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The total economic value of uncompensated elder care could be as high as $14.5 billion. And it’s getting worse. “We are in big trouble,” one says.
More than 1 million state residents care for their relatives, but most are never trained. After losing two parents, a Farmington Hills woman has begun boot camps to teach others.
When their communities said they were struggling with food and bills, these neighbors stepped up. They plan to continue their work after the pandemic.
The United Ways’ ALICE report, released Tuesday, illustrates the gulf in Michigan between having a job and having a job that pays enough to support workers and families. The most in-demand job going forward: fast food.
More than a million Michiganders using SNAP will see extra benefits loaded onto their Bridge cards while food banks await more federal support.
Michigan SNAP recipients can now use their benefits to purchase groceries online and have them delivered to their home or pick them up without a fee for their first three orders by mid-March, through a partnership between Aldi chain stores and online grocery platform Instacart.
Stressors such as the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, images of police violence against Black people and a prolonged election led one Detroit woman to create an online mental health resource.
There’ll be no in-person Christmas pageants or “Messiah” concerts this year. Amid coronavirus, Detroit’s ministers are praising social distancing, and finding alternative ways to persevere.
Detroit water activists — surprised by the announcement — have long advocated for a comprehensive water affordability plan that would stop water shutoffs.
In a study from the University of Michigan, 60 percent of Detroiters surveyed say it’s unlikely they’ll get a government-approved coronavirus vaccination when it becomes available. Experts say it’s because of distrust and ‘cultural incompetence’ in health care systems.