Joe Volpe, program manager at Ferndale's Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center.

Mental health takes heavy toll on Michigan’s LGBTQ youth

Mental health is a major challenge for Michigan youth in general, but the problem is even greater for the state's LGBTQ youth.

Goodells County Park
Snap into nature with a smartphone photography workshop

St. Clair County Parks and Recreation Commission is hosting a workshop on how to take professional-looking pictures using a smartphone camera. The event will take place at Goodells County Park on September 28. 

Left to right: Treasurer, Cathy Lipa, Pat O’Connor and Corresponding Secretary, Jan Zimmer.
St. Clair Women’s League to host community fundraiser event at Rivercrab restaurant

The St. Clair Women’s League includes residents giving back to their community by raising funds through charity events. Attend their yearly fundraising event at the Rivercrab restaurant on November 7.

Andrea Huizar (middle in blue) coaching a volleyball team.
The Athletic Factory continues momentum with a new volleyball program

The Athletic Factory in Port Huron is adding to its roster of programs with its Hitters Elite travel volleyball teams.

Kevin Totty.
In loving memory of Kevin Totty: A beloved community leader, mentor, and friend

Beloved community member, Kevin Totty passed away this month. The Community Foundation highlights his life and work within the Blue Water Area to honor his legacy. 

Funding gap threatens care for Michiganders utilizing community mental health

Michigan’s community mental health agencies face deep revenue gaps this year — a projected $93 million.

Elizabeth Agius
Michigan organizations, universities, and agencies growing the public health workforce

Michigan, as well as the rest of the world, is going through a health care workforce shortage. The Michigan Health Council’s (MHC) Michigan Health Care Workforce Index projects that nearly all 36 health care occupations will experience workforce shortages between now and 2033.

McLaren Port Huron's 2024 Graduate Medical Education program residents.
New residency program at McLaren Port Huron increases access to primary care, family medicine

McLaren Port Huron launched a Graduate Medical Education program, providing resident physicians with clinical training. The program will increase primary care access and family medicine throughout the Blue Water area.

Lakeside Beach in Port Huron.
Battling Litter with Adopt-a-Beach event in Port Huron

Littering on beaches is an issue within the Port Huron area. Skyler Principe from Friends of the St. Clair River is combatting this problem by partnering with the Alliance for the Great Lakes and hosting an Adopt-a-Beach event at Lakeside Park and Beach this month.

This summer, the staff at SCCCMH, along with volunteer Nora Condland, and through a generous donation from the Home Depot in Fort Gratiot, created this outdoor space at the Child and Family Services Building.
Normalizing mental health for our youth

St. Clair County Community Mental Health emphasizes the importance of addressing mental health awareness in children through having conversations, education, and programming. 

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