The Community of Practice has expanded to 30+ Michigan organizations focused on early childhood. Members have access to a variety of resources and experts and are able to provide solutions and mobilize quickly.
Michigan has a huge housing shortage. To address this need, many communities are utilizing community land trusts, like ICCF, to ensure affordable homeownership for generations to come.
Dillon Barr, a Port Huron-based author, uses his passion for comic books to inspire imagination in kids worldwide.
Member of the Port Huron Senior Center, Bill Bundy has played guitar in the Blue Water area since he was 15.
Guardianship is designed to protect those who can't care for themselves, but it doesn't always work that way. Advocates are pursuing a variety of solutions to improve the system.
This upcoming May, The Community Foundation of St. Clair County is honoring Donna Niester and Chuck Kelly with Lifetime Achievement Awards.
The Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan and its be nice. program will host four spring mental health events this year.
Corktown Health has evolved and grown from offering end-of-life services during the HIV/AIDS epidemic to providing primary care for the LGBTQ community. Through financial support from IFF, and through partnerships with local organizations including MiGen, the health network continues to provide a life-changing impact on the patients it serves.
To better serve their communities, many health departments and hospitals undertake community health needs assessments (CHNA) by surveying the people they serve.
For the first time, BIPOC farmers in West Michigan will be able to apply for a grant through the West Michigan Farmers of Color Land Fund to help them buy, maintain, and improve agricultural land.
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