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Hope Clinic Medical Manager Ann Marie Peterson and student volunteer Anika Baldawa.
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Innovation News Afton Branche-Wilson. Kids and Education

New U-M website helps families access expanded Child Tax Credit

Monica HicksonWednesday, May 12, 2021
A new website from University of Michigan Poverty Solutions offers step-by-step assistance for parents to get the expanded federal Child Tax Credit, which is now worth up to $3,600 per child per year.
Innovation News "Skating Tree Town." Arts and Culture

U-M grad releases book on history of Ann Arbor skating scene

Maria PattonWednesday, May 12, 2021
Art major Valerie Le created the book, titled "Skating Tree Town," for her senior studio project after rediscovering her childhood interest in skating during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Innovation News Many Washtenaw County residents have faced food insecurity as a result of the pandemic, and are unfamiliar with the process of navigating food pantries. Healthy Communities

Food Gatherers launches improved tool to help people find free food in Washtenaw County

Maria PattonWednesday, May 12, 2021
Many Washtenaw County residents have faced food insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and are unfamiliar with the process of navigating food pantries. Food Gatherers aims to make that task more efficient and accessible for those in need. 
Innovation News A flyer for the contest. Kids and Education

Ypsi streetwear store partners with Adidas for scholarship contest honoring Black music

Sarah RiggWednesday, May 12, 2021
Ypsi-based Puffer Reds will celebrate Black Music Month in June with an art contest that could net a high school student a $4,500 scholarship.
Longform Sareka Smith at her home studio. Arts and Culture

Ypsi's Riverside Arts Center launches residency program, giving local artists space to create

Sarah RiggThursday, May 6, 2021
The first of several artists have begun using the center's Off-Center location and the dance studio in its main building, and more will participate over the course of this spring and summer.
Innovation News Beth Vonck. Kids and Education

Ypsilanti middle school teacher named Regional Teacher of the Year

Sarah RiggWednesday, May 5, 2021
Beth Vonck was one of 10 teachers across the state honored with the Michigan Department of Education's Regional Teacher of the Year designation for the 2021-2022 school year. She's also up for a statewide honor, Michigan Teacher of the Year.
Longform MCYJ community outreach and engagement manager Husain Haidri. Equity

Long-lived Ann Arbor nonprofit refocuses efforts on reforming Michigan's youth justice system

Jeanne HodeshWednesday, April 28, 2021
The Michigan Center for Youth Justice, formerly known as the Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency, is aiming to improve a decentralized and inconsistent system.
Longform First Fridays program coordinator Mary Dettling and First Fridays co-founder Elize Jekabson. Arts and Culture

Ypsi's in-person First Fridays return as outdoor events this summer

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 28, 2021
After going virtual in 2020, the popular self-guided arts and culture tour is back – but with COVID-19 safety still in mind.
Feature Story A customer browses a pop-up market hosted by The Back Office Studio. Entrepreneurship

From pop-up markets to choir practices, Ypsi co-working space supports community during pandemic

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 28, 2021
The founders of The Back Office Studio have opened their space to support a wide variety of community needs over the past year.
Development News Traffic calming measures on West Cross Street in Ypsilanti. Transportation

Ypsilanti officials to explore traffic-calming measures on four major city roads

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 28, 2021
The city will study possible traffic-calming measures on four roads that receive frequent complaints about speeding and other dangerous driving behavior.
Innovation News The Links logo Healthy Communities

Ann Arbor nonprofit hosts event series on "The State of Black Health"

Maria PattonWednesday, April 28, 2021
Each of the three sessions features social workers, physicians, educators, and others in panel discussions and Q&As on topics including Black health, Black emotional wellness, and disparities in reproductive health.
Innovation News The Sunflower Project founder Hannah Palmer. Healthy Communities

EMU student launches nonprofit to provide financial aid, community support for mental health

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, April 28, 2021
The Sunflower Project aims to raise $10,000 this year to help provide scholarships for people who need help paying for treatments for diagnosed mental health conditions.
Longform Erica Edwards. Arts and Culture

Local collective to launch zine of women of color's poetry about Ypsilanti

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 21, 2021
The zine, a project of an Ypsilanti-based poetry collective called Untold Stories of Liberation and Love, arose as a result of programming changes necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Longform A2EF DEI Internship Program participants Sabrina Xiao and Mohamed Said. Equity

New internship program helps underrepresented students find "a place in tech" at Ann Arbor companies

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, April 21, 2021
Seventy-five candidates vied for spots in the inaugural cohort of the Ann Arbor Entrepreneurs Fund's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Internship Program.
Innovation News "Big Red Squiggle" by Erika Cross will be featured in "What Feels Real: Art in the Time of Impossible Disconnect." Arts and Culture

Ann Arbor exhibit to feature local and international art made during COVID-19 pandemic

Jeanne HodeshWednesday, April 21, 2021
"What Feels Real: Art in the Time of Impossible Disconnect" features works from artists based in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Detroit, and as far away as Germany.
Innovation News A rider on a WAVE bus. Transportation

WAVE public transit offers free rides to Chelsea vaccination site

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, April 21, 2021
Door-to-door shuttle service is available on Tuesdays from 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m.
Innovation News Gary Horton in front of his mural at Go! Ice Cream in Ypsilanti. Arts and Culture

New project encourages exploration of Ypsi's public art through writing prompts

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 21, 2021
A new collaboration between the nonprofit community writing center YpsiWrites, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, and Ypsilanti Community Schools offers three self-guided tours of Ypsi's public art structured around writing prompts.
Longform Members of the cycling group Spoke Junkies head off on their bi-weekly ride from River's Edge Brewing Company in Milford. Economic Development

Studies show major economic benefits from parks and trails – and Michigan leaders are catching on

Patrick DunnThursday, April 15, 2021
As local studies have identified billions of dollars in economic benefits from the region's parks and trails, area leaders have increasingly come together to acknowledge and better leverage those benefits.
Longform The former Willow Run high school and middle school campus, where organizers hope the future American Center for Innovation will be located. Kids and Education

Grassroots effort aims to build STEAM educational center in Ypsilanti Township

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 14, 2021
A new community-based nonprofit corporation, The American Center for Innovation, hopes to launch a new educational center at the former Willow Run high school and middle school campus within the next five years.
Feature Story BirCan abstract Technology and Innovation

How an Ypsi auto software company helped feed Turkey's stray dogs during the pandemic

Jeanne HodeshWednesday, April 14, 2021
ProjectSynergy was well suited to weather the pandemic. But far from the epicenter of the U.S. auto industry, a friend in Turkey had a unique challenge for the company to crack: helping feed millions of stray dogs.
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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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