As the conditions around COVID change testing will continue to be part of the "new normal" Calhoun County officials say. Tests are currently available at a number of local organizations.
The Michigan Homeowners Assistance Fund program was created last year to prevent homeowners from losing their homes as a result of mortgage delinquencies the program and was established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to mitigate hardships associated with the pandemic. Kalamazoo County Treasurer Thomas Whitener tells how it can work for county residents.
Need money to restore an old barn? If it will be used for the public the Barn Believers in Calhoun County may be able to help.
The term "food apartheid" has increasingly supplanted "food desert" as a way to describe the conditions affecting urban and rural communities that lack access to healthy foods.
Sally Berglin came out of retirement after she stepped in at Senior Care Partners P.A.C.E. “Her love for the organization shows, along with her enthusiasm, and it’s contagious. People respond to her in kind,” say those she works with.
Genesee Intermediate School District and Crim Fitness Foundation are encouraging Genesee County residents to eat healthy and move more, while also addressing barriers to make healthy choices more accessible to county residents.
For nearly two decades, Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) has delivered SNAP-Ed programming in area schools to encourage students and families to eat more fruits and vegetables and engage in more physical activity.
Graduation from Kellogg Community College will be financially attainable for more students with changes to the Legacy Scholarship program from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Matthew Schmidt bought a former factory in the Edison Neighborhood in October of 2020 and has been working to convert it into a studio for himself, as well as an art gallery and performance space for other artists. Other people's trash is slowing him down. Now the neighborhood wants to hold property owners like Schmidt's neighbor who allow illegal dumping accountable.
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