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Report: 38 percent Michigan households don’t earn enough for basic needs

By Paula Gardner | March 24, 2021
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

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.

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Michigan families receiving SNAP benefits, food banks will get boost from stimulus package

By Nushrat Rahman | January 10, 2021

More than a million Michiganders using SNAP will see extra benefits loaded onto their Bridge cards while food banks await more federal support.

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Instacart, Aldi extend SNAP benefits program to Michigan, offer free delivery

By Nushrat Rahman | January 5, 2021
In Partnership With Detroit Free Press

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.

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Detroiter creates network to connect Black mental health workers, clients

By Bryce Huffman | December 26, 2020

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.

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The doors of the church are closed. Detroit’s pastors preach safety first

By Louis Aguilar | December 21, 2020

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.

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Detroit to extend moratorium on water shutoffs through 2022, says permanent end is in sight

By Nushrat Rahman | December 8, 2020

Detroit water activists — surprised by the announcement — have long advocated for a comprehensive water affordability plan that would stop water shutoffs.

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Black, Hispanic Detroiters hesitant to take coronavirus vaccine

By Olivia Lewis | December 3, 2020

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.

Dharma in Detroit: Buddhist center planned for Woodward Avenue

By Louis Aguilar | December 2, 2020

A former CVS in New Center will be reborn as SGI-USA Detroit Buddhist Center.

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Another casualty of COVID: testing for lead poisoning in Michigan

By Robin Erb | November 28, 2020
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

In old paint, water pipes and the ground, lead can leave a child with a lifetime of learning problems and mental health issues. But during the pandemic, the number of children being tested for poisoning has been cut in half.

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What Detroit court’s closure means for landlords and tenants

By Nushrat Rahman | November 19, 2020
In Partnership With Detroit Free Press

In Detroit’s 36th District Court, landlord-tenant hearings are suspended through Dec. 8, with exception of emergency eviction hearings. 

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