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By Peter Payette

A study of preschool enrollment in Michigan found about 40 percent of students eligible for tuition help are not receiving it. That’s because there is not enough...

By Linda Stephan

A five-county Meals on Wheels program is hoping to raise nearly $50,000 dollars by this Saturday. The program is strained by a shrinking budget, and the rising cost...

By Linda Stephan

By now you may have heard “cash mobs.” That’s when random people organize on the internet and show up en masse to support a local business....

By Tracy Samilton, Michigan Radio

Michigan no longer has the dubious honor of being "number one" for unemployment in the country, but The Michigan League for Human Services says that good news...

By Rick Pluta

The Legislature interrupts its summer recess for a quick return visit to the state Capitol this week. As part of its official business, a pair of House committees will go to work...

By Rick Pluta

The state Department of Human Services is sending letters to roughly 13,000 low-income families that lost cash assistance welfare benefits last year. The state cut off aid to...

By Steve Carmody, Michigan Radio

Advocates for people receiving cash assistance from the government say a growing number Michiganders are being pushed out of the program. The Michigan League...

By Linda Stephan

A health clinic serving people who are uninsured and underinsured in the Grand Traverse region is cutting back programs and staff.

Leaders at the Traverse...

By Linda Stephan

The state Department of Education is asking community organizations to help deliver school lunches to hungry children during summer vacation.

Last year, more...

By Linda Stephan

The state Department of Education is asking community organizations to help deliver school lunches to hungry children during summer vacation.

Last year, more...

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