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Jake Williams, Gleaners program services manager, teaches a Best Food Forward class on whole grains at Pearl Lean Elementary in Warren.
Jake Williams, Gleaners program services manager, teaches a Best Food Forward class on whole grains at Pearl Lean Elementary in Warren. Nick Hagen
Fruit prepared for tasting at Ring Lardner Middle School's March Madness event.
Fruit prepared for tasting at Ring Lardner Middle School's March Madness event. Susan Andress

Stories of Change

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A series of inspirational stories about the people, places and things that are helping people eat healthy and move more. It is made possible with funding from Michigan Fitness Foundation.

Partner Content Participants enjoy BMCC's 13 Moons of Anishinaabe programming. Second Wave - Michigan

Bay Mills Community College SNAP-Ed programs inspire healthy living

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, November 3, 2022

Across Michigan

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NorthWest Initiative collaborates with community to create a healthier Lansing

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, May 10, 2023

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Detroit Public Schools Community District Farm-to-School initiatives grow through SNAP-Ed

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, January 18, 2023

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Dearborn nonprofit forges relationships to inspire healthy living

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, October 13, 2022

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Henry Ford Health SNAP-Ed collaborations creating healthy change

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, August 8, 2022

Across Our Network

  • Arc of Appalachia has acquired 14,000 acres to protect the region’s temperate forest biome forever
    Source: Soapbox
  • Community Impact Day expands, mobilizes volunteers across Michigan
    Source: The Lakeshore
  • How Fort Wayne food entrepreneur Johnny Perez built and scaled a restaurant empire
    Source: Input Fort Wayne
  • Shared humanity that crosses language, religious and cultural barriers
    Source: Second Wave Michigan
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