Healthy Communities

Feature Story A game of basketball during Y on the Fly in West Willow Park. Healthy Communities

Ann Arbor YMCA launches new programs to better engage Ypsi-area youth

Sarah RiggWednesday, August 07, 2019
Feature Story Packard Health board of directors vice chair Sharon Moore. Healthy Communities

Packard Health tackles opioid epidemic with medication-assisted treatment

Emily BendaWednesday, August 07, 2019
Feature Story Art and Aubrey Schupbach at Zion Well. Entrepreneurship

Alternative healing and wellness businesses put down roots in Ypsi area

Sarah RiggWednesday, July 31, 2019
Feature Story Washtenaw County community health worker Anne Davis at the Pittsfield Township Farmers Market. Healthy Communities

County program offers prescriptions for free farmers market produce

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, July 17, 2019
Feature Story Niyah Carr with her mother Nikia Smith Community Development

Ypsi program finds success pairing lower-income "leaders" with higher-income "allies"

Sarah RiggWednesday, July 10, 2019
Feature Story Frog Island Track Club. Healthy Communities

Frog Island Track Club keeps Ypsi-area kids moving throughout the summer

Sarah RiggWednesday, June 26, 2019
Feature Story Diana Bernal-Canseco (right) of Buenos Vecinos helping students in an ESL class at YCHS. Kids and Education

Ypsilanti-based program works to improve Latinx community's quality of life by supporting its youth

Sarah RiggWednesday, June 12, 2019
Innovation News Staff drivers Ola Ibrahim and Traci Bibins load a van for YMOW's first Saturday delivery in 14 years. Healthy Communities

Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels partners with Michigan Medicine, expands meal deliveries to Saturdays

Sarah RiggWednesday, June 05, 2019
Feature Story YDL-Superior branch manager Mary Garboden poses with kids at the branch's garden in 2016. Kids and Education

Ypsi school and library gardens bring education outside

Gillian Ream GainsleyWednesday, May 22, 2019
Innovation News Toyota will take on Food Gatherers' Summer Food Service Program this summer to serve more food-insecure children and adults in Washtenaw County. Community Development

Toyota awards impact grants to three Washtenaw County nonprofits

Emily BendaWednesday, May 22, 2019
Innovation News Members of the Ypsilanti District Library's Teen Advisory Group. Healthy Communities

Ypsi teens aim to raise peers' mental health awareness with new event

Sarah RiggWednesday, May 22, 2019
Innovation News Participants in last year's Bridging 23 Unity Walk walk through Ann Arbor. Community Development

Bridging 23 Unity Walk expects increased participation for second Ypsi-Ann Arbor march

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, May 22, 2019
Feature Story The Wolfpack Cruiserz 2019 kickoff ride meetup at Gault Village. Community Development

Wolfpack Cruiserz create family-friendly cycling community

Sarah RiggWednesday, May 15, 2019
Feature Story Shonda Gibbs (center) at Memory Cafe. Healthy Communities

"Memory Cafes" offer support for people with memory loss and their caregivers

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 17, 2019
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