No-cost pre-K for all Michigan 4-year-olds enrolling for 2025-26 school year
QA with Jeffrey Capizzano, Policy Equity Group, on the implementation of Pre-K for All no-cost preschool for Michigan 4-year-olds.
How Michigan nonprofits are navigating federal uncertainty
Michigan nonprofits are facing uncertainty as federal funding streams fluctuate and administrative support wanes. The Michigan Nonprofit Association is helping organizations navigate this instability through advocacy, collaboration, and strategic planning.
Oakland County residents give back to family, community, and more after experiencing homelessness
After finding housing, people who've experienced homelessness frequently seek to further stabilize their lives, better support their families, and give back to their communities. Here are a few of their stories.
Free swimming classes and equipment help improve water safety across Metro Detroit
A network of programs across Metro Detroit seeks to address high drowning rates and low swimming skills with free water safety education.
Shared humanity that crosses language, religious and cultural barriers
An unlikely partnership has blossomed between the Mormon church and Zaman International, a nonprofit that serves mostly Middle Eastern Muslim women. Both faiths have more in common that it might appear on the surface.
Amplifying voices of “an historically invisible population of young people”
Developing Despite Distance has gone deep investing in Detroit youth with incarcerated parents. In launching a teen advisory board, it looks to go broad.
Community land trusts: ‘We’re rising from the ashes, and this is our vehicle.’
GenesisHOPE plans to purchase 10 vacant lots across Detroit neighborhoods to provide affordable housing through a community land trust model.
Someday Bakery is heavy on art, community — and pastries
“We were looking for spaces all around Detroit but when we saw this space it had no walls, it had no lights, and we just fell in love with the story of this block.”
Metroparks highlight new and expanded climate initiatives for Earth Day
The Huron-Clinton Metroparks are celebrating this Earth Day by rolling out several new pilot initiatives that are the first steps in an ambitious plan to combat the impacts of climate change.
