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Feature Story MRC Southwest MichiganEquity

Why a Kalamazoo nonprofit is ending subminimum wages for workers with disabilities

Mark WedelMonday, November 27, 2023
Feature Story Two GRIT wheelchair users pose at a local park. The LakeshoreEquity

All-terrain wheelchair loan program opens outdoors to more users

Paul R. KopenkoskeyTuesday, November 14, 2023
Feature Story Two GRIT wheelchair users pose at a local park. Southwest MichiganEquity

All-terrain wheelchair loan program opens outdoors to more users

Paul R. KopenkoskeyTuesday, November 14, 2023
Feature Story KRock-SMALL The LakeshoreDiversity

Rock musicians with autism to be honored with Discover Ability Award

Shandra MartinezWednesday, November 8, 2023
Feature Story KRock-SMALL Southwest MichiganEquity

Rock musicians with autism to be honored with Discover Ability Award

Shandra MartinezWednesday, November 8, 2023
Feature Story Miranda-Grunwell-SMALL Southwest MichiganEquity

‘I can finally vote by myself’: Portage disability advocate improves accessibility at the polls

Shandra MartinezTuesday, October 31, 2023
Longform Datasha Chapman, a member of Calvin University's Lay Ambassadors for Mental Health program, chats with a colleague. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Mental health ambassadors and prenatal coaches: Michigan orgs tackle social determinants of health

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, October 30, 2023
Longform Housing Solutions Dignity in Motion Southwest MichiganEquity

Bikes give Dignity in Motion for Kalamazoo unhoused

Mark WedelThursday, October 26, 2023
Longform Sherlynn James works hard to help her Black and brown clients overcome barriers to home ownership. Second Wave - MichiganBuilding Communities

Dismantling racism means removing barriers to home ownership

Kris MathisThursday, October 26, 2023
Innovation News A promotional image for the HomeBoost program. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiEquity

New program from Ann Arbor bank provides $15,000 grants to first-time home buyers of color

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, October 25, 2023
Longform SWMI Journalism Collab Genemarkers Southwest MichiganHealthy Communities

Pruebas genéticas: una nueva herramienta para recetar medicinas para la salud mental

Julie RiddleMonday, October 23, 2023
Longform SWMI Journalism Collab LGBTQ teens Southwest MichiganHealthy Communities

Encontrando Apoyo Mientras Encuentras Tu Autenticidad: Recursos LGBTQ+ para Jóvenes

Por Zinta Aistars, Watershed VoiceMonday, October 23, 2023
Longform Graphic Packaging Southwest MichiganHealthy Communities

Something stinks in ‘Paper City’: Kalamazoo residents push back on legacy of industrial pollution

Caroline BissonnetteThursday, October 19, 2023
In The News Lynn Ward Gray Southwest MichiganEquity

Battle Creek NAACP Branch focuses on Thriving Together during annual Freedom Fund Dinner

Jane ParikhThursday, October 12, 2023
Longform Angela Gabridge, MiGen executive director, co-chaired a coalition that requested Michigan state funding for LGBTQ+ health. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Michigan addresses LGBTQ+ health disparities with historic $10 million budget allotment

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, October 12, 2023
Feature Story Bold-small The LakeshoreEquity

When construction wasn’t accessible, he found dream job making furniture

Shandra MartinezThursday, October 12, 2023
Feature Story WMPRSA-Forum Southwest MichiganEquity

Accessibility in the Workplace: Forum to explore ‘going beyond compliance’

Lucia RiosWednesday, October 11, 2023
Feature Story Bold-small Southwest MichiganEquity

When construction wasn’t accessible, he found dream job making furniture

Shandra MartinezWednesday, October 11, 2023
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