Community Development

Thumb Art Spark igniting creativity throughout Michigan’s Thumb

Designed to make public art easier to imagine, fund, and install, the platform at ThumbArtSpark.com helps communities share project ideas, identify potential art sites, connect with experienced artists, and explore sponsorship and funding pathways.

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CocoBella’s whisks charming European bakery to St. Clair

Transporting visitors to a European-style village bakery, CocoBella’s in St. Clair is whipping up daily, freshly-made baked goods, from Nutella croissants to cranberry loaves.

Marcie’s Soul Food brings Southern comfort and flavor to Port Huron

Marcella McDowell blends family legacy, faith, and culture to bring taste of Southern tradition with classic dishes like catfish, smothered pork chops, and baked macaroni and cheese.

Farmington’s focus on public art fosters economic growth

The City of Farmington's collaborations support its vision of leveraging public art as an economic driver.

Removing Barriers, Building Futures: How One Mother’s Dream Became Possible

“By investing in students through renewable scholarships and life needs support, donors help remove the barriers that stand between determined students and their degrees.”

Native Blend brings indigenous medicine to modern healing

An Indigenous and veteran-owned herbal company based in Port Huron, Native Blend focuses on the philosophy that medicine should serve the community.

Friends of St. Clair River promote Stonefly detection crucial for watershed protection

Friends of the St. Clair River will host a winter stonefly search on February 28 at Columbus County Park; data collected during the event will give scientists insight into the health of the Belle River.

Bill and Ann Maas leave a lasting legacy gift for the St. Clair County Library

As educators, Bill and Ann Maas understood that accessibility is a key component in having a strong community, opening the doors to literacy and educational and recreational materials and activities, regardless of one’s economic situation.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy celebrated by Southfield task force through peace walk and youth service awards

The Southfield Martin Luther King, Jr. Task Force honored King’s legacy of social justice, nonviolence, and equality for all Americans through a peace walk on MLK Day 2026.

Listening to the Experts: How St. Clair County teens are shaping the future of mental health

The Teen Advisory Group (TAG), started by St. Clair County Community Mental Health, brings together students from across the county to do something both simple and powerful: tell adults what teens actually need – and then help make it happen.

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