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Partner Partner Content Stronger Together: Celebrating Community, Connection, and Care in St. Clair County
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and SCCCMH celebrated their annual awards with this year’s theme “Stronger Together: You Are Not Alone” highlighting individuals, families, partners, and staff who make up a system of care rooted in connection and community.
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Partner Partner Content Stronger Together: Celebrating Community, Connection, and Care in St. Clair County
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and SCCCMH celebrated their annual awards with this year’s theme “Stronger Together: You Are Not Alone” highlighting individuals, families, partners, and staff who make up a system of care rooted in connection and community.
Partner Partner Content Rural & Small Town Summit brings leaders together around shared priorities
Township supervisors, clerks, and elected officials came together to share ideas, identify gaps, and explore opportunities that could help rural communities thrive together rather than tackle issues alone.
Battle Creek’s push for kindergarten readiness a model for all of Michigan
Battle Creek Public Schools says kindergarten readiness in their communities has increased 300%.
Battle Creek preschool creates culturally affirming foundation for kindergarten
Students and families feel seen, supported, and connected.
Blue Water Area disability services, resources pave way for independence, confidence in community
Local and regional resources, programs and organizations exist to embrace uniqueness and varying abilities — to overcome barriers and achieve personal and professional goals for folks with disabilities and their families.
Connecting Businesses to Resources: A sit-down chat with Bruce Seymore of St. Clair EDA
Bruce Seymore of the EDA’s Business Retention & Expansion Program has helped develop over 1,000 businesses throughout the Blue Water Area. The Keel explores how this program has impacted the community and what Seymore has learned in his role.
Partner Partner Content Community comes together to build new KaBOOM! playground in Emmett Township
Emmett Township is building a brand-new, playground designed by elementary school students. Their visions included adventurous elements like ziplines, tunnels, and imaginative play spaces.
The people behind the system: How community boards shape mental health care
Community mental health boards play a critical role in designing, funding, and delivering mental health services.
Parents are first teachers, and, with resources, they can be the best teachers
Kent County’s millage-funded programs step up when state funding steps out.
Partner Partner Content Trusted partners – a path for philanthropy
The Community Foundation the last few years has been adopting a “trusted partners” philosophy to simplify and streamline the sometimes unnecessarily burdensome paperwork, policies and procedures the industry often invents and imposes.
Kinzer Family Farm offers a quiet, inclusive getaway in Yale
This family-owned farm is a place where families, especially those who may not feel comfortable in public spaces, can spend time outdoors on their own terms.
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Partner Partner Content Community comes together to build new KaBOOM! playground in Emmett Township
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Connecting Businesses to Resources: A sit-down chat with Bruce Seymore of St. Clair EDA
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The people behind the system: How community boards shape mental health care
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