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Mariners Inn finds ways to put clients’ concerns at ease amid the pandemic

Carina JacksonTuesday, October 13, 2020
At Mariners Inn, we welcome men who struggle with drug and alcohol addictions. We can’t perform most of our services remotely, so we have needed to adapt to ensure our men’s safety.
Feature Story Will Jones III

Who do you want to be?

Will Jones III, MBATuesday, October 13, 2020

Say who you are.

Do who you want to be.

 

Those two lines have become my central mantra in 2020.

Feature Story Caitlin Murphy

Live6 provides patio furniture to small businesses on Livernois to stimulate local commerce

Caitlin MurphyThursday, October 08, 2020
Due to the stay at home order and business shutdowns, restaurants and eateries could not open as usual.  So we stepped in to help.
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Reaching girls where COVID-19 placed them

Karen PalkaMonday, September 28, 2020
When the pandemic closed schools and businesses in March, it also closed the door on our access to the hundreds of girls we were serving and were scheduled to serve in southeast Michigan.  
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Addressing pandemic challenges in mental health and substance abuse treatment

Susan KozakMonday, September 28, 2020
Having COVID hit was huge for our population. Thank goodness Medicaid recognized the need for us to be able to do telehealth.
Feature Story Yodit Mesfin Johnson

What if we radically transformed our work and our sector?

Monday, September 28, 2020
What if we radically transformed our work and our sector the way families are re-imagining their lives?
Feature Story Amy Good

Alternatives For Girls finds ways to help girls and young women going into the fall

Amy GoodMonday, September 28, 2020
While some of our services can be conducted remotely, such as case management and tutoring, our crisis and shelter services cannot.
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Black Caucuz Podcast builds community engagement in Washtenaw

Julie QuirozMonday, September 28, 2020
Progressive Black Caucuz, a new podcast in Washtenaw’s BIPOC-led media ecosystem, is about building community.
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Recreating opportunities for funding, services help keep the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation going

Melissa GreerMonday, September 07, 2020
When the pandemic first hit, our primary concern was the health and safety of our patients.
Feature Story Dwan Dandridge. Photo by Nick Hagen.

Black Leaders Detroit pivots to support entrepreneurs with small grants

Dwan DandridgeMonday, September 07, 2020
For some business owners, seeing that there was a grant they wouldn't be denied for based on systemic racism gave a sense of hope.
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Leading live theatre through a pandemic

Regina SpainMonday, September 07, 2020
Going into that last rehearsal, I knew what had to happen, but it was still brutal.
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Marygrove Conservancy’s Community Impact Incubator creates a leadership program for Black leaders

Racheal AllenMonday, September 07, 2020
Because the need in their communities was so high, Black leaders were often being asked to serve more with fewer resources.
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Finding connection through service amid the pandemic in a Pontiac neighborhood

Cole YoakumMonday, August 24, 2020
The virus has brought some amazing people into their lives. Sometimes we have to work hard to find silver linings in this season, but this is an obvious, though unexpected blessing.
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Recreating opportunities for funding, services help keep the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation going

Melissa GreerMonday, August 24, 2020
When the pandemic first hit, our primary concern was the health and safety of our patients.
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Champions for Change: Upending structural racism and barriers to equity barriers

Yodit Mesfin JohnsonMonday, August 17, 2020
The absence of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) across our work called us to do more.
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Ypsilanti mom decolonizes childhood

Julie QuirozMonday, August 17, 2020
Nuola Akinde didn’t set out to homeschool, but her experiences as a Black mother in Washtenaw led her to restructure her life and work around her children’s education.
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Poetry in a time of pandemic: Local women of color find voice in COVID

Julie QuirozMonday, August 10, 2020
When COVID hit, all our plans and poems seemed irrelevant. But as the weeks wore on, the need for community and space to name our realities grew urgent.
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The Athletic Factory gets creative to get student-athletes to the next level amid a pandemic

Cliff ThomasonMonday, August 10, 2020
The pandemic has allowed us — no, it has forced us — to be creative for what we can still do to impact the youth in our community.
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Alternatives for Girls relies on community connections to stay open during COVID-19

Amy GoodMonday, August 10, 2020
We urge people to pay attention to others in their circle who may need help and not be in a position to ask for it.
Feature Story Desirae Simmons. Photo by Doug Coombe.

Working for peace and justice through a racial equity lens

Desirae SimmonsMonday, July 27, 2020
As the sense of urgency for peace and justice continues, we are really centering anti-racism and racial and economic equity as the lens through which all our work will flow.
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