Lucia Rios shares her experience meeting Jim LeBrecht, the filmmaker behind ‘Crip Camp’ and an icon in the disability movement.

An annual collaboration among a slew of cross-sector organizations and community members has created 15 teams working to develop solutions to community challenges in Muskegon County.  

With more than 75 parks throughout Grand Rapids alone, residents and nonresidents alike can find open space, entertainment and specialty offerings, including sensory play areas, disc golf courses, climbing walls and more.

A substantial renovation and redesign took place at the Ford Motor Company’s corporate campus in Dearborn. In partnership with Landscape Forms, Ghafari Associates and Zaremba & Company worked on transforming the indoor space to be modern, welcoming and timeless, while tying it together with the cohesive, multi-functional outdoor space.

Many of Michigan’s migrant farm workers risk injuries, illness, and chronic disease, which often go untreated. State and nonprofit programs are available to help.

The Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation program sends trained early childhood consultants to daycare settings and preschools to help caregivers better meet children's needs.

Hosted by the Grand Rapids Public Library, the Grand River Walk presented community members with a guided experience, highlighting the habitat, conversation, wildlife and more. The event provided exposure to the outdoors, art, entertainment and education.

Last year the state formed 11 regional councils to spend about a year addressing health disparities in underserved communities – and they're already set to continue their work beyond that period.