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Feature Story Detroit Voting Geography

Mapping Detroit: Analyzing Detroit's voting geography

As the map shows, the geography of voting in Detroit is far from being cleared up. The lines represent how far flung some Detroiters are from their polling place, in some cases more than 3 miles away.

Longform Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office.

ရ ွှေ့ရ ြောင််းရေထိိုင်သူမိသြော်းစိုမ ြော်းအ ား ပစ်မှတ်ထ ားတ ိုက်ခ ိုက်ခခင်ားသည် ကရ ်းသူငယ်မ ြော်း၏

Community-based organizations report that approximately 15% of students  withdrew from preschool programs within weeks due to immigration enforcement activity. 

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NEOMED launches dental program to improve statewide oral health access

NEOMED's new Bitonte College of Dentistry will embed dental students in Ohio communities to improve access and address shortages in rural and urban oral health care.  

Longform Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office.

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

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.  

Longform Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office.

Attacks on immigrant families and what that means for early education

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

Community mental health and hospitals partner to fill care gaps

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.  

Feature Story Attendees learn and mingle at the CDO VIP Expo event on July 29 at Newlab

Detroit’s community development leaders, friends and champions celebrate collaboration, progressResilient Neighborhoods Feature

Detroit’s CDO VIP Expo brought together community development organizations from across the city to celebrate their collective impact and deepen collaboration through the Detroit 21 network.  

Feature Story Left to Right: Reign Winston and Amya White.

Detroit youth feel the impacts of climate change, and they’re talking about it

Detroit is one of the most impacted cities by rising temperatures. Youth are speaking up about the impacts they face when it comes to climate change, and Green Living Science is helping kids pave the way to a more sustainable future.

Longform Leah DuMouchel, director of programs and communications at the Michigan Association of Planners, and Vern Gustafsson, project director/planner at the Pontiac Housing Development Corporation, look over zoning maps.

Comprehensive Oakland County zoning map aims to support development and demystify regulations

A new project is aiming to demystify Oakland County zoning for developers, government officials, and residents by creating a single map that shows residential zoning designations for the entire county.

Longform Justin Nance at the Van Wert Health Fair.

Ohio hygienist trains future workforce through outreach role

Justin Nance blends teaching and patient care to combat workforce shortages and inspire the next generation of dental hygienists in Ohio.

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