Despite having to shut their doors, local libraries are still committed to being community cornerstones by offering ingenious ways to beat the COVID-19 blues.
Key Growing Hope staff members have been operating out of the Back Office Studio coworking space in downtown Ypsilanti since late September.
Filmmaker Donald Harrison was originally inspired to make the film five years ago. It's evolved since then from a 10-minute short to a 30-minute documentary to a feature-length film.
If the Patronicity campaign reaches its goal, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation will award a matching grant through its Public Spaces Community Places program.
The Ypsi-based organization offers a food pantry, supportive housing services, programming for children and families, and much more.
The Washtenaw County Health Department's Building Healthy Communities Program recently awarded $30,000 in total grant funding to Food Gatherers, Ypsilanti Farmers Markets, and The Farm at St. Joe's.
Unemployment is at its lowest since 2000. But employees are struggling with low wages and keeping pace with a rapidly changing job market, while employers face an aging workforce and the challenge of retaining good employees.
Since 1975, the organization has been supporting Michigan students who need help succeeding in school due to homelessness, trauma, disability, behavior or attendance problems, and other barriers.
The booming mobility sector has a huge and growing need for cybersecurity talent – but the people who currently work in that field still overwhelmingly tend to be white men. However, several local initiatives are paving the way to eliminate barriers and attract more women and people of color to rewarding cybersecurity careers.
Free tax prep is the big draw at the annual event hosted by United Way of Washtenaw County, but attendees can also learn how to improve their credit scores, pay off student debts, or start a small business.
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