Using Michigan Fitness Foundation’s Promoting Active Communities assessment and tools, GIRESD staff are on their way to having a better understanding of the barriers to active living and finding solutions to overcome those barriers.
Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District staff have spearheaded numerous initiatives through the LifeSPAN program, which gives families the tools to lead all-around healthier lives.
Check out some of our favorite holiday displays to see in Port Huron this year.
“I think that any student or non-student can benefit from this program. Things such as building their resume, going through mock interviews, and job shadowing. I believe those are things people need a little bit more of to secure gainful employment,” says SC4 DEI Coordinator Haran Stanley.
“By giving girl entrepreneurs the space to sell their business product, they can discover growth opportunities,” says Karen Palka, executive director of A Beautiful Me.
The pandemic's mental health impacts are expected to remain for the long term – and many of Michigan’s communities, mental health professionals, and researchers are already preparing to address them.
"Especially during the pandemic, children need a way to get those big emotions out. They’ve been affected just as adults have," says Laura Scales, executive director at Living Arts. "The arts can heal and transform. I want to give youth a way to dance it out, sing it out, draw it out and write it out."
“The name came to me in the middle of the night,” says Michelle Stuckey-Wolford, the founder of Wonder Wolf Entertainment. “I just found the word wonder to be really exciting and it's something that, when people see my work or they see me in costume, I want them to feel wonder.”
The recently-opened Sweet Tooth Cafe serves sweet treats, coffee, and various other beverages in downtown Marine City.
The state is looking back to examine how the 2014 introduction of the Healthy Michigan Plan has improved health for Michigan residents who otherwise could not afford health insurance.
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