Ypsi collaborative child care center for low-income residents expands, adds new services
The Collaborative: Ypsilanti YMCA Child Development Center has grown rapidly and will soon add evening hours and a psychology clinic.
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New survey could help Washtenaw County win funding to expand rural broadband
The Washtenaw County Broadband Task Force hopes to use the data gathered to show eligibility for USDA grants to help provide broadband in rural areas of the county.
Ypsilanti District Library expands annual preschool and kindergarten resource fair
The YDL will add kindergarten resources in the event's second year, aiming to help bridge the gap for parents between informal daycare settings and a more structured school setting.
Nonprofit Washtenaw Promise provides resources to boost early childhood education in Ypsi
The Ypsi-based nonprofit is building collaborations in order to remove barriers to success and increase opportunities for children to thrive, starting in early childhood.
My Brother’s Keeper builds collaboration and social capital through hip-hop album and documentary
Over the course of many months, an intergenerational group has been slowly recording an album called Formula 734 and documenting it on film, with the goal of releasing both during a special event in May.
Ypsi nonprofit Our House aims to help youth aging out of foster care launch successful adult lives
Young people who have aged out of foster care face many challenges, from graduating college to finding a stable living situation, without the support of a loving family. But Our House is hoping to change that narrative.
Here’s how Ypsilanti-area residents are making sure all residents are counted in the 2020 census
All communities stand to lose or gain significant federal funding based on participation in the 2020 census. But Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township have special challenges, including low 2010 census participation and high numbers of typically under-represented demographics.
Nonprofits to host community poverty simulation workshop
The workshop aims to give participants a chance to respond to and experience the unpredictability of poverty.
What are you most excited for in Washtenaw County in 2020?
At Concentrate we're all about keeping on top of what's next for Washtenaw County, so we asked each of our staffers to weigh in on what they're most excited for in 2020.
Ann Arbor publisher announces new partnership to provide low-cost textbooks
XanEdu will be the exclusive printer for OpenStax, which has previously offered free peer-reviewed textbooks online.
New survey could help Washtenaw County win funding to expand rural broadband
The Washtenaw County Broadband Task Force hopes to use the data gathered to show eligibility for USDA grants to help provide broadband in rural areas of the county.
Ypsilanti District Library expands annual preschool and kindergarten resource fair
The YDL will add kindergarten resources in the event's second year, aiming to help bridge the gap for parents between informal daycare settings and a more structured school setting.
Nonprofit Washtenaw Promise provides resources to boost early childhood education in Ypsi
The Ypsi-based nonprofit is building collaborations in order to remove barriers to success and increase opportunities for children to thrive, starting in early childhood.
My Brother’s Keeper builds collaboration and social capital through hip-hop album and documentary
Over the course of many months, an intergenerational group has been slowly recording an album called Formula 734 and documenting it on film, with the goal of releasing both during a special event in May.
Ypsi nonprofit Our House aims to help youth aging out of foster care launch successful adult lives
Young people who have aged out of foster care face many challenges, from graduating college to finding a stable living situation, without the support of a loving family. But Our House is hoping to change that narrative.
Here’s how Ypsilanti-area residents are making sure all residents are counted in the 2020 census
All communities stand to lose or gain significant federal funding based on participation in the 2020 census. But Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township have special challenges, including low 2010 census participation and high numbers of typically under-represented demographics.
Nonprofits to host community poverty simulation workshop
The workshop aims to give participants a chance to respond to and experience the unpredictability of poverty.
What are you most excited for in Washtenaw County in 2020?
At Concentrate we're all about keeping on top of what's next for Washtenaw County, so we asked each of our staffers to weigh in on what they're most excited for in 2020.
Ann Arbor publisher announces new partnership to provide low-cost textbooks
XanEdu will be the exclusive printer for OpenStax, which has previously offered free peer-reviewed textbooks online.
