Education is an important resource in the effort to protect children from harm. Organizations across southeast Michigan are continuously innovating ways to provide information to families and caregivers to protect children from abuse, injury, and death.
The organization's local chapter has a deep focus on bringing people together and providing hope to traditionally underserved communities in the city of Ypsi and Ypsi Township.
Following the enthusiastic response to our last story about Ann Arbor couples who own a business together, we chatted with three more couples about how they met and how their personal connection influences their work.
Building on an already impressive track record in solar power, the city could win $500,000 in federal funding if it demonstrates a scalable model for low-income solar installations.
The event demonstrated how food can be used creatively rather than thrown away or composted – and, appropriately enough, the 200 people who showed up polished off the entire spread.
Megan Owens, executive director of Transportation Riders United, argues that with Macomb and Oakland counties effectively withdrawing from regional transit, it's time for Wayne and Washtenaw to be an example and invest independently.
The festival collaborated with software company InfoReady to develop a platform that streamlines the once-complicated process of managing film submissions, and they're hoping to make it an industry standard.
We took a look at a few of the ways the two schools engage with the Ypsi community, from programming Parkridge Community Center to offering after-school programs to providing job skills training.
Following staffing changes and a merger with another Ypsi nonprofit last year, the center has introduced a wide variety of new community-oriented programming.
Many rural municipalities have no access to broadband internet, making it challenging for people to live, work, and go to school. But numerous citizen initiatives are underway to change that.
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