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Jason Gold at the Michigan Folk School.
Michigan Folk School builds community by passing on knowledge of traditional skills

The Michigan Folk School in Superior Township's Staebler Farm County Park allows visitors to experience the importance of old traditions in the rapidly changing modern world. 

Nicole Milton
FHLBank Indianapolis first-time home ownership program making Michiganders’ dreams a reality

FHLBank Indianapolis HomeBoost program offered up to $15,000 in down payment and closing and counseling costs assistance in its pilot year. For the program's return, those who qualify can receive up to $25,000.  

Chelsea Area Fire Authority Chief Robert Arbini.
Chelsea firefighters seek help to restore aging fire station

Chelsea Area Fire Authority Chief Robert Arbini is sounding an alarm – but it's not for the type of emergency that most community members might imagine. This time Chelsea's fire station at 200 W. Middle St. is in urgent need of rescue.

OnPoint autism services focus on communication, behavior support for social skills, daily living skills, family training, and ongoing assessment.
Community mental health agency a resource for autism services

OnPoint, a community mental health agency in Allegan County, provides services for autistic children and their parents.

Robin Beasley is the director of Garden of Dreams Preschool inside First Congregational Church.
Tri-Share makes quality child care more affordable for working parents

MI Tri-Share is a first-of-its-kind cost-sharing funding model. The state, the employee, and their employer each chip in for one-third of the price of child care.

Kelsey Lehman and Autumn Carson
Podcast a “not-so-clinical approach to conversations surrounding all things mental health.”

Podcast hosted by three friends covers a range of topics like finding a therapist, tips for loved ones, and misconceptions and stigmas surrounding medications. 

Rogen poses for a picture at Garden of Dreams Preschool in Battle Creek
PreK for All a good way to disrupt the preschool-to-prison pipeline

Good preschool programs yield tremendous social and economic advantages such as higher high school graduation rates and reduced chances of criminal behavior. 

Maria Munteanu and her husband Vasile Munteanu in their apartment at Hilltop View Apartments.
Dexter apartments serving veterans, homeless, and low-income residents wins national award

Hilltop View Apartments received an award from the national Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition. Staff say the complex is "a place to land" for people healing from traumatic experiences.

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