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Longform Ryan Yates, dad and Duncan Aviation engine line technician. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Early care and education: A boon for children, families and the economy

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Expanding access to affordable, high-quality early care and education could support working parents, strengthen the state’s labor market, and promote gender equity.
Longform Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office. Second Wave - MichiganDiversity

الهجمات على العائلات المهاجرة وما تعنيه لتعليم الطفولة المبكرة

Brianna NargisoTuesday, August 12, 2025
في عام 2024، لاحظ معلمو الطفولة المبكرة في جنوب غرب ديترويت انخفاضًا كبيرًا في تسجيل الأطفال في مرحلة ما قبل المدرسة، وذلك بعد تصاعد نشاط تنفيذ قوانين الهجرة. وعلى الرغم من أن هذا الانخفاض لم يتم توثيقه رسميًا في ذلك الوقت، أفادت منظمات مجتمعية أن ما يقارب 15٪ من الطلاب تم سحبهم من برامج ما قبل المدرسة في المنطقة خلال أسابيع قليلة.
Partner Content SCCCMH is preparing students of all ages on how to be mindful in the digital age. Healthy Communities

Back-to-School Mental Wellness: Helping students thrive in a digital world

St. Clair County Community Mental HealthThursday, August 7, 2025
As the back-to-school season approaches, students of all ages face excitement, nerves, and change. Whether a child is starting kindergarten, transitioning to middle or high school, or preparing for life after graduation, this time of year brings emotional and mental health considerations for families to navigate together.
Feature Story Digital rendering of the splash pad at Marine City's new community center. Community Development

New community center to break ground this fall in Marine City

Joseph HayesWednesday, August 6, 2025
Marine City was recently awarded a grant for nearly $1 million from the state of Michigan to help finance work on a new community center at the city’s previous Lions Club.
Longform Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Attacks on immigrant families and what that means for early education

Brianna NargisoTuesday, August 5, 2025
Community-based organizations report that approximately 15% of students  withdrew from preschool programs within weeks due to immigration enforcement activity. Advocates and policy researchers attribute these shifts to the growing climate of fear among immigrant families in Michigan.
Longform Lauren LaPine Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Community mental health and hospitals partner to fill care gaps

Brianna NargisoTuesday, August 5, 2025
Michigan's hospitals and community mental health agencies are working together to address gaps in behavioral health care that contribute to long emergency department stays and delays in treatment. Several recent initiatives aim to improve care coordination and create new models of crisis response.  
Longform Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Ataques a las familias inmigrantes y lo que eso significa para la educación temprana

Brianna NargisoTuesday, August 5, 2025
En 2024, los educadores de la primera infancia en el suroeste de Detroit observaron una caída significativa en la inscripción preescolar tras el aumento de la actividad de control de inmigración. Aunque el descenso no fue documentado oficialmente en ese momento, las organizaciones comunitarias informan que aproximadamente el 15% de los estudiantes fueron retirados de los programas preescolares del área en cuestión de semanas.  
Feature Story Mateo Savedra. Community Development

Port Huron’s Urban Pioneer Program helps first-time home buyers plant roots

Layla McMurtrieThursday, July 31, 2025
The Urban Pioneer Program in Port Huron is helping first-time, low- to moderate-income homebuyers become homeowners through $10,000 in down payment assistance and housing education. 
Partner Content St. Clair County Community Mental Health CEO Deb Johnson speaks at a legislative briefing on Monday, July 14, 2025, concerning a state proposal that critics say could privatize Michigan’s public behavioral health system. Healthy Communities

Mental health advocates say state proposal could threaten patient care

Laura FitzgeraldTuesday, July 29, 2025
Advocates are criticizing an MDHHS proposal to open the public behavioral health system to competitive bids from the private sector, arguing that the proposal could damage patient care. MDHHS states that the proposal will not privatize public health but will instead improve flaws in the system.
Feature Story Julie Molenda Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

SBAM Nurture Benefits program enhances compensation for child care providers

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, July 29, 2025
The Small Business Association of Michigan Nurture Benefits will expand access to health insurance, life insurance, and retirement savings for Michigan's child care providers.  
Feature Story Nancy Roy, co-owner of C. Roy Processing. Community Development

Spreading the love of Bologna at small town festival

Leslie CieplechowiczMonday, July 28, 2025
Partners of 37 years, C. Roy Processing and the Yale Bologna Festival, have made what Yale is informally called the “Bologna Capital of the World,” with its famous fried bologna sandwiches. Nancy Roy, who co-owns the business with her husband Richard, supplies two tons of bologna for the festival and has been a part of the community since 1924.
Partner Content Girl at AAoM Hero Walk Second Wave - MichiganEquity

Lock Arms and Unite for Autism: Campaign commits to continued advocacy and support

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, July 24, 2025
AAOM’s current fundraising campaign, Lock Arms and Unite for Autism seeks to raise $31,000 to support its services for the one in 31 people diagnosed with autism in Michigan. 
Longform Head Start and similar programs build academic skills as well as social and emotional strengths.  Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

60 years of Head Start. What's next?

Brianna NargisoTuesday, July 22, 2025
As Head Start marked its 60th anniversary this past May, the program’s legacy stands as more than a historical benchmark. It offers a powerful example of how early learning can drive equity, resilience, and long-term impact. 
Feature Story Summit Pointe youth staff. CMHs collaborate with schools and families to provide care to kids and teens. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Community mental health advocates take stand against privatization plan

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, July 22, 2025
Community Mental Health Association of Michigan (CMHA) advocates against proposed MDHHS plan to privatize community mental health care.
Feature Story A girl relaxes with her cow. Community Development

In Photos: Family fun at the St. Clair County 4-H and Youth Fair

Leslie CieplechowiczThursday, July 17, 2025
The St. Clair County 4-H and Youth Fair kicked off its 88th year at the Goodells County Park on July 14. Although the event is oftentimes thought of as only for rural kids showing livestock, there are many activities for all ages, including monster trucks, a rodeo, a family carnival, rope making, and music in the meadows.
Feature Story Left to Right: Port Huron Mayor Anita Ashford, Special Assistant to the City Manager Tony Pearson, Southside Summer Pop Up Market Manager Elizabeth Buckley, and NIA Vice Chair Mary Williams, enjoying the Southside Summer Pop-Up Market. Community Development

Port Huron’s new Southside Summer Market sparks community revival

Harold PowellFriday, July 11, 2025
An often forgotten corner of the city is hosting a fresh wave of vendors, vibes, and revitalization at Knox Field in Port Huron every Tuesday from now until August 26.  
Partner Content Marysville Fire Department. Community Development

Marysville Community Fund celebrates 10 years of impact

Laura FitzgeraldThursday, July 10, 2025
The Marysville Community Fund is celebrating 10 years of community impact this year with another round of grants available to Marysville nonprofits and organizations.
Longform Rx Kids has provided for the Wright family stability during an unpredictable time. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

More than a stipend: Rx Kids is transforming childhood beginnings

Brianna NargisoTuesday, July 8, 2025
Rx Kids, the country’s first universal and unconditional cash prescription program for pregnant people and infants, provides financial support to every eligible family within a geographic area, no income requirements, no strings attached. Families receive a one-time $1,500 payment during pregnancy and $500 per month during the baby’s first year of life.  
Feature Story Kevin Fischer3 Second Wave - MichiganCommunity Development

Medicaid cuts threaten Michigan’s mental health

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, July 8, 2025
Federal Medicaid cuts threaten the very lives of those living with serious mental illness, disabilities, and substance use disorders as well as the quality of life and livelihoods of those managing their mental health care with medications and support that Medicaid currently covers.  
Feature Story The Pride March through Port Huron. Arts and Culture

Blue Water Pride Festival in Port Huron celebrates resilience of LGBTQ+ community

Leslie CieplechowiczMonday, June 30, 2025
The Pride Festival on June 29 in Port Huron was hosted by Barbara Payton, executive director of Blue Water Allies, an organization that serves as a resource for the local LGBTQ+ community. Payton shares how events like these are imperative to foster pride for queer folks who live in a predominantly conservative region.
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