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.
On the Ground
On the Ground helps to tell the story of the people, projects, and innovations that are creating “what’s next” for communities. The intended impact is for “solutions-oriented” media coverage, engagement, and ultimately understanding of the community, resulting in awareness and investments that can contribute to the vitality and prosperity of the district covered.
The concept of On the Ground is to use an “embedded journalism” model to maintain a presence in a specific community. During this time the publication focuses weekly coverage on those neighborhoods to tell the story of the people, organizations, and businesses working and living there.
On the Ground has been embedded in the city of Ypsilanti since July 2017.
On the Ground is supported by Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission, Washtenaw Community College, Destination Ann Arbor, Eastern Michigan University, Ann Arbor SPARK, Washtenaw ISD, and Center for Health and Research Transformation.
To learn more about On the Ground program, click here.
Black women in Ypsi have been supporting community for over a century through the Palm Leaf Club
Ypsilanti's oldest African-American women's charitable organization, the Palm Leaf Club, grew out of a church club established in 1904.
WCC receives grant to expand free textbook program
Washtenaw Community College has been awarded a new state grant that will expand a program that provides students free digital textbooks and other low-cost learning materials.
Ypsi Farmers Market to continue food assistance program launched during government shutdown
Shoppers with Bridge Cards can receive $40 in tokens to spend on food from the market. The program will continue through the winter.
EMU professor and students present Peruvian mummy research at international congress
An Eastern Michigan University chemistry professor and two undergraduate students presented at the 11th World Congress on Mummy Studies in Cusco, Peru.
Holiday art fair featuring local artisans set to return to downtown Ypsi
Riverside Arts Center's (RAC) Holiday Art Fair will return to downtown Ypsilanti Nov. 22 and 23 for the third year in a row, with three spaces throughout RAC filled with local handmade goods.
Ypsi and Superior Township recreation center moves forward with architect selection
The Eastern Washtenaw Community Recreation Center in Ypsilanti and Superior townships is one step closer to reality.
Ypsi activists advocate for women’s prison to address mold and related health concerns
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.
Harm reduction efforts seek to reduce high overdose rates in Ypsi
Organizations are deploying harm reduction efforts to combat substance use disorder in Ypsilanti, where many of Washtenaw County's overdoses are concentrated.
Michigan’s first statewide restorative justice summit debuts in Ypsi
More than 200 people attended the first statewide Michigan Restorative Justice Summit Oct. 30-31 at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.
