Community Development

Citizen action team members in the Citizenship for Health program discuss their mission and vision for community issues they want to take action on.

Detroit program engages community members to democratically develop solutions to health disparities

An innovative initiative is chipping away at health disparities in Detroit’s Hope Village neighborhood by looking to community members as leaders and learners in their own lives.

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Eudici's Pizza features several specialty pizzas.
Eudici’s Pizza adds new Midland location

Eudici’s Pizza has expanded from its Freeland location to include a new Midland location. The brick and mortar restaurant specializes in take out orders, and serves gourmet pizza, breadsticks, salad, chicken wings, and nachos.

Cleveland Manor is located at 2200 Cleveland Drive in Midland.
Cleveland Manor Completes Renovation

Much needed upgrade celebrated at senior housing complex.

Marjo Jaroch, the new Executive Director for the DDA and DMB, says she wants to build connections between downtown and the other business districts.
Downtown Bay City upgrades its aesthetic, giving the district and nearby neighborhoods a new vibe

The Downtown Bay City Facade Program offers grants to help businesses beautify the district. The improvements raise property values, reduce blight, and boost the economy.   

The United Way of Bay County is more than a fundraising agency. It also sponsors community-wide events, such as the Day of Caring and Wenonah Park Cleanup. (Photo courtesy of the United Way of Bay County)
The United Way of Bay County is helping kids put together first-day-of-school outfits

The Helen Wirt Lee Back 2 School Clothing/Backpack Program gives kids the clothing and supplies they need to start the academic year on the right foot  

Kevin & Mary Shaughnessy. Kevin's the incoming president of the Midland Kiwanis Club.
Profile Q & A focuses on Kiwanis

In the first of a series about local service organizations and their impact on our community, Catalyst interviews the incoming president of the Midland Kiwanis Club.

Mailer from the Great Lakes Bay Region Mental Health Partnership
Watch your mailbox for information about mental health services

Great Lakes Bay Region Mental Health Partnership is leading a county-wide focus on mental health by mailing a mental health pre-plan checklist.

Cara Bucci, 16, left, is one of the band's younger members.
Chemical City Band is a Midland tradition

For over a century, the Chemical City Band has performed on summer evenings entertaining countless fans while improving the skills of young musicians.  

The United Way of Bay County is more than a fundraising agency. It also sponsors community-wide events, such as the Day of Caring and Wenonah Park Cleanup. (Photo courtesy of the United Way of Bay County)
Registration for the Back 2 School program is due in July

Each year, the United Way of Bay County and Youth Advisory Council outfit qualifying kids with everything they need for back-to-school season  

Since being diagnosed with dementia, Monica Downer (center, being interviewed) has become an activist for awareness of her disease.
PODCAST: Dementia disparities in communities of color

Dementia is challenging for everyone, but it takes a particularly heavy toll in communities of color. Here's how people living with dementia, researchers, and activists are working to change that in Michigan.

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