In Bay County, a coalition formed to help families fill their dinner plates. The coalition is tackling the problem in several different ways.The Bay Area Community Foundation established a Food Insecurity Emergency Fund for both Bay and Arenac counties. At the same time, the United Way of Bay County is collecting food to divide between food banks and recruiting volunteers to meet increased demand.
A dozen founding mothers created the Bay Area Women’s Center in 1975. Today, the nonprofit organization serves women, children, men, transgender, and non-binary individuals facing domestic and sexual violence.
The 10th Annual Miss WONDERFully Unique Pageant takes place at 4 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27 at Bay City Central High School, 1624 Columbus Ave.
The Foster Families Navigation and Resource Center, based in Bay City, establishes an endowment fund at the Bay Area Community Foundation to ensure it’s around to support generations of foster families.
As the Bay City Players gets ready to kick off its 2025-26 season this month, we talk to Kady Booth about benefits community theatre provides.
A food program at the Bay Area Women’s Center seeks to give power back to domestic violence survivors of all ages and genders.
Teen volunteers from the Bay Area Community Foundation stuff backpacks with school supplies to empower students to start the academic year on a good note.
The United Way of Bay County and the Bay County Department on Aging launched a pilot program called "Ride Forward," to provide non-emergency transportation.
Since 2022, the United Way of Bay County has hosted The Longest Table. The annual event brings people together from all walks of life, inviting them to sit down together and talk over a meal.
Escape the late summer heat and find tranquility at the Kantzler Memorial Arboretum, a 12-acre botanical garden near the Saginaw River. Paved paths wind past gardens and trees, filled with birds, butterflies, and squirrels.
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