Coverage of hospitals, clinics, public health, and mental health developments and initiatives.
Twelve area minority- and women-owned businesses have received a total of $25,000 in grants, this thanks to the work of the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County and the Community Foundation of St. Clair County. Outreach efforts have proved critical to the process. "In our march toward progress, we left some behind. Now it’s catch-up time," says small business consultant Kanchan Wankhede.
Port Huron businesses are enrolling in the MI Local Biz program, an extension of the state’s placemaking initiative Public Spaces Community Places. The MI Local Biz program was created by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to help Michigan small businesses get back on their feet as the state re-opens.
An afterschool gardening club at three Lansing-area elementary schools helps kids learn how food gets from their own school gardens to their table – and how to improve their community's overall food security.
May is typically the time of year when third grader Noah Brooks begins to eagerly look forward to the fun and excitement of going to camp. Much to Noah’s dismay, though, camp has been canceled this summer due to the coronavirus outbreak. Find out how area youth are coping with the coronavirus-related shutdowns.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Clair County businesses have been adapting to rules and regulations as they come and go, offering curbside pick-up, online ordering, and improvising on the fly. It hasn’t been easy, but the community has often demonstrated the ability to modify their business models in order to stay in business.
Jazmyn Thomas leads the Community Foundation's Equity & Inclusion Committee in St. Clair County. We wanted to ask Jazmyn Thomas about her work with the committee. Considering the demonstrations occurring throughout the country, we asked her about police brutality through the lens of inclusion and equity, too.
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced an alarming increase in mental health problems nationwide. But in Michigan, a newly established mental health “warmline” offers help from certified peer support specialists who can speak from their own experiences with mental health issues.
The loss of health journalism has had wide-ranging impacts on the communities health reporters once served. But a variety of innovative solutions have arisen to fill the gap and restore some of the coverage that's been lost.
Health care visits conducted by phone or videoconference had slowly started to catch on in Michigan in recent years, but now they're the safest way for health care providers to meet with their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Simply Silverware employees are adults with special needs, a group made up of people that are legally blind or have cognitive impairments, autism, or Down syndrome. Rather than let the coronavirus ruin their grand opening celebration, Simply Silverware has instead used the opportunity to launch an online fundraiser.
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