Girls Build Kalamazoo em-powers Black girls by teaching them to use drills, electric saws, sanders, and hand tools. The nonprofit, founded by Twala Lockett-Jones, realtor and author, also introduces principles of design and elements of construction — to build confidence in areas where women are often underrepresented.
Why Canadiana Fest? We're neighbors, first of all. But there's so much more to our sibling country, which is why Channon Mondoux, chef, SW Second Wave writer, and event organizer, threw her tuque in the Kalamazoo festival ring and went big.
Climate change is impacting us all in big and small ways. SW Second Wave is committed to sharing solutions-oriented climate stories that inspire both action and hope. On the Ground Battle Creek Project Editor Jane Parikh was recently in NYC with journalists from around the world to learn impactful ways to cover climate change at a local level. See what she learned.
Since 2019 there have been 20 homes built and another six are under construction through the work of the Kalamazoo Attainable Homes Partnership. It brings together are homebuilders and funders including the Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence.
Michigan organizations that provide health care and other services for older adults are working to reduce the impact of scams through education and legislative help.
Cuando se trata de educación, el Kids Count Data Book (Libro de datos sobre el recuento de niños) de 2023 sitúa a Michigan en el puesto 42 de los 50 estados. Una de las muchas maneras en que el estado está trabajando para mejorar la calidad y la equidad en la educación es mediante el avance de Pre-K gratuito para todos.
A common concern about PreK for All that came up during listening sessions was the role of home-based childcare and early education providers.
The Autism Alliance of Michigan team traveled to Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula to provide free trainings and health care services for people living with autism, their families, and the communities where they live.
OnPoint is one of 34 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in the state of Michigan.
Lucia Rios compares going to amusement parks as a child and now as an adult, as parks like Universal Studios and Disney World are raising the bar on accessibility.
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