In northwest Michigan, educators, mental health professionals, and food service directors are teaming up to support the children they serve by connecting the dots between good nutrition and good mental health.
There is a way forward for those experiencing climate grief. Because prolonged deep grief over the earth's depredations is not sustainable.
Vaccines are not the only way to ward off COVID-19. A Kalamazoo doctor is among those spreading the word on the value of alternate treatments, monoclonal antibodies, for those who have tested positive for the virus. It helps keep them out of the hospital and reduces deaths.
Kalamazoo County's COVID Emergency Rental Assistance will help renters stay in their home with $17 million in federal dollars.
In Calhoun County, 39 percent of households were in some ways economically vulnerable even before COVID and they were likely impacted even more during the pandemic. Learn more from those facing those struggles.
This year's juror for the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts regional Area Show, Larry Ossei-Mensah, has developed an eye for art by people who might not have the elite connections or other privilege that could lead to a successful career in art.
The Burma Center had a Candlelight Service and Global Protest and Revolution Day in Myanmar on Saturday, March 27 at the Sojourner Truth Monument, one in a series of recent protests. Dr. Than Oo offers insights into what the Burmese community is protesting.
Education efforts need to be stepped up to overcome reluctance to obtain COVID-19 vaccination, Calhoun County leaders say.
The City of Kalamazoo has had a program since 1992 to rid its water system of lead service lines. Work on the project accelerated in 2017 and in the spring of 2022 will be moving on to what it calls the North Kalamazoo effort. Two informational meetings on the work are set for April for community members to learn more about what is planned.
New solutions are available for those who are having trouble paying their property taxes in Calhoun County. Some programs have been created for those who lost their salary as a result of COVID-19 closures.
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