Author

Jaishree Drepaul-Bruder

Jaishree Drepaul-Bruder's Latest Articles

Child at NEST Child Care and Parent Institute in Detroit
Michigan makes the leap to improved educational opportunities with MiLEAP

MiLEAP consolidates the expansion of Pre-K for All, Sixty by 30, which would see 60% of working-age Michiganders with a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2030, and all education in between. 

A runner at Lake St. Clair Metropark.
Can parks help lower health care costs? New efforts in Southeast Michigan say yes

Getting outdoors has long been linked to good health, but recent efforts across Southeast Michigan show that the region's parks provide major, measurable benefits to residents' well-being.

A camper returns from a Detroit Outdoors camping trip to Pictured Rocks.
Southeast Michigan’s parks work to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive for all residents

Outdoor recreation professionals across our region have focused more attention on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and begun thinking about them in new ways, in recent years.

Students toss a healthy kale salad.
Healthy Habits Start Now through collaboration between Livingston and Washtenaw counties

Livingston Educational Service Agency's Healthy Habits Start Now (HHSN) program helps families understand the importance of eating more fruits and vegetables every day and the benefits of being more physically active. 

Students listen to a lesson about MyPlate.
National Kidney Foundation of Michigan introduces nutrition and fitness to classrooms

Presenting a program called PE-Nut in classrooms, the foundation uses a whole-school approach to motivate students, parents, and educators to eat healthier and be physically active. 

Our Partners

Don't miss out!

Everything Port Huron, in your inbox every week.

Close the CTA

Already a subscriber? Enter your email to hide this popup in the future.