Healthy foods in Kalamazoo schools: How you can help
How do you serve 14,000 meals a day to picky eaters whose parents want them to make food choices they don't want to make? Welcome to the world of school breakfasts and lunches.
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#Kzoostrong: A community in the aftermath
How does a community respond when six people are randomly gunned down?
Cultivating relationships, connecting kids and schools back to real food
Urban Sprout's successes show building relationships is what it takes to bring about change in how people get food.
Breaking down barriers to make immigrants and refugees feel welcome in Michigan
It may seem like swimming against a strong, rushing current at times, but Welcome Michigan is working to make the state a more friendly place for Immigrants and refugees. Kalamazoo is part of the program and Battle Creek is looking at it.
Reporting methods mask the high lead levels of children in Kalamazoo’s core city neighborhoods
Flint is not alone. There are 14 cities across Michigan where children have been found to have elevated lead levels. Kalamazoo is one of them.
Michigan United celebrates relief for a local woman, and sets its sights on the work ahead
Immigration to the United States is not as easy as many people believe it to be. Sometimes that means people are deported from the U.S. into situations that could cost their lives. It could still happen to Rejoice Musa.
Next Urban Democracy Feast scheduled for Dec. 19
At the last Feast, the Institute for New Leaders won the most votes for their project, which involves equipping young people with the knowledge, skills, tools, and resources needed to make change and take control of their lives and community.
SHARE: Exploring Kalamazoo’s history with racism in order to heal
Like much of America, Kalamazoo has a troubled past when it comes to race and that bleeds into its present and future. The Kalamazoo Summit on Racism will explore the stories of Kalamazoo's past as a springboard for conversation about race and racism and the impact that this history has on our community.
The Planned Parenthood Attacks: When stigma and shame define women’s healthcare
As legislators in the nation's capital scrap over the $500 million in federal funds that represents 40 percent of the monies that keep Planned Parenthood in business, local women talk about their gratitude for the variety of services they receive there.
Big changes at Open Roads and some big shoes to fill
Open Roads' new home of its own keeps the program moving forward, opens new options.
