This year’s dinner, the first in-person gathering in two years, will be held at 5 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Burma Center, followed by dinner and a program at 6 p.m. Prior to the dinner, there will be a Black Business Expo. Karen Boykin Towns, Vice Chair of the NAACP National Board of Directors, will give the keynote address.
Many organizations across the community work to provide resources for the unhoused, especially as winter approaches. Grassroots organizers, nonprofits, and city and county officials all have roles in the effort.
Efforts to find a place for those without housing have taken a step forward in Kalamazoo as 60 subsidized, efficiency-style apartments officially opened Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, The months-long conversion of the former Knights Inn Motel at 1211 S. Westnedge Ave. has been completed and the LodgeHouse is available for occupancy.
Thanks to a new state law, current blue signs portraying wheelchair users as passive and inactive will be replaced with a new accessibility icon that better reflects the lifestyles of people with disabilities.
How is the next generation of disability advocates getting involved? Associate boards. These informal groups provide a fun way for young professionals to learn about board governance while organizing events that bring people together to better understand disability issues.
Michigan health officials are sounding the alarm that childhood vaccination rates for diseases like measles, chickenpox, and polio have yet to rebound from their slump during COVID-19 lockdowns.
The former detailing shop can accommodate Patrick Hershberger's and Chad Burke's respective businesses with room for paint storage and studio space, maybe a gallery space to show his work; it also has high ceilings for multiple shelves of bikes, and areas for bike mechanics, painting, and bodywork.
Thelma Vaughn is looking for reading tutors to meet the growing demand she is seeing from elementary school students who would benefit from someone who could both teach and listen.
The $5 million freestanding Behavioral Health Urgent Care and Access Center is expected to have nine treatment rooms, waiting rooms, a lobby, a reception area, a conference room, and a security office. It will also have a police/ambulance entrance.
When babies are born, they possess the highest musical aptitude they will ever have, similar to what we know about language learning. The Music First program in Battle Creek builds on that knowledge.
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