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Aaron Cooper joins Avalon Housing with seventeen years of experience working in affordable housing. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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Food and housing insecurity continue to grow in our community. For the unhoused, it is a constant struggle to stay warm and fed. That's where FedUp Ministries steps in. During the summer, it provides food to those in need with a mobile food truck, while in the winters, it visits area warming centers to provide food. Now, FedUp is providing its WashUp services with a mobile shower vehicle to provide hygiene and dignity to the unhoused. FedUp Ministries board president Tajalli Hodge joins Concentrate Media's Rylee Barnsdale to discuss new services and the plan for more in the near future.
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Governor Whitmer will make her sixth State of the State address this evening. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more on what one local leader is hoping to hear from the Governor.
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The Michigan Senate moved bills to give organizations that serve homeless youth more time to reach a child’s guardian closer to a final vote Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners will vote on adopting the county’s quadrennial budget at tonight's meeting. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.
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The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners began the process of evaluating the upcoming Quadrennial Budget. It was presented at Wednesday night’s meeting. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.
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The recent heat wave and air pollution is proving especially difficult for Washtenaw County’s homeless population. We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.
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The number of people experiencing homelessness in Washtenaw County has gone up over the last year. That's the finding of the county’s annual count, as coordinated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.
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The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday held a priority setting working session. As WEMU's Josh Hakala reports, the meeting gave the board a chance to set priorities for the rest of the term.
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Housing discrimination based on the source of someone’s income would be illegal under Michigan bills that received a committee hearing Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.