Equity

Feature Story Easterseals MORC is promoting inclusivity with its "See The Good" campaign for National Disability Awareness Month.

Easterseals MORC launches "See The Good" to highlight abilities of individuals with disabilities

Matthew RussellWednesday, March 15, 2023
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New rules requiring lead dust testing would “keep kiddos safe”

Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorMonday, March 13, 2023
Development News Grand Rapids African American Health Institute will expand and enhance programming aimed at reducing health disparities within the county's BIPOC communities with $1 million in American Recovery Program Act funds.

Grant expands GRAAHI’s power to eliminate health disparities

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, January 30, 2023
Development News Aqume, pronounced /ack-me/, stems from the word "acme," which means the highest point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful.

Aqume Foundation wants to create philanthropy equity

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, December 16, 2022
Feature Story Jazz, Carr Center

Midtown jazz and gender justice installation shifting narratives

Veronica JohnsonWednesday, November 16, 2022
Development News Roberto Clemente Park

Roberto Clemente Park renovation wins awards and community’s hearts

Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorMonday, November 14, 2022
Feature Story Canoemobile

Closing Michigan's 'adventure gap': Floating classroom gets hundreds of students out on the water

Allison Torres BurtkaTuesday, October 18, 2022
Partner Content Darius Jones sits on the porch of his home with his fiancée and child.

3 creative ways financial institutions are addressing Detroit homeownership disparities

David SandsTuesday, October 11, 2022
Longform Carol Sodman-Morris serves as a home visit nurse for the Achieving Birth Equity Through Systems Transformation program.

Michigan project creates framework for communities to reduce racial disparities in infant deaths

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, August 25, 2022
Longform Dr. Sabrina Ford, an associate professor in the Michigan State University College of Medicine Institute for Health Policy, is leading a project to analyze and address the causes of disparity in ER follow-up care for Black patients.

Black ER patients are less likely to receive follow-up care, and this project is examining why

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, June 2, 2022
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New City Neighbors doing even more justice by youth

Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorMonday, May 16, 2022
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Legislative resolution pushes rightful recognition of Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians

Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorMonday, April 18, 2022
Feature Story Health literacy classes

How addressing health literacy is more than just reading medications

Matthew RussellWednesday, March 16, 2022
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City secures expertise of longtime crusader against childhood lead poisoning

Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorMonday, March 14, 2022
Development News child playing outside

For too many Kent County children, “Normal was Never Enough”

Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorMonday, February 28, 2022
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Issue Media Group Launches Rural Innovation eXchange

Issue Media GroupThursday, February 17, 2022
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