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.
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Detroit’s historic Lee Plaza gets $7M in pandemic relief dollars for senior housing
Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution to use federal pandemic recovery dollars to help fund a project to turn a long vacant high-rise — the Lee Plaza on West Grand Boulevard — into senior housing.
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Michigan troopers vow reforms after study finds racial disparities in stops
Agency will add body cameras, other training. Study finds Black drivers three times as likely to be searched. Disparity in stops is the worst in Thumb.
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One Detroit – 2022 Politics, Redistricting Update, COVID Long-Haulers, Thank You Christy
As we kick off the first few weeks of 2022, Michigan politics have already brought forth some interesting changes.
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Detroit housing fund raises $65 million. Here’s a list of the projects so far
A fund to help developers build more affordable housing in Detroit received a $10 million boost Wednesday and announced plans to support a sixth project — the renovation of a vacant apartment in the Piety Hill neighborhood.
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Detroit’s youth soccer league is back and bigger than ever
The City of Detroit is looking for coaches and youth to join their spring soccer league. Registration for players began this week.
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Black, Brown women lead Detroit’s child care industry. They need investors.
Detroit’s child care industry is in crisis. There aren’t enough providers to meet the needs of Detroit families who could help ease the city’s labor shortage. But is help on the way?
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One Detroit – Common Chords, DDC Dances, Detroit Style Pizza
A friendship sparked 30 years ago at a local radio station has paved the way for the founding of Common Chords, a Detroit-based nonprofit focusing on understanding diverse groups of people and creating connection between shared values using music.
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Book fair brings Black writers from across the country to metro Detroit
Detroit Book City held a book fair that attracted Black writers from across the country.
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173K applied for rent aid in Michigan. About half got help so far
More than 173,000 people in Michigan have applied for federal rent aid to avoid eviction and catch up on payments as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.