Emerging pocket parks add more space for community connection
Pocket parks are popping up around St. Clair County giving visitors and residents a new way to connect and enjoy the outdoors.
Foxfire Fixin’s: Come often. Sit deep. You’re one of the folks.
Marine City restaurant Foxfire Fixin’s offers a unique dining experience in a one-of-a-kind atmosphere.
Blue Water Area celebrates freedom and community during Juneteenth
An annual remembrance recognizing a time in American history, Juneteenth brings together members of the community in a celebration of unity, food, and fun.
Local elementary school program returns connecting students with adult mentors
The Lunch Buddies program at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School’s STEAM Academy returned this year helping provide a safe environment where local youth can interact with adult figures and develop meaningful role-model relationships.
Michigan programs empower kids to be community health leaders
When kids take the reins, health and wellness programs take off in new and wonderful directions that the adults in charge would never have anticipated.
PODCAST: No more “diagnose and adios”: Rethinking dementia diagnosis
Getting a dementia diagnosis can be a challenging, years-long process. Here's how Michiganders living with dementia and those who care for them are working to change that.
“No-wrong-door” policy welcomes immigrants at Genesee Health System
Immigrants and refugees often face stressors that impact their mental health. Michigan’s community mental health agencies can help.
Regional Health Collaboratives improving access to behavioral health services
Regional Health Collaboratives are a model for improving a region’s wellbeing and unnecessary medical costs through collaboration and systems change.
Funding collaboratives address deeper community problems
In Michigan, funding collaboratives are increasingly being employed to bring combined expertise from several funders together to tackle complex problems. Read about how the Michigan Justice Fund, Pontiac Funders Collaborative, and Community Foundation of St. Clair are forging change through untraditional funding models.
Bringing top-notch performing arts to rural Michigan communities
Musical productions, theater camps, and engaging with and among community are part of what drives forward the Riverbank Theatre and its sister theaters – the Snug and Boardwalk – bringing performing arts to the small communities of Marine City and St. Clair.
