Coverage of community groups bringing about changes, innovations, and solutions in their community.
Planned for September 2027, the Thumb Art Spark Celebration will bring communities across the region to highlight existing public art, showcase new projects, and give residents and visitors new ways to explore the places where they live.
For the past year, volunteers in Yale have been collecting stories and ideas from residents that organizers hope will eventually shape future community priorities.
The Resilience Blueprint, created by teens, for teens, is a podcast that will explore the real conversations young people want to have about mental health, resilience, and the everyday challenges they face.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and SCCCMH celebrated their annual awards with this year's theme "Stronger Together: You Are Not Alone" highlighting individuals, families, partners, and staff who make up a system of care rooted in connection and community.
Township supervisors, clerks, and elected officials came together to share ideas, identify gaps, and explore opportunities that could help rural communities thrive together rather than tackle issues alone.
Local and regional resources, programs and organizations exist to embrace uniqueness and varying abilities — to overcome barriers and achieve personal and professional goals for folks with disabilities and their families.
Bruce Seymore of the EDA’s Business Retention & Expansion Program has helped develop over 1,000 businesses throughout the Blue Water Area. The Keel explores how this program has impacted the community and what Seymore has learned in his role.
Emmett Township is building a brand-new, playground designed by elementary school students. Their visions included adventurous elements like ziplines, tunnels, and imaginative play spaces.
The Community Foundation the last few years has been adopting a "trusted partners" philosophy to simplify and streamline the sometimes unnecessarily burdensome paperwork, policies and procedures the industry often invents and imposes.
This family-owned farm is a place where families, especially those who may not feel comfortable in public spaces, can spend time outdoors on their own terms.
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