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Stronger Together: Celebrating Community, Connection, and Care in St. Clair County

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and SCCCMH celebrated their annual awards with this year's theme "Stronger Together: You Are Not Alone" highlighting individuals, families, partners, and staff who make up a system of care rooted in connection and community.

Thumb Art Spark igniting creativity throughout Michigan’s Thumb

Designed to make public art easier to imagine, fund, and install, the platform at ThumbArtSpark.com helps communities share project ideas, identify potential art sites, connect with experienced artists, and explore sponsorship and funding pathways.

Community Foundation and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation partner to strengthen rural philanthropy through fellowship

The Community Foundation of St. Clair County is deepening its long-term commitment to rural communities by welcoming Collin Holzberger as its new Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Rural Philanthropy Fellow.

Michigan author highlights Port Huron, mindfulness of the Great Lakes in new book

After traveling across the world for the past two decades, David Zurick comes back home to Port Huron to rediscover his childhood spots along the Thumb Coast and shares how others can connect with the Blue Water region.

Recovery: A journey as unique as every individual

When people hear the word recovery, they often imagine a single, fixed path, a moment when someone “gets better” and their journey is complete. But in reality, recovery from mental health or substance use challenges is not a one-size-fits-all process

The Book Mobile returns to St. Clair County after a 30-year hiatus

A relic from the past, the Book Mobile has been brought back to the St. Clair County Library System, with plans to travel the area, bringing library services to everyone in the community.

Emmett Township Park.
New grants boost placemaking in St. Clair County

The Community Foundation of St. Clair County has made placemaking the center of its mission to connect people and places, from the coastlines of the St. Clair River to the rural stretches of the county’s western towns.

Art advocate and educator Jason Stier poses with Wally the Walleye, a public art piece crafted by dozens of Blue Water Area residents of all ages.
Creating Connections Through Art: A conversation with educator Jason Stier

Art teacher and advocate Jason Stier empowers at-risk youth through art education. As vice president of the St. Clair Art Association, he also helps facilitate public art events and projects that foster creativity and connection in the Blue Water Area.

Tires and Treads Community Project provides clothes and shoes to children in need across the county

Tires and Treads is a community-driven, local non-profit organization that strives to ensure every child has access to basic clothing needs, which was the dream of the organization's founder, Fran Morris.

Leslie Cieplechowicz, The Keel's new Community Correspondent.
New Community Correspondent with The Keel to cover rural life, diversity stories

Grant money provided by the Community Foundation of St. Clair has provided Leslie Cieplechowicz with the new role of Community Correspondent. This role will provide opportunities for minority-owned businesses and rural residents to be highlighted, focusing on recognizing diversity within the Blue Water Area.

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