Early Childhood Educators in Battle Creek feeling the support
Rent, mortgage, and utility support are available to early childhood educators in Battle Creek through the American Rescue Plan Act and W.K. Kellogg Foundation funds.
Faith rooted in the Earth: Kalamazoo pagans honor the seasons, cycles, and web of life
Modern paganism is a religious movement founded on principles derived from living on this planet we call home. And its practices and tenets have a lot to teach us about Earth and human care during this time of climate crisis.
With women’s basketball in the spotlight, a semi-professional team takes the floor in Kalamazoo
Meet Felicia Nikia Thomas, founder and coach of the Kalamazoo Blaze, the area's new semi-pro women's basketball team.
Voices of Youth: Youth advisory councils give youth experience seeking and funding solutions
Foundation-based youth advisory councils provide a valuable opportunity for youth to speak up about issues and solutions they think will matter.
Voices of Youth: Meet the man helping to make Kalamazoo a more sustainable city
The City of Kalamazoo aims to be 'net zero' by 2050. Kalamazoo's Sustainability Planner Justin Gish plans to help the city get there. VOY's Dmitri Agdanowski sits down with Gish to find out more.
Prescriptions for fresh produce grow in Michigan through collaboration and new funding
Efforts are underway to better coordinate efforts between produce prescription programs and to create more standardized funding mechanisms for them.
West Michigan events celebrate 34th anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act
The Caravan for Disability Freedom and Justice 2024 will stop in Muskegon and Kalamazoo to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Opioid health homes remove barriers to recovery
Opioid health homes provide a central point of contact where people living with opioid use disorder work with an interdisciplinary provider team to develop an individualized recovery care plan.
MiLEAP fund provides essential equipment, upgrades for child care facilities
Quality child care is necessary, but not always available or affordable. The MiLEAP Caring for MI Future: Facilities Improvement Fund has launched a $59 million fund to provide new and expanding home-based and center-based facilities across the state.
The Earth asks us to change: Author calls on us to adopt ‘two-eyed seeing’ of science and kinship
"How is it we show Mother Earth that we care so much for her?... We need a transformation toward kinship, that's the living world. I hope you give it a try."
