Steve Koss

Nonprofit Journal Project

Nonprofit leaders across southeast Michigan will share stories of nonprofit, government, and philanthropic sectors coming together to think bigger, solve problems, and execute transformative projects.

This series is made possible with the generous support of our partners the Michigan Nonprofit Association, Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, and Co.act Detroit.

Feature Story A BULK Space workshop, titled Memories of a Place, lead by Adrienne Hayden Second Wave - Michigan

Breaking down barriers for local artists

Chris HandysideFriday, November 29, 2024
Feature Story MCREST women and children's shelter entrance Second Wave - Michigan

Macomb County shelter offers pathway to stability for homeless women and their children

Leo V. KaplanMonday, October 28, 2024
Feature Story Rick Sperling and Nafeesah Symonette co-founded Detroit Excellence in Youth Arts Second Wave - Michigan

Uplifting youth arts organizations through collective impact and connections

Chris HandysideMonday, October 21, 2024
Feature Story Children are exposed to fresh air, gardening, vegetables and more when gardens become part of early childhood education experiences. Second Wave - Michigan

Learning as they grow: Urban gardens as a teaching tool in early childhood education

Chris HandysideFriday, October 18, 2024
Feature Story Fathers are important figures in children’s lives Second Wave - Michigan

Better fathers mean stronger communities

Julie J. RiddleWednesday, September 25, 2024
Feature Story Champions of Wayne students with Wayne Memorial High School staff and mentors at the Student Achievement Banquet on June 20, 2024 Second Wave - Michigan

Visionary Wayne Memorial High School program helps students succeed by paying them

Leo V. KaplanTuesday, September 24, 2024
Feature Story Josh Chapman, President and CEO, YMCA of the Blue Water Area Second Wave - Michigan

Blue Meets Green collaborative feeds economic prosperity

Sarah SpohnThursday, September 12, 2024
Feature Story ESL class at the Chaldean Community Foundation Second Wave - Michigan

Help for new arrivals to metro Detroit

Amy KurasThursday, August 29, 2024
Feature Story Produce at Forgotten Harvest's Client Choice Market Second Wave - Michigan

Forgotten Harvest's Client Choice Market fosters dignity in food assistance

Sarah WilliamsThursday, August 8, 2024
Feature Story Kristy Schena Second Wave - Michigan

Golf, robotics, dance and more: Kristy Schena offers fun programs for kids with special needs

Jeff BurtkaFriday, July 19, 2024
Feature Story Hillery Ross, How YOU Birth Doulas Services' administrative coordinator, and Allison Keessen, treasurer for How YOU Birth Doula Services. Second Wave - Michigan

Initiative rapidly expands doula ranks in Muskegon County, with major implications for birth equity

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 15, 2024
Feature Story Veronica Bilicki oversees the Patient as Caregiver program. Second Wave - Michigan

Henry Ford Health program helps unpaid caregivers stay healthy

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 8, 2024
Feature Story Amber Desgranges and Rachel Ruddock of the Michigan Primary Care Association. Second Wave - Michigan

New initiative offers Michigan nursing students opportunity to build careers in underserved areas

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 25, 2024
Feature Story Robert Sheehan, executive director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan Second Wave - Michigan

Proposed licensure changes aim to ease Michigan's social worker shortage

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 18, 2024
Feature Story Elizabeth Agius, WSU School of Social Work associate director of research administration, with Larry West, Peers to Higher Education project manager. Second Wave - Michigan

Wayne State University program helps peer support specialists pursue higher ed in mental health

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 4, 2024
Longform Dr. Tiffany Abrego, executive director of behavioral health at the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan and associate professor of psychology at Wayne State University, and Jeremiah Green, whose idea led to the Mentally Fit Program. Second Wave - Michigan

Program offering free mental health support for youth aims to create future mental health pros

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, February 12, 2024
Longform Lapeer County EMS Education Program Manager Luke Bowen leads a session of the new EMT training program. Second Wave - Michigan

Free EMS education program helps ease EMT shortage in Lapeer County

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, January 29, 2024
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