Washtenaw County students experiencing mental health challenges.

Caroline Butler, senior director of behavioral health at Jewish Family Services (JFS), and Megan Carmen, director of clinical services at JFS.
Jewish Family Services adds psychiatric, transportation, and translation services with millage grant

Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County (JFS) is using a grant from Washtenaw County's Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage to expand JFS' Thrive Counseling and Support program.

Ypsilanti resident Vahna Paige (center) with her children Ocean Blue (left) and Reign Blue (right). Paige, who is currently pregnant with her third child, is one of Ypsi's first participants in the RxKids cash assistance program for new moms and babies.
Babies and pregnant moms eligible for cash assistance as Rx Kids program comes to Ypsi

Rx Kids provides moms with $1,500 cash assistance during their pregnancy, and $500 a month for up to 12 months after their babies are born.

Teacher Kim Atkins and counselor Rebekah Ward at Lincoln Middle School.
Washtenaw County mental health millage’s 2024 investments detailed in impact report

The 2024 impact report for Washtenaw County's Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage shows a variety of positive outcomes from over $7.5 million in millage-funded investments last year.

A rendering of Ann Arbor's Treeline trail.
Ann Arbor’s ambitious Treeline trail project advances with $1 million state earmark

A three-mile non-motorized greenway connecting downtown Ann Arbor to the Huron River is taking a vital step forward thanks to a recent $1 million earmark in Michigan’s 2026 state budget.

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