Fire Arts Collaborative is a 10-year-old nonprofit in Edison.
Fire Arts Collaborative is a 10-year-old nonprofit in Edison. Fran Dwight
Fire Arts Collaborative is a 10-year-old nonprofit in Edison.
Fire Arts Collaborative is a 10-year-old nonprofit in Edison. Fran Dwight

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Feature Story Rev. Addis Moore Community Development

At 40 years and 40 churches, Kalamazoo's Northside Ministerial Alliance bridges faith and community

Casey GrootenThursday, April 20, 2023
For 40 years and now with 40 faith institutions involved, the Northside Ministerial Alliance has connected churches with the community through programming and projects with the mission to eliminate poverty, racism, and injustice in Kalamazoo. In this Faith in Action story, Second Wave speaks with NMA pastors about how faith influences this vital work that Bishop T.D. Lockett describes as "building bridges, breaking barriers, and promoting unity in our community,"
Feature Story Lillian Anderson Arboretum Sustainability

Trail Tales: Kalamazoo's Lillian Anderson Arboretum flourishes beneath Magnificent Pines

Sam KappThursday, April 20, 2023
Marking its 25th Anniversary, the Lillian Anderson Arboretum near Oshtemo Park off of West Main, owned and cared for by Kalamazoo College, has quietly become a trail treasure, with its 140 acres (plus and addition 150-plus surrounding acres) that includes winding paths through woods and around water. As with most nature preserves, The Arb (as it is known) has a story. Read on to find out more.
Longform Dr. Lynn Todman and Dr. Willie Lawrence at the Center for Better Health and Wellness. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Center for Better Health and Wellness tackles health disparities beyond COVID in Benton Harbor

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 20, 2023
Established to address COVID-19-related health disparities, the center has pivoted to address additional unique health needs in predominantly Black Benton Harbor.
Longform A Way Home: RentAbles Building Communities

A pilot program for Kalamazoo renters expands as people struggle to make ends meet

Al JonesWednesday, April 19, 2023
One-time grants through the RentAble program, funded by the City of Kalamazoo and overseen by the Kalamazoo County Continuum of Care, are now available to help individuals and families offset rent increases, housing application fees, and pay security deposits. Grants can also be used to help catch up on past-due rent, past-due utility bills, and other related expenses. Read on to find out how it works.
Partner Content April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month Second Wave - Michigan

Autism Alliance of Michigan is the trusted resource for the autism community

Autism Alliance of MichiganTuesday, April 18, 2023
The Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) is here to help ensure Michiganders with autism reach their greatest potential.
Feature Story Brad Miller Healthy Communities

Florganoleptic Music: Cosmic Knot jams with plants for KVCC Foodways SymposiumAnd around town local musician plays a cactus with Kalamazoo band Wowza

Mark WedelThursday, April 13, 2023
Second Wave's Mark Wedel interviewed a musical cactus. Well, not quite. But he interviewed a local musician who plays the cactus as an instrument – and another who plays music along with music-making aloe vera and even a giant Sequoia. Yes, plants can make music. For upcoming Earth Day (April 22), we celebrate the world as a magical, musical place.
Feature Story BC Arts Collaborative Arts and Culture

New Arts Collaborative supports and boosts Battle Creek’s creatives

Jane ParikhThursday, April 13, 2023
Exciting things are happening in Battle Creek's art scene. The new Arts and Culture Collaborative of Battle Creek will provide resources, support, space to create, and possibilities for creative collaboration, with a specific focus on helping marginalized artists. "Without creative careers, a city will fail," says Vania Word, ACCBC Executive Director.
Feature Story Kalamazoo Poetry Festival Arts and Culture

Kalamazoo Poetry Festival grows a garden of events for its 10th year

Andy RobinsThursday, April 13, 2023
April is National Poetry Month and Kalamazoo has more than its fair share of homegrown poets – which suits this year's Kalamazoo Poetry Festival theme of "The Garden."  In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the festival takes place April 13 to 15, featuring both local and visiting poets, including Kzoo's own Pulitzer Prize-wining poet Diane Suess, Kansas Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall (WMU graduate), Hala Ayhan, and Kaveh Akbar, among others.
In The News Oshtemo Housing Building Communities

Oshtemo Township is working on a plan to build housing for the future

Al JonesThursday, April 13, 2023
Growth in both housing prices and population in Kalamazoo's Oshtemo Township has put the township board on alert. The area's fastest-growing community is working to formulate a housing action plan. After surveying residents, the township drafted a plan which will be presented at the township meeting Thursday, April 13, 2023
Longform SWMJ Collaborative Gun Violence NowKalamazoo Healthy Communities

'He's never gonna be the same again'What type of support does a child need to recover from the trauma of being shot? A Kalamazoo mother is on a lonely search for that answer.

Kristie May/NowKalamazooWednesday, April 12, 2023
Young people bear brunt of the gun-violence epidemic but have no power of policymaking, no say in what resources are provided, or which way the limited support available is directed. This is the story from NowKalamazoo of a young man shot twice in 18 months and the search for help for his resulting trauma.
Longform SWMJC Gun Violence NowKalamazoo Healthy Communities

Nunca volverá a ser el mismo¿Qué tipo de apoyo necesita un niño para recuperarse del trauma de haber recibido un disparo? Una madre de Kalamazoo busca esa respuesta a solas.

Kristie May/NowKalamazooWednesday, April 12, 2023
Los jóvenes son los más afectados por la epidemia de violencia armada, pero no tienen poder para formular políticas, no pueden decir qué recursos se proporcionan o de qué manera se dirige el limitado apoyo disponible. Aquí está la historia de NowKalamazoo de un joven baleado dos veces en 18 meses y la búsqueda de ayuda para su trauma resultante.
Feature Story SWMJ ournalism Collab Overview Healthy Communities

Depression, anxiety on the rise for youth: Local approaches aim to address their mental health needs

Julie Mack, Southwest Michigan Journalism CollaborativeWednesday, April 12, 2023
The Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative, through its Mental Wellness Project, is profiling six approaches that address growing concerns about mental health issues experienced by young people in its new solutions-focused reporting series, A Way Through: Strategies for Youth Mental Health.
Feature Story SWMJ ournalism Collab Overview Healthy Communities

Depresión y ansiedad en aumento para los jóvenes: Enfoques locales apuntan a abordar sus necesidades

Julie Mack, Southwest Michigan Journalism CollaborativeWednesday, April 12, 2023
La Colaboración de Periodismo del Suroeste de Michigan, a través de su Proyecto de Bienestar Mental, está perfilando seis enfoques que abordan las crecientes preocupaciones sobre los problemas de salud mental que experimentan los jóvenes en su nueva serie de informes centrados en soluciones, A Way Through: Strategies for Youth Mental Health.
Longform The front room of an adult foster home in Allegan. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Smaller does mean better for residents in adult foster care homes

Joanne Bailey-BoorsmaTuesday, April 11, 2023
OnPoint and Northern Lakes Community Mental Health share how adult foster care homes empower Michiganders with disabilities while enriching our communities.
Longform Margot Weiner having fun at Sibshop. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Through joyful play of Sibshops, youngsters find new ways to relate to siblings with disabilities

Brooke MarshallMonday, April 10, 2023
Sibshops give kids who have siblings living with disabilities the opportunity to connect, share their experiences, ask questions, and offer advice.
Longform Margot Weiner having fun at Sibshop. Healthy Communities

A través de Sibshops, los jóvenes encuentran nuevas formas de relacionarse con sus hermanos discapac

Brooke MarshallMonday, April 10, 2023
Los talleres para hermanos brindan a los niños que tienen hermanos que viven con discapacidades la oportunidad de conectarse, compartir sus experiencias, hacer preguntas y ofrecer consejos.
Longform SWMI Journalism Collab Trails Kids and Education

How this program provides a roadmap to better mental health for Three Rivers students

Alek Haak-Frost, Watershed VoiceMonday, April 10, 2023
When TRAILS was created by the University of Michigan’s Department of Psychiatry in 2013, it served just two Ann Arbor schools. Today it has been instituted in 700 schools in Michigan, and TRAILS has provided training, materials, and implementation support to schools in 50 of Michigan’s 56 intermediate school districts.
Longform SWMI Journalism Collab Trails Healthy Communities

Una guía práctica para mejorar la salud mental de los estudiantes de Three Rivers

Alek Haak-Frost, Watershed VoiceMonday, April 10, 2023
Cuando TRAILS fue creado por el Departamento de Psiquiatría de la Universidad de Michigan en 2013, servía solo a dos escuelas de Ann Arbor. Hoy se ha instituido en 700 escuelas en Michigan, y TRAILS ha brindado capacitación, materiales y apoyo para la implementación a escuelas en 50 de los 56 distritos escolares intermedios de Michigan.
Longform SWMI Journalism Collabe CTAC Encore Healthy Communities

Assessing Trauma in Children: It's key to helping them thrive, and WMU center leads the way

Marie Lee, Encore MagazineMonday, April 10, 2023
About 23 years ago a group of Kalamazoo-area professionals launched the Southwest Michigan Child Trauma Assessment Center at Western Michigan University to assess traumatized children that has not only become the model for similar centers across Michigan and in Colorado but also has effected change in the state’s child-welfare system and beyond.
Longform SWMI Journalism Collabe CTAC Encore Healthy Communities

Evaluando el Trauma en los NiñosEs clave para ayudarles a prosperar, y el centro de la WMU lidera el camino

Marie Lee, Revista EncoreMonday, April 10, 2023
Hace aproximadamente 23 años, un grupo de profesionales del área de Kalamazoo inauguró el Centro de Evaluación de Trauma Infantil del Suroeste de Michigan en la Universidad de Western Michigan para evaluar a los niños traumatizados que no solo se ha convertido en el modelo para centros similares en Michigan y Colorado, sino que también ha producido un cambio en el estado. sistema de bienestar infantil y más allá.
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Battle Creek

Village Network leads work to create a Black Wall Street in Battle Creek 

Plans for launching a Black Wall Street movement in Battle Creek will include a Black-owned business directory and two new websites with a mission to create "collective independence." For more stories, please visit here.
 

Kalamazoo

Joyful Streets, Real-world Struggles: "Happy Cities" author on the journey to transform Kalamazoo 

"What I've noticed in Kalamazoo is, that the city has been taking action to make some changes that in the short term some people might find uncomfortable, but in the long term are going to set the city on course for more vitality, more health, more equity, and I would say more happiness for the people who choose to live here."  Read the full story here. Read more stories here.
 

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