Category: Interlochen Public Radio
NW Michigan advocates warn HUD shift could put 20 families on streets
Northern Michigan homeless advocates warn HUD’s shift from Housing First grants to transitional housing and treatment programs could jeopardize funding and put at least 20 households at risk of homelessness.
Suicides plague Michigan farms. Michigan just ended money to help
Stress over weather and markets to sell their products has endangered family farms. And now, state funding for farmer mental health counseling is gone — not among the items renewed in this year’s budget.
A Superior Gamble
Lake Superior can change in a heartbeat; one minute it’s calm ― the next it’s a raging storm. When people in the water get caught off-guard, rescuers have to balance being the hero and knowing when to call it quits.
When seniors call for help, who responds? A Cadillac woman’s death highlights a larger problem
HUD call-for-aid requirements, insurance concerns and unclear monitoring systems impact safety for seniors living independently.
Michigan conference explores solutions to lagging male education
State numbers show females have led males in college enrollment for more than a decade. Earlier this year, Governor Gretchen Whitmer directed the state to work on closing the education gap.
