The Michigan Homeowner Assistance Fund (MIHAF) can help with delinquent mortgage, property tax and/or condominium payments, payment of escrow shortages, and past due utilities payments, including gas, water, electric, and internet or broadband.

Weekly we focus on the work of area individuals and organizations advancing equity in our community.

Once established, the independent body would help advance social equity city-wide by supporting efforts such as business incubation, entrepreneur training, job and wealth creation strategies, economic incentives, capital, expungement assistance and other efforts designed to increase opportunities for traditionally under-resourced communities.

The limited supply of shirts and sweatshirts will be available at 257 Meijer stores across the Midwest all month long.

The Housing Kent initiative hopes to make policy changes within the housing system that it says has "resulted in harmful racialized and inequitable outcomes to create a link between the responsibility of state and local political leaders' policy work."

The event, which includes cultural stories, lion dances and free mochi donuts runs from 2-4pm in downtown Grand Rapids this Saturday.

The behavioral health center in Muskegon debut the Narcan vending machines in its facilities last December.

The bill, introduced by Representative Cynthia A. Johnson on Tuesday, would allot $1,500,000,000.00 to a racial equity and reparations fund for African Americans in Michigan.

In a 2022 report on the Mental Health Parity and Equity Act of 2008 issued to Congress on Tuesday, findings suggest health plans and health insurance issuers are failing to provide the proper mental health and substance-use disorder benefits to those under coverage.

Activities include music, poetry, scavenger hunts, trivia and more.