Kids and Education

Partner Content This summer, the staff at SCCCMH, along with volunteer Nora Condland, and through a generous donation from the Home Depot in Fort Gratiot, created this outdoor space at the Child and Family Services Building.

Normalizing mental health for our youth


Development News Kensington Metropark in Oakland County.
Development News Martin Road Park in Ferndale.
Longform The first day of school at the new YCMS location.

Ypsi middle school relocates, expanding facilities and programming


Longform FAME program student Darrius Johnson.
Feature Story Student writer Aya Ibarisha interviews social worker Justin Harper for this story.
Innovation News A child plays at We Rock the Spectrum-Ann Arbor.
Feature Story Lord of the Rings-themed crafts and a "walk to Mordor" (with Tolkien buttons as prizes) will be part of Herrick District Library's Lord of the Rings Week.
Feature Story “We’re trying to build a Ferrari here, and I’m confident at this point that we really are,” says Jesse Hopkins, founder of Clay Avenue Guitar Co.
Feature Story Kids Count
Feature Story Sacred Earth
Feature Story United Way list image
Development News “Children everywhere need environments where they can play and be curious,” says Dan Gilmartin, Executive Director and CEO of the Michigan Municipal League.
Feature Story ACES Southwest Michigan Journalism Collab youth mental health
Feature Story READ Ottawa Executive Director Ally Velderman

READ Ottawa has new, familiar executive director


Feature Story Hadley Streng, Grand Haven Area Community Foundation president.
Longform Teens with the BuildOn Program in Detroit pose during their summer campout at Scout Hollow Campground in Rouge Park, coordinated by Detroit Outdoors.
Feature Story Alejandro Fleites Marcelo and Karinna Martinez were the only students from the Grand Rapids area selected for the 2024 Bank of America Student Leaders Program, an eight-week summer internship.
Feature Story A Herrick District Library patron uses the AI Playground in Groundworks. The playground will be open through mid-September.

Library offers chance to explore AI


Feature Story Starr Commonwealth