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Partner Content Autism can be a very isolating. AAoM shares and hosts events that are relevant to the autism community. Second Wave - MichiganEquity

Welcome Kit helps Michiganders navigate autism resources and support

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, January 8, 2025
AAoM Welcome Kits provide a broad yet concise overview of AAoM’s roster of services. Available in two versions — one for families raising autistic children and autistic adults and another for professionals serving the autistic clients — Welcome Kits extend a warm handshake that welcomes them to AAoM’s services.
Longform The Deep End Cafe owner Candace Cavazos. Economic Development

Program encouraging EMU community to support Ypsi businesses marks successful third year

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, January 8, 2025
Through the Explore Ypsi program, EMU students, staff, and faculty can receive free $10 gift cards throughout the fall semester to use at participating businesses in Ypsi.
Longform CircNova CEO Crystal Brown. Technology and Innovation

AI takes off in Washtenaw County

Sarah RiggWednesday, January 8, 2025
A slew of companies in the Ann Arbor area are developing AI tools for fields ranging from bioscience to mobility.
Feature Story Etienne Charles. Arts and Culture

Jazz trumpeter brings multimedia performance on climate change to Ann Arbor

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, January 8, 2025
In creating a multimedia jazz performance about climate change, trumpeter and composer Etienne Charles' goal was to make audiences feel the reality of what may seem an unwieldy and abstract concept.
Development News A conceptual rendering of Chelsea's future Main Street Park. Healthy Communities

Chelsea Main Street Park project moves forward with $1 million state grant

Sarah RiggWednesday, January 8, 2025
A Main Street park in the city of Chelsea is one step closer to reality with a grant of $1,012,500 from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund board.
Innovation News Eastern Market. Technology and Innovation

Ann Arbor company joins challenge to support greener operations at Detroit's Eastern Market

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, January 8, 2025
Ann Arbor-based software startup Interplai has been announced as one of 10 semi-finalists chosen to receive a share of $3 million to participate in the Toyota Mobility Foundation’s Sustainable Cities Challenge Detroit. 
Innovation News Bourbons featured at the Ypsilanti Bourbon Fest. Arts and Culture

Bourbon festival set to return to Ypsi

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, January 8, 2025
Ypsi Bourbon Fest will return Jan. 18 at the Michigan Firehouse Museum, promising a lively experience for bourbon enthusiasts and newcomers alike.
Feature Story Color of Autism Foundation provides training for families of autistic children Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Ending the stigma of autism in communities of colorNonprofit Journal Project

Layla McMurtrieFriday, January 3, 2025
“I would go to support groups, but no one looked like me,” says Camille Proctor. She eventually founded the Color of Autism Foundation to end the stigma of autism among communities of color and create a better understanding of autism and autism services for families.  
Longform YCMS Principal Charles Davis. Community Development

What gives you hope for Washtenaw County in 2025?

Concentrate staffWednesday, December 18, 2024
Our staff weighs in on what inspires hope in our community for the coming year.
Longform Todd Crowley, Kieren Berres, and Maddy Tong of FedUp Ministries serving food at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse daytime warming center. Community Development

What would it take to establish an Ypsi homeless shelter?

Sarah RiggWednesday, December 18, 2024
Advocates for those experiencing housing insecurity say the introduction of daily ad hoc shelter services this year is a good first step, but there's a need for a more permanent shelter on the east side of Washtenaw County.
Feature Story A group calling itself the OWM Tabernacle recorded the Michigan Music Resistance's first single, "Old White Men." Michigan Music Resistance founder David Roof is pictured at center in a white shirt. Arts and Culture

Michigan Music Resistance reconvenes to offer artistic rebuttal to second Trump term

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, December 18, 2024
The second iteration of the Michigan Music Resistance, a loose collective of musicians formed in opposition to President Donald Trump, is now in full swing.
Innovation News Venue Coffee. Entrepreneurship

Coffee shop opens in Ann Arbor restaurant, co-working, and event space

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, December 18, 2024
Located within a larger restaurant/bar, the new coffee shop is designed as a place where patrons can not only get a top-notch brew and chef-prepared grab-and-go meals, but also co-work and socialize.
Innovation News A chef demo at the 2024 Ann Arbor Local Food Festival. Sustainability

Ann Arbor plans cookbook to advance carbon neutrality goals

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, December 18, 2024
Ann Arbor’s Office of Sustainability and Innovations is developing a free A2ZERO Community Cookbook to help Ann Arbor residents make climate-friendly food choices.
Innovation News Harriet Street in Ypsilanti will receive improvements thanks to a new grant. Transportation

Ypsi's Southside to get improved pedestrian infrastructure with new grant

Sarah RiggWednesday, December 18, 2024
Ypsilanti city officials have been receiving complaints of speeding along Harriet and Hawkins streets in the city's Southside neighborhood for years, but a new grant will help them address that.
Feature Story "We live here, we work here and we care about you and your family." Second Wave - MichiganCommunity Development

A New Vision for Public Health in Michigan

Brianna NargisoTuesday, December 17, 2024
Michigan has stepped forward with a comprehensive Public Health Call to Action, a set of recommendations crafted by the Michigan Public Health Advisory Council (MPHAC) to guide the state’s journey toward a more equitable and resilient health system. 
Feature Story Robert Sheehan Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Michigan’s community mental health agencies will do even more good work in 2025

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, December 17, 2024
Federal dollars, state initiatives, community partnerships, and a normalization of seeking and receiving behavioral health care have positioned Michigan’s community mental health agencies to do even more good work in 2025.
Feature Story Rebel Dogs has a distinctly Detroit approach to ethical animal advocacy Second Wave - Michigan

Rebels with a cause: How Rebel Dogs has changed the animal advocacy landscape in DetroitNonprofit Journal Project

Chris HandysideTuesday, December 17, 2024
Rebel Dogs was started by a couple of engaged citizens who wanted to alleviate the suffering of stray dogs. Today, it’s a comprehensive dog-rescue operation that helps Detroit pet owners on multiple levels.
Longform Krystal Steward and Derrick Miller by the excavation for Bryant Community Center's geothermal installation. Sustainability

This Ann Arbor neighborhood is transforming into a sustainable energy hub, thanks to local nonprofit

Elinor EppersonWednesday, December 11, 2024
Community Action Network offers free housing upgrades to decarbonize Bryant neighborhood residents’ houses through a sustainability program started in 2021. 
Longform I-AAM founder and Clinical Director Leah Mills-Chapman. Healthy Communities

Free mental health care available to young Black men through new program in Ypsi Township

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, December 11, 2024
A new program in Ypsilanti Township is offering free mental health services  to Black males aged 10-25 and their families.
Feature Story Tree City. Arts and Culture

Ann Arbor hip-hop collective releases "magnum opus" after 13 years of work

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, December 11, 2024
After 13 years in the making, "Pure Levels," the new album by the Ann Arbor-based hip-hop collective Tree City, will be released on Dec. 13.
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Hasini and Harshini Anand are members of Corner Health Center's Youth Leadership Council and mental health advocates.

 


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