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Patient Service Representatives Kathy Craven and Amanda Haydt at the Trinity Health Haab Health building's dental clinic.
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Feature Story Groundcover logo Community Development

Drive seeks old cell phones for poor and homeless people to use during pandemic

Patrick DunnWednesday, May 20, 2020
Many homeless and poor people have lost their ability to communicate, make money, and get online during the pandemic. A new effort by Groundcover News and the Washtenaw County Poor People's Campaign seeks to help.
Feature Story Ypsilanti YMCA Summer Day Camp, 2019. Kids and Education

Ypsi-area summer camps retool offerings in response to COVID-19

Sarah RiggTuesday, May 19, 2020
Camp organizers have choices to make during the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic: cancel, go virtual, or host smaller in-person camps with safety precautions. 
Feature Story Growing Hope client Teria Moore-Berry recently received several containers for gardening. Sustainability

Growing Hope expands home gardening program to serve Ypsilanti seniors, people with disabilities

Sarah RiggTuesday, May 19, 2020
Home gardening has become popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Growing Hope has ramped up its seedling production and other gardening programs in response.
Feature Story Representatives of Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels, Michigan Ability Partners, and Saline Area Social Service pick up their new vehicles. Transportation

Toyota donates four vehicles to help county nonprofits expand services during pandemic and beyond

Patrick DunnMonday, May 18, 2020
COVID-19 has drastically increased demand for many Washtenaw County nonprofits' supportive services. Here's how four of them are using donated vehicles from Toyota to meet that demand in new ways.
Feature Story We the People Opportunity Farm manager Marly Spieser-Schneider and executive director Melvin Parson. Community Development

Ypsi nonprofits find new ways to address community needs during pandemic

Sarah RiggWednesday, May 13, 2020
Ypsilanti- and Ypsilanti Township-based nonprofits are responding to the COVID-19 crisis in a variety of ways, from providing online programming to ramping up gardening programs to passing out cleaning supplies.
Feature Story United Way logo Community Development

Here's how United Way distributed over $850,000 to those hardest-hit by COVID-19 in Washtenaw County

Patrick DunnTuesday, May 12, 2020
A rapid, equity-focused grantmaking process has supported small local groups' efforts to assist Washtenaw County's Latinx community, Ypsilanti Township's West Willow neighborhood, and many more. 
Feature Story Packard Health's COVID-19 testing tent at Perry Early Learning Center on May 8. Healthy Communities

Washtenaw County brings COVID-19 testing to hardest-hit areas in Ypsi, Ypsi Township

Sarah RiggMonday, May 11, 2020
Testing is now available every business day of the week on Ypsi's South Side, in addition to "pop-up" testing available at other times and locations.
Feature Story Emily Heintz, Entrypoint founder and managing director. Entrepreneurship

Washtenaw County businesses invited to participate in survey measuring COVID-19's economic impact

Patrick DunnMonday, May 11, 2020
The survey is open to county-based businesses of any size in any sector. It aims to help local economic development organizations and municipal bodies better develop programming to support local businesses.
Feature Story Be a Concentrate Champion Community Development

Local journalism is in crisis. Concentrate needs your help.

Patrick DunnWednesday, May 6, 2020
As we face down the challenge of COVID-19, we're launching a crowdfunding campaign and asking for your financial help for the first time ever. Learn more about our campaign and contribute here.
Feature Story A staffer prepares for one of the Ypsi Area Online Market's first food distributions. Healthy Communities

Ypsi farmers markets debut new one-stop online ordering system during COVID-19 crisis

Sarah RiggWednesday, May 6, 2020
The new Ypsi Area Online Market offers one-stop online ordering and safe pickup of food from a wide variety of local farms and food businesses.
Feature Story Clockwise from lower right, Juliet Hinely, Angela Abiodun, and Amanda Krugliak interview Grand Rapids-based artist Mandy Cano Villalobos for an episode of "House Calls." Arts and Culture

U-M livestream series offers virtual "house calls" with Michigan artists

Patrick DunnTuesday, May 5, 2020
U-M Institute for the Humanities staff created the series as a way to spotlight how Michigan artists are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak and how they're envisioning the path forward from the pandemic.
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Washtenaw County farmers find "huge increase" in sales by going online during pandemic

Patrick DunnMonday, May 4, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many Washtenaw County farmers to sell their wares online for the first time – and they've found high demand waiting for them.
Feature Story Ypsi resident Jeremy Allen and his kids visit Allen's wife, a nurse, who is under precautionary self-quarantine at a hotel. Arts and Culture

Ypsilanti Coronavirus Digital Archive project aims to document everyday life during a pandemic

Sarah RiggMonday, May 4, 2020
Dozens of users have contributed photos of life during the COVID-19 pandemic to a new Facebook group called the Ypsilanti Coronavirus Digital Archive, which aims to collect material for the Ypsilanti Historical Society's archives.
Feature Story The New West Willow Neighborhood Association will be converting its Little Free Library to a little free food pantry. Community Development

Ypsi neighborhood watches offer online meetings, resident checkups, mini food pantry during pandemic

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 22, 2020
Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township's robust neighborhood watches and associations are developing new ways to stay in touch with their communities and respond to changing needs during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Feature Story A mailing sent to residents of the 48197 and 48198 ZIP codes, encouraging census participation. Community Development

COVID-19 outbreak prompts new strategies to promote census participation in Ypsilanti

Sarah RiggTuesday, April 21, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak has stymied 2020 census efforts in Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township, where local officials and community partners are now employing new strategies to reach those who haven't yet responded.
Innovation News Ann Arbor startup Unbelievable LLC uses these bacterial cultures to infect N95 masks before cleaning them with its GLOW laundry machine. Technology and Innovation

Ann Arbor-area manufacturers and startups pivot to fill medical needs during pandemic

Patrick DunnTuesday, April 21, 2020
Many businesses have suffered a major blow since COVID-19 struck Washtenaw County. But a handful have found new purpose by refocusing their operations to fill high demand in the medical sector.
Innovation News CLN and CAN staff (including executive director Betsy Durant, center) hold up literacy bags. Kids and Education

Ann Arbor nonprofit distributes free kids' books to food pantries during school closures

Patrick DunnMonday, April 20, 2020
The Children's Literacy Network is aiming to help combat the effects of an extended "summer slide," the decline in student achievement that occurs during summer vacation.
Feature Story Yodit Mesfin Johnson. Community Development

COVID-19 racial disparities in Ypsilanti expose inequities across Washtenaw County

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 15, 2020
Black residents, particularly those living in Ypsilanti ZIP codes, are being disproportionately affected by the virus. Local activists are working to turn the despair of the current moment into social change in the long run.
Innovation News Creative Washtenaw Aid 2020 logo Arts and Culture

Arts Alliance sets $100,000 goal for COVID-19 relief fund for Washtenaw County creatives

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderMonday, April 13, 2020
Financial assistance is critical because artists and arts organizations were among the first to be affected by the virus, and they often have even less of a safety net available than others.
Feature Story Hip-hop emcee Miz Korona was worried that her stage name might be triggering for some during the pandemic, but friends and fans encouraged her to make her first album in four years. Arts and Culture

Ann Arbor-area musicians find both hardship and unexpected inspiration in pandemic

Doug CoombeWednesday, April 8, 2020
Their tours have been canceled and their incomes disrupted. But local musicians have also found new ways to connect with fans and been inspired to create surprising new projects.
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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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