Community mental health agency applies Lean processes to improve service to clients
North Country Community Mental Health applies Lean processes throughout its operations with the result of improving care for its patients.
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Michigan addresses LGBTQ+ health disparities with historic $10 million budget allotment
A new allotment in the state budget will directly support the work of community-based organizations that are already providing health-related services to LGBTQ+ Michiganders.
Southern Imaginations helps Michigan collect feedback and plot course for free PreK for All
A collaborative partner with the Policy Equity Group and a member of Governor Whitmer’s PreK for All taskforce, Southern Imaginations has been brought in to help formulate recommendations for rolling out free, universal pre-k to all Michigan 4-year-olds.
Michigan organizations work to improve poor health outcomes through “path to a prosperous future”
A group of Michigan political, health care, community, and foundation leaders are working together on a project that aims to coordinate sustained investments in Michiganders' health.
Scams rob Michigan elders of millions, but health providers and nonprofits offer help
Michigan organizations that provide health care and other services for older adults are working to reduce the impact of scams through education and legislative help.
Pre-K para Todos mejorará a largo plazo la salud, la educación y los resultados sociales de los niño
Cuando se trata de educación, el Kids Count Data Book (Libro de datos sobre el recuento de niños) de 2023 sitúa a Michigan en el puesto 42 de los 50 estados. Una de las muchas maneras en que el estado está trabajando para mejorar la calidad y la equidad en la educación es mediante el avance de Pre-K gratuito para todos.
Partner Partner Content Autism Alliance of Michigan trip to the U.P. shared training and health care opportunities
The Autism Alliance of Michigan team traveled to Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula to provide free trainings and health care services for people living with autism, their families, and the communities where they live.
Michigan’s foster children face mental health challenges – but these agencies set them up to succeed
All foster children experience some form of trauma, but Michigan's child and family service agencies are working to provide the mental health services foster kids desperately need.
Behavioral health at home helps Muskegon-area older adults improve quality of life
Multiple organizations in the Muskegon area are bringing trained counselors to the homes of older adults who face mobility or transportation challenges.
Livability Labs bring Muskegon County leaders together to solve community challenges
An annual collaboration among a slew of cross-sector organizations and community members has created 15 teams working to develop solutions to community challenges in Muskegon County.
