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Longform Home-based early childhood educators are essential to Michigan's childcare and preschool landscape. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Home-based early childhood educators weigh in on PreK for All

Ashley KingWednesday, September 27, 2023
A common concern about PreK for All that came up during listening sessions was the role of home-based childcare and early education providers.
Longform Jyoti Gupta, Lupe Cervantes, Karen Zynda, and Marnie Leavitt at The Women's Center of Southeastern Michigan. Healthy Communities

Washtenaw County hospitals team up to assess community health needs

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, September 27, 2023
Trinity Health Ann Arbor, Michigan Medicine, and Chelsea Hospital are gearing up for their triennial study of what county residents need and expect from them.
Longform Sarah Hierman, Shannon Novara, and DarNesha Green. Kids and Education

Washtenaw ISD implements school mental health programming with $2.3 million in millage funds

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, September 27, 2023
The funds have resulted in initiatives ranging from a "Zen Room" for students to programs that support parents' mental health.
Longform Underdawg Nation Director Deshawn Leeth. Kids and Education

After going to prison at 18, Ypsi man launches nonprofit to prevent local kids from doing the same

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, September 27, 2023
Deshawn Leeth's passion for providing mentorship, guidance, and hope to youth comes directly from his lived experience in the juvenile justice system.
Feature Story Early Education Matters, Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Pre-K para Todos mejorará a largo plazo la salud, la educación y los resultados sociales de los niño

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, September 27, 2023
Cuando se trata de educación, el Kids Count Data Book (Libro de datos sobre el recuento de niños) de 2023 sitúa a Michigan en el puesto 42 de los 50 estados. Una de las muchas maneras en que el estado está trabajando para mejorar la calidad y la equidad en la educación es mediante el avance de Pre-K gratuito para todos.
Innovation News Marisa Eisenberg, director of the Michigan Public Health Integrated Center for Outbreaks Analytics and Modeling. Healthy Communities

U-M receives CDC grant to establish new center for disease outbreak prediction and response

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, September 27, 2023
The new center will be called the Michigan Public Health Integrated Center for Outbreaks Analytics and Modeling.
Innovation News EMU students promote the Elijah and Chase 5K in 2022. Kids and Education

5K in Ypsi to raise awareness and money for children's literacy

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, September 27, 2023
The Elijah and Chase 5K Run/Walk for Literacy Awareness, founded in Detroit, will come to Eastern Michigan University for the second time on Oct. 21.
Longform Beth Currans and Meghan Lechner of EMU's College In Prison program. Kids and Education

EMU launches first-ever bachelor's degree program for Michigan's only women's prison

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 20, 2023
Though some private colleges have also begun offering college in prison programs across Michigan Department of Corrections facilities, EMU is the first public university to do so.
Longform Vector Electric, Inc. CEO Duane Pittman. Entrepreneurship

Washtenaw County "microbusinesses" get mentoring, funding through Small Business Growth Activator

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 20, 2023
The program, a collaboration between several county organizations, targets microbusinesses that have five or fewer employees and meet a certain income threshold.
Feature Story Kennedy Flowers. Healthy Communities

Voices of Youth: Addressing barriers to sex education in Michigan

Sana SchadenWednesday, September 20, 2023
From school resource shortages to a lack of representation among educators, numerous barriers prevent Michigan's young people from receiving adequate education and care.
Innovation News A promotional image for the Michigan Chocolate Festival. Entrepreneurship

Ypsi coffee shop to host local chocolate makers for inaugural Michigan Chocolate Festival

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 20, 2023
Promotional materials say the event, hosted by a Grand Rapids-based chocolate company, will offer an opportunity to "meet, greet, and eat" with a variety of Michigan-based chocolate producers.
Innovation News FreightMiner's booth at the North American International Auto Show. Technology and Innovation

Ann Arbor company develops software to enable autonomous trucking

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, September 20, 2023
FreightMiner's technology would allow trucks to be remotely operated at the beginning and the end of a drive, while being autonomously driven over the long freeway stretch.
Innovation News Ann Arbor logo Entrepreneurship

Ann Arbor to open applications for guaranteed income pilot program

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, September 20, 2023
Applications for the city of Ann Arbor’s guaranteed income pilot program for entrepreneurs, managed by Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan (U-M), will open Oct. 2-13. 
Longform A number of financial incentives for post-secondary education help those interested in an early education career. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Michigan looks to create a better career path for early childhood educators

Joanne Bailey-BoorsmaWednesday, September 13, 2023
Improved career pathways, state incentives, and improved wages are essential to recruiting and retaining the early education workforce needed for the PreK for All roll-out.
Longform Adapt Landscapes planting a garden in Ann Arbor. Sustainability

Ann Arbor nonprofit works to restore native plants one home at a time

Elinor EppersonWednesday, September 13, 2023
Adapt: Community Supported Ecology offers free consultations, micro-meadow installations, and custom-made native plant garden kits for residents who request their services. 
Longform Stephanie Ratovonarivo. Healthy Communities

National Alliance on Mental Illness Washtenaw County expands outreach, education with millage funds

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, September 13, 2023
Funding from Washtenaw County's Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage has made new programs and the publication of a booklet on mental health possible.
Longform Brie Nikora, Rivers Brown-Danovi, and Kelly Scott at the Ypsilanti District Library-Whittaker. Kids and Education

Ypsi District Library wins ALA grant to offer Great Stories book club to underserved teens

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 13, 2023
As part of the Great Stories Club, YDL staff will work with a small group of teens to read and discuss stories that explore questions of race, identity, and more.
Innovation News A table for the Michigan Psychedelic Society at Entheofest 2022. Healthy Communities

Festival advocating for psilocybin, peyote, and other entheogens returns to Ann Arbor

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, September 13, 2023
The third annual Entheofest, celebrating and advocating for the decriminalization of entheogens, will be held Sept. 17 on the Diag in Ann Arbor.
Innovation News Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti teachers participate in Embracing Our Differences' workshop. Kids and Education

Ann Arbor nonprofit holds joint workshop on diversity and arts for Ann Arbor and Ypsi teachers

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, September 13, 2023
Embracing Our Differences Michigan Executive Director Nancy Margolis explains that the idea behind the workshop was to provide educators from both Ann Arbor Public Schools and Ypsilanti Community Schools with "curriculum they could easily use in their classroom or school."
Innovation News Participants eat cake at last year's YpsiTasty grub crawl. Arts and Culture

YpsiTasty grub crawl to highlight over a dozen Ypsilanti restaurants

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 13, 2023
This year's YpsiTasty grub crawl will highlight returning favorite restaurants, new food purveyors, and several retail locations in Ypsilanti's downtown, Depot Town, and Cross Street commercial areas.
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Hasini and Harshini Anand are members of Corner Health Center's Youth Leadership Council and mental health advocates.

 


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