The state’s child care workforce is facing low wages and staffing issues. A historic investment offered relief, but providers need continued support.
Nushrat Rahman
Nushrat Rahman covers issues and obstacles that influence economic mobility, primarily in Detroit, for the Detroit Free Press and BridgeDetroit, as a corps member with Report for America, a national service program placing journalists in local newsrooms across the country.
Her beat includes coverage of housing, water affordability and issues important to small business owners – all areas she’s passionate about as a lifelong Detroiter. She has written for Hour Detroit, Model D and Tostada Magazine.
In 2018, Rahman was selected as one of 13 contributors for The Edit, a New York Times newsletter for college students and recent graduates. Rahman is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, where she dived into narrative and investigative reporting, and Wayne State University.
$243M fund to help Michiganders stay in homes will include those with land contracts
Michigan homeowners with delinquent mortgages, property taxes, land contract payments, and utilities can apply for up to $25,000 in pandemic relief.
New program to help Detroit homeowners in flood-prone neighborhoods
Homeowners in 11 flood-prone Detroit neighborhoods are eligible for a new program, funded in part by pandemic relief dollars, to protect basements.
Detroit monthly one-stop shops will offer health screenings, other resources
A group of nonprofits launched a series of monthly “one-stop” shops Tuesday to provide free health screenings, COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, rental and utility assistance and a food pantry for residents in Detroit and Hamtramck.
Detroiters can get help filing their taxes and claiming tax credits. Here’s how.
Detroiters can get free help filing their taxes and claiming tax credits. The City of Detroit is working with some nonprofits to offer assistance.
Wayne County to resume all tax foreclosures this year, offers payment plans if you act fast
This year, the Wayne County Treasurer’s office is expected to continue tax foreclosures after March 31. People are encouraged to get on payment plans.
Detroiters can appeal their property values next month: What to know
The average Detroit home value increased 31% last year, continuing a 5-year trend. Residents who want to appeal property assessments can do so soon.
Ex-Catholic school in Detroit gets $7.2M renovation, transformed into affordable housing
A $7.2 million renovation has turned a former Catholic school in Detroit’s Banglatown neighborhood into housing.
Nonprofit looks to help Detroiters get furnace repairs after summer flooding
Through a $250,000 grant from the A.A. Van Elslander Foundation, the nonprofit is looking to help Detroiters in hard-hit areas around Jefferson Chalmers make crucial furnace repairs and link residents to resources.
Report: 35% of Michigan kids under 5 qualify for child care subsidies. Only 5% use them.
Roughly one-third of children in Michigan under age 5 qualified for child care subsidies, but only 5% received those credits. Meanwhile, an estimated 44% of Michiganders live in “child care deserts” — places with a lack of licensed child care providers.