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MSHDA
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
People across the state have helped "the Prosperity Agenda" radio show on Detroit news/talk 760 WJR win international acclaim
Natalie Burg
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Got a craft you can teach to others? Always wanted to learn an unconventional skill, say, hula-hoop construction or spring foraging? The Ann Arbor Free Skool is dedicated to pairing knowledge with knowledge-seekers, free of charge.
Patrick Dunn
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
To many, Food Gatherers is an organization that collects and provides sustenance for those in need. But feeding the hungry is only part of the equation. Teaching at-risk young adults to find careers in the food industry is another. And with an 87 percent graduation rate, the program is inching our community toward long-term solutions for hunger.
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
In 1998, the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation awarded a $12,000 grant to Dawn Farm to investigate best practices for establishing recovery-based transitional housing. The next day a crack house on Ann Arbor's Chapin Street was raided and closed, which provided a timely opportunity.
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Last year, the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum hosted nearly 262,000 visitors from around the region—making it one of Michigan’s premier destinations for informal science education. Since 1980, the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation and our donors have provided more than $170,000 in grants to help the Museum grow.
Peter Wagner
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Real Life 101 isn't a class you choose to register for. We're all signed up. New U-M graduate Peter Wagner kicks off a short series of blogs from this year's crop of college grads. Where are they going next, and why? Look for their answers this spring and summer.
Kim North Shine
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
To paraphrase David Lee Roth: "He's your Ice Cream Man, stop him when he's passin' by." ...Or pedaling by, as the case may be. Rob Hess is the bicycle-bound peddler (and pedaler) of Go! Ice Cream, the latest addition to Ann Arbor-Ypsi's army of hand-crafted, small-batch food artisans. We, for one, welcome their invading forces.
Mary Townley
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
MSHDA is partnering with the state's religious leaders and faith communities to help homeowners avoid foreclosure with a program that addresses each homeowner's unique situation.
Tanya Muzumdar
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
There are vocations and there are avocations. For Joseph Zettelmaier it's clear which is which. By day the Milan, Mich. resident works in data entry. But on stage he's an award-winning playwright with 30 plays to his name. Concentrate's Tanya Muzumdar puts the spotlight on this theatrical wordsmith.
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
When Oscar Reimold died, he left a gift that never stops giving, an endowment at the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation that supports local programs to help Ann Arbor seniors live independently and with dignity. Since 1981, the Oscar Reimold Fund has awarded more than $1.3 million in grants - more than three times Oscar's original gift!
Patrick Dunn
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Take one ugly, undeveloped piece of land, add a contingent of concerned citizens, give them a whole lotta seeds and a "sexy" community event and what do you get? The folks behind Ypsilanti's "Seed Bomb Water Street" hope it'll be a field full of wildflowers... and, eventually, a local commons.
Rishi Moudgil
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Punching the corporate clock is hardly the only way to success. Rishi Moudgil, director of U-M's Nonprofit and Public Management Center, outlines the great potential of career opportunities beyond the private sector.
Concentrate Staff
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Maybe you haven't noticed but more and more businesses have been moving into Ypsilanti, fueling a drive to revive the downtown as a vibrant commercial destination. So, how do things look at street level? To answer that question we've invited local business owners to talk about how they're doing and where things are going. Sign up now for this May 2 event!
Patrick Dunn
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
While most kids are wasting their time mastering Xbox, high schoolers Albert Foo and Sharath Anand are developing a new fire-fighting technology, one that extinguishes interior flames from outside the building. So far ExtinBreachR has landed them top science fair awards and a couple of small grants. But they've got bigger plans.
Dennis Archambault
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Sometimes a step back in time can be a step into the future. At the Michigan Folk School in Superior Township, back-to-basics living isn't just seen as nostalgia for arts and crafts, but rather a community-based counterbalance to the alienating advances of technology.