Ypsi-based credit repair company launches financial literacy academy for youth
Ypsilanti residents and entrepreneurs Willie Johnson and Lynwood Powell want to help young people avoid some of the financial pitfalls they experienced as young adults.
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“Just a Kid From Ypsi” event to feature Ypsi natives discussing their professional paths
The upcoming virtual event will allow local youth to chat with professionals who grew up in the Ypsilanti area, ranging from a real estate agent who also serves on the board of education to a singer-songwriter.
Mobile museum sees Black history on the move in Howell
Detroit-born Khalid el-Hakim’s mobile museum has evolved into one of the biggest collections of African-American history and artifacts in the country. Now the museum is touring Michigan, with an upcoming stop planned in Howell.
From teen chats to mindfulness sessions, Ypsilanti District Library offers mental health resources
YDL, often in collaboration with other community partners, has offered a variety of mental health programming at users' request since the COVID-19 pandemic started.
Ypsilanti paraeducator uses prize money to launch nonprofit serving local youth
A paraeducator at Ypsilanti Community Schools' Achieving College and Career Education program recently launched a nonprofit youth development organization called Better Me Youth, funded by a cash award from the state of Michigan.
Free health care job training bootcamp at WCC helps address health care worker shortage
The program, which is now enrolling its second cohort, is a partnership between Washtenaw Community College, Michigan Works! Southeast, and several local health care employers.
Ann Arbor philanthropists’ gift to create 10 annual free-ride scholarships for WCC nursing students
A recent $1 million gift to the Washtenaw Community College (WCC) Foundation by Stephen and Agnes Reading will provide 10 full-tuition nursing scholarships per year in perpetuity.
FIRST LOOK: Inside Ann Arbor’s newly rebuilt, state-of-the-art High Point School
The revamped school features numerous improvements tailored to the needs of the students with disabilities whom it serves.
EMU creates mobile oral history recording booth to collect stories of ordinary Ypsilanti residents
Eastern Michigan University Archives staff are hitting the road to gather oral histories of even more alumni and Ypsilanti residents, thanks to the purchase of a mobile recording booth dubbed the EMU Aerie.
Ypsi’s Parkridge Community Center offers free laptops, computer literacy classes thanks to grant
A $60,000 Washtenaw County Youth Development grant is helping Parkridge Community Center position itself as a source of technology support for students and community members.
“Just a Kid From Ypsi” event to feature Ypsi natives discussing their professional paths
The upcoming virtual event will allow local youth to chat with professionals who grew up in the Ypsilanti area, ranging from a real estate agent who also serves on the board of education to a singer-songwriter.
Mobile museum sees Black history on the move in Howell
Detroit-born Khalid el-Hakim’s mobile museum has evolved into one of the biggest collections of African-American history and artifacts in the country. Now the museum is touring Michigan, with an upcoming stop planned in Howell.
From teen chats to mindfulness sessions, Ypsilanti District Library offers mental health resources
YDL, often in collaboration with other community partners, has offered a variety of mental health programming at users' request since the COVID-19 pandemic started.
Ypsilanti paraeducator uses prize money to launch nonprofit serving local youth
A paraeducator at Ypsilanti Community Schools' Achieving College and Career Education program recently launched a nonprofit youth development organization called Better Me Youth, funded by a cash award from the state of Michigan.
Free health care job training bootcamp at WCC helps address health care worker shortage
The program, which is now enrolling its second cohort, is a partnership between Washtenaw Community College, Michigan Works! Southeast, and several local health care employers.
Ann Arbor philanthropists’ gift to create 10 annual free-ride scholarships for WCC nursing students
A recent $1 million gift to the Washtenaw Community College (WCC) Foundation by Stephen and Agnes Reading will provide 10 full-tuition nursing scholarships per year in perpetuity.
FIRST LOOK: Inside Ann Arbor’s newly rebuilt, state-of-the-art High Point School
The revamped school features numerous improvements tailored to the needs of the students with disabilities whom it serves.
EMU creates mobile oral history recording booth to collect stories of ordinary Ypsilanti residents
Eastern Michigan University Archives staff are hitting the road to gather oral histories of even more alumni and Ypsilanti residents, thanks to the purchase of a mobile recording booth dubbed the EMU Aerie.
Ypsi’s Parkridge Community Center offers free laptops, computer literacy classes thanks to grant
A $60,000 Washtenaw County Youth Development grant is helping Parkridge Community Center position itself as a source of technology support for students and community members.
