Jodi Stuber believes all kids possess unbridled potential

At Hopewell Ranch, special needs kids, veterans, and others with diverse needs can shed their labels and reach their potential. 

Coming job fair one of many community events planned by Mid Michigan College this fall

Mid Michigan college has a full calendar of events to kick off the 2018-19 school year, including an upcoming job fair. 

CMU students launch mobile food cart business downtown: Hot, fresh, and customizable donut holes

A new mobile food cart is selling donuts just when college students like them best - late at night. 

A girl gets ready to throw a soccer ball at PEAK after school program in Mt. Pleasant
It takes a community to run an after school program

Peak provides after school and summer child care for residents through the support of community partners. In turn, they're teaching kids how to give back to that same community. 

Matthew Bosko works in his shop
For one master craftsman, woodwork bridges past and future

Matthew Bosko sees faith, family, community, and woodworking as the pieces of one puzzle: a life well-lived. 

Members of the Refugee Development Center's support group for refugee girls in Lansing.
How can we address Michigan students’ desperate need for behavioral health services?

One in five children is affected by mental illness, but getting students access to the mental health resources they need is a challenge.

Morey Courts puts out call for players in its new basketball league for high school girls

Building on the success of a similar boys' program, Morey Courts welcomes its first fall girls basketball league. 

Mid Michigan College establishes campus food pantry to combat student food insecurity

Mid Michigan College is taking a proactive approach to address its students’ access to nutritious food.

Mile Marker 29 on the MidMichigan Bike Pathway
Q&A with the CMU student who rode his bike 4000 miles for charity

John Maus fell in love with cycling for the freedom it gave him as a teen. Now he rides to give kids with heart problems a lifetime of freedom.

An employee at work at Bandit Industries outside Remus, Michigan
Bandit Industries is betting the future on trust – and the people who made them what they are today

Thirty-five years in, Isabella County's Bandit Industries is giving back to the employees who have given it their all.

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