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CrimFit Nutrition Program brings exercise and nutrition education to thousands of Flint kids at home
As Flint kids begin online-only schooling, opportunities for physical exercise and nutrition education will be scarce. But a team of Crim Fitness Foundation staffers is working to address that by bringing the Crim’s Nutrition Program (CrimFit) out of the classroom and into families' homes.
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Fresh Conversations program helps Detroit seniors change dietary and fitness habits for the better
The Methodist Children's Home Society runs Fresh Conversations program sessions at community centers and other sites in Detroit, with the goal of helping seniors change their diet and fitness routines to curtail chronic diseases and promote healthy aging.
Medical school partners with Kalamazoo-based IONTOX to develop COVID-19 antibody test
In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is developing antibody testing in collaboration with a Kalamazoo-based company, IONTOX.
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National Kidney Foundation of Michigan introduces nutrition and fitness to classrooms
Presenting a program called PE-Nut in classrooms, the foundation uses a whole-school approach to motivate students, parents, and educators to eat healthier and be physically active.
Kalamazoo Public School students without internet can borrow one of 1,000 wireless hotspots
Kalamazoo Public School students without internet service at home are likely to fall behind in their school work. Now they can borrow an internet hot spot.
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How edible schoolyards in Lansing help feed the community
An afterschool gardening club at three Lansing-area elementary schools helps kids learn how food gets from their own school gardens to their table – and how to improve their community's overall food security.
The Blog: Finding new and old hobbies
Find out how bird watching and teaching literacy to first graders can ignite an old spark and lead to new pursuits.
The Blog: The Gift of Children
KPS Assistant Superintendent Cindy Green says: The connectivity challenge is more than just technology. People need people and most children learn from watching, interacting directly, being around peers.
The Blog: Transforming a working model — Leading with relationships
Just as the Communities In Schools of Michigan partnership with Battle Creek Public Schools was building momentum COVIC-19 brought everything to a halt. This is how CIS has found ways to keep up with its mission at a time when relationships are all at a distance.
Partner Partner Content CrimFit Nutrition Program brings exercise and nutrition education to thousands of Flint kids at home
As Flint kids begin online-only schooling, opportunities for physical exercise and nutrition education will be scarce. But a team of Crim Fitness Foundation staffers is working to address that by bringing the Crim’s Nutrition Program (CrimFit) out of the classroom and into families' homes.
Partner Partner Content Fresh Conversations program helps Detroit seniors change dietary and fitness habits for the better
The Methodist Children's Home Society runs Fresh Conversations program sessions at community centers and other sites in Detroit, with the goal of helping seniors change their diet and fitness routines to curtail chronic diseases and promote healthy aging.
Medical school partners with Kalamazoo-based IONTOX to develop COVID-19 antibody test
In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is developing antibody testing in collaboration with a Kalamazoo-based company, IONTOX.
Partner Partner Content National Kidney Foundation of Michigan introduces nutrition and fitness to classrooms
Presenting a program called PE-Nut in classrooms, the foundation uses a whole-school approach to motivate students, parents, and educators to eat healthier and be physically active.
Kalamazoo Public School students without internet can borrow one of 1,000 wireless hotspots
Kalamazoo Public School students without internet service at home are likely to fall behind in their school work. Now they can borrow an internet hot spot.
Partner Partner Content How edible schoolyards in Lansing help feed the community
An afterschool gardening club at three Lansing-area elementary schools helps kids learn how food gets from their own school gardens to their table – and how to improve their community's overall food security.
The Blog: Finding new and old hobbies
Find out how bird watching and teaching literacy to first graders can ignite an old spark and lead to new pursuits.
The Blog: The Gift of Children
KPS Assistant Superintendent Cindy Green says: The connectivity challenge is more than just technology. People need people and most children learn from watching, interacting directly, being around peers.
The Blog: Transforming a working model — Leading with relationships
Just as the Communities In Schools of Michigan partnership with Battle Creek Public Schools was building momentum COVIC-19 brought everything to a halt. This is how CIS has found ways to keep up with its mission at a time when relationships are all at a distance.
