The Investing in America Child Care Partnership is addressing the national child care supply crisis by fostering collaboration among public and private funders, government agencies, employers, and child care providers.
Leslie Vaughn’s 'Bus Stop Blues' gives struggling Detroit readers a story that reflects their challenges and offers a way forward.
Detroiters rehabbed 17,000 homes in 5 years. A new study on local and absentee ownership will be featured in an Oct. 2 Strong Towns virtual workshop.
With fair financing, non-predatory loans, and strong community ties, credit unions create empowerment and ownership for their members.
The Detroit-based Color of Autism Foundation seeks to end the stigma of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in communities of color by helping parents of children with ASD build skills to lessen their isolation.
In Detroit, neighbors and organizations are turning vacant lots, leftovers, and community fridges into lifelines in the fight against food insecurity.
Two entrepreneurs from Mexico with a history of building successful operations are preparing to move their company, VITIA, to Michigan.
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.
July 24, 1934, was a day filled with extremes; lumber fires, traffic deaths, police crackdowns, baseball hysteria, and City Hall hijinks.
For more than 35 years, Christi Coady Narayanan led the transformative work of the Opportunity Resource Fund (OppFund), as the President and CEO of the nonprofit community development financial institution. She retired last month, passing the torch to the new President and CEO Byna Elliott, to continue the organization’s unwavering commitment and innovation in empowering individuals, businesses, and communities all over the state.
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