Dharma in Detroit: Buddhist center planned for Woodward Avenue
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A former CVS in New Center will be reborn as SGI-USA Detroit Buddhist Center.
Health and Welfare
Another casualty of COVID: testing for lead poisoning in Michigan
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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.
Health and Welfare
What Detroit court’s closure means for landlords and tenants
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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.
Health and Welfare
Extra food stamp benefits extended through November for Michigan families
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In Partnership With Detroit Free Press
Michigan families eligible for food stamps, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, will continue receiving additional benefits through November, state officials said last week.
Health and Welfare
State gives Michigan landlords another way to help tenants facing eviction pay back rent
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In Partnership With Detroit Free Press
Landlords with tenants who have fallen behind on rent payments and are in the pre-court eviction process can now apply directly to get help from the state’s Eviction Diversion Program, which helps ease the financial burden of the pandemic.
Detroit Free Press
Back to school puts financial strain on Michigan’s most vulnerable families
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In Partnership With Detroit Free Press
As the new school year ramps up and the economic downturn of the COVID-19 pandemic continues, parents are having to make tough financial decisions. Nonprofits and social service agencies say they see families struggling to purchase materials for school, access child care and put food on the table.
Health and Welfare
Opinion: Chadwick Boseman’s death highlights need for family health tree
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Colon cancer, if detected early, is treatable and curable. Here’s what a Michigan primary care physician recommends patients do.
Pandemic takes toll on Detroit children with autism and their families
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This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. During the coronavirus pandemic, families who have children with autism face the complexity of everything from mask-wearing, and virtual therapy, to getting the vital services they need and feeling overwhelmed.
Health and Welfare
Question for Detroit: Is racism a public health crisis?
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Last week Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that racism is a public health issue in our state, and that a Black Leadership Council would be taking steps to address policies that have racial implications. Bridge Detroit reporter and producer Bryce Huffman did several man-on-the-street interviews in Detroit to see what Detroiters think about this move and racism in general. Listen to what they had to say.
Health and Welfare
Michigan families vulnerable as economic safeguards expire
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With unemployment at historic highs in Michigan and across the country, economic protections for people impacted by COVID-19 are expiring as the pandemic continues to flare.