Parents and childcare advocates recently showed up at a virtual forum to ask local candidates running for Michigan's State Senate this November about the issues on families' minds. Check out what those looking for your vote had to say about low air quality and high asthma rates affecting Detroit's children.
For many families, child care exceeds the cost of a mortgage or rental payments and rivals college tuition payments. Yet, child care employees have been among the lowest wage earners in the state. Parents and early education advocates showed up at a virtual forum recently to ask local candidates running for Michigan’s State Senate how they plan to fix this problem.
Michigan health care organizations are racing to determine what support those with "long COVID" need and how best to provide it.
Mothering Justice, a national grassroots policy advocacy organization, is raising the voices of womxn of color, and building "political mama power" for 2022 Midterm Elections.
A new project called "The Power of Understanding" uses proven health literacy tools to empower participants to become engaged as advocates for their own health.
Businesses along an East Side corridor have been hit hard by a streetscape project intended to help them over the long-term. Here's what a local nonprofit is doing to help.
“The reality is, for so many of our kids, there is this really negative image of Detroit and this place that they call home,” says teacher Monica DeGarmo. Canoemobile, and partner organizations, hosted an outdoor classroom for nearly 80 students this week, in a bid to change the narrative and better connect students with Michigan's nature scene.
Can developers serve communities in better ways? Can designs make sure residents don't get left out of the city's rapid growth? These Detroit-based developers think so. Here's what they are saying.
“With this money, we can execute community projects that center on community needs and make visible efforts to reach toward one another to ensure no one in Islandview is left behind,” says Detroit Community Technology Project Communications and Culture Manager Leon Hister.
“We would like to keep manufacturing in the city of Detroit to increase employment opportunities and build a more reputable future for those interested,” says The Lab Drawer co-owner Dr. Alecia Gabriel.
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