As Michigan prepares for rapid growth in its population of older adults, three Michigan universities have joined a global movement to make higher education institutions more "age-friendly."
An innovative program to create more childcare facilities in Marquette County has helped open yet another in-home operation.
At two Youth Mentor Gardens, participating teens and their families work together to plant, weed, water, mulch, and harvest produce.
Go For Launch! arrives for a second time in Sault Ste. Marie, offering secondary students an opportunity to explore careers in the growing space industry. The three-day camp launched Tuesday at Lake Superior State University.
Last month, Central Michigan University and Ferris State University’s GEAR UP programs took 50 local area students on a whirlwind trip across Michigan’s upper peninsula.
Quality child care is necessary, but not always available or affordable. The MiLEAP Caring for MI Future: Facilities Improvement Fund has launched a $59 million fund to provide new and expanding home-based and center-based facilities across the state.
The Michigan program supplements the food service programs’ budgets for fresh produce, encouraging a greater menu variety and healthier eating habits for kids statewide.
The first graduates of the U.P. Scholars Program at the University of Michigan are out in the world. The program provides need-based scholarships for limited-income students of up to $15,000 per year for four years. The program also provides social, academic and professional support.
Michigan has become one of eight states to make free school meals available to all, creating notable benefits for students' health.
Theresa Higdon is the third graduate of Childcare SPARK to open her own daycare center. Located in Negaunee, Higdon's Paradise in Nature Wonderschool embraces outdoor play and nature.
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